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Ingredients
- 1 * 1 can (20 ounces) unsweetened pineapple chunks
- 1 * 1 egg
- 1 * 1 cup soft bread crumbs
- 1 * 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 * 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1-1/2 * 1-1/2 pounds lean ground beef (90% lean)
- 1 * 1 teaspoons canola oil
- 2 * 2 large green peppers
- 1 * 1 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 * 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup cider vinegar
- 3 * 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 6 * 6 cups hot cooked rice
Preparation
Step 1
* Drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup juice (discarding remaining juice or save for another use). Set the juice and pineapple aside. In a large bowl, combine the egg, bread crumbs, garlic, salt and pepper. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 40 meatballs.
* In a nonstick skillet, brown meatballs in oil; drain. Cut green peppers into chunks. Add broth, peppers and reserved pineapple to meatballs. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5-7 minutes.
* Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in the vinegar, soy sauce and reserved pineapple juice until smooth. Add to meatball mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with rice. Yield: 8 servings.
Nutritional Analysis: One serving (3/4 cup meatball mixture with 3/4 cup rice) equals 456 calories, 10 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 58 mg cholesterol, 755 mg sodium, 66 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 23 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2-1/2 starch, 1-1/2 vegetable, 1 fat.