Shortcut Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Make dinner quick and easy with these shortcut sweet and sour meatballs. Frozen meatballs are cooked in a homemade sauce and served over rice for a simple weeknight family dinner idea everyone will love.
Ingredients
- 25-30 frozen meatballs
- 1 colored bell pepper chopped
- 20 ounce-can pineapple chunks in juice, drained (reserve the juice)
- 1½ cups sugar
- ⅓ cup vinegar
- ⅓ cup Worcestershire sauce
- ⅓ cup ketchup
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup water
- 2-3 cups cooked rice
Instructions
- In a saucepan, combine your ketchup, sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and reserved pineapple juice (from the can of pineapples). Stir until smooth. Cook on medium heat until it comes to a boil.
- Add your chopped colored pepper (your choice), frozen meatballs, and pineapple chunks.
- Turn the heat to medium-low and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the peppers are tender and the meatballs are warmed through. Stirring occasionally to prevent the meatballs from sticking.
- Lastly, thicken the sauce by adding the flour (or cornstarch) and water to make a slurry, then slowly add it to the sweet and sour meatballs (stirring constantly) and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
- Spoon over cooked rice and enjoy!
Notes
Store in refrigerator for up to 3 days.