Easy Sweet and Sour Meatballs.

Meatballs on rice with a sweet and sour sauce drizzled on top of the meatballs and rice. Pineapple tidbits are visible in the sauce.

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Easy Sweet and Sour Meatballs.

We're transforming frozen meatballs into a flavor-packed masterpiece with a homemade sweet and sour sauce. Packed with pineapple, ketchup, brown sugar and vinegar, plus a dash of sriracha, this dish is a delightful blend of sweet, tangy, and savory. Get ready to impress your family with this 30-minute meal that tastes like it took hours!

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 356Kcal

Author: Susan Moncrieff

Ingredients

1½ lbs frozen plain meatballs not with Italian seasoning
½ cup brown sugar packed
½ cup apple cider vinegar or use rice wine vinegar (in a pinch regular vinegar works)
½ cup ketchup
1 ½ tablespoon soy sauce
1 can pineapple chunks 20 oz WITH the juice
6 oz pineapple juice
1 ½ tablespoon cornstarch
1 ½ teaspoon sriracha hot sauce
Your favorite rice - I make 4 cups for 4 people.

Instructions

I serve on a bed of rice and make about 1 to 1 ½ cups cooked rice per serving.
In a large skillet or Dutch oven mix following together and heat to a steady simmer: brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce and pineapple juice from pineapple tidbits can. (reserve 6 oz pineapple juice container for next step).
Whisk cornstarch into the reserved pineapple juice. Then whisk cornstarch/pineapple juice into the hot mixture.
Add sriracha hot sauce, pineapple pieces, and meatballs, and heat until the meatballs are heated through. Depending on whether the meatballs are frozen, this will take about 10-15 minutes.
Serve meatballs with sweet and sour sauce over rice. Or serve with toothpicks as appetizers.

Notes

*Note, calorie calculation is for the meatballs and sweet and sour sauce. It does not include rice.

Refrigerate in a covered container for up to 4 days.

Nutrition (I am not a nutritionist. These are estimates only)