Hawaiian-style meatballs with pineapple chunks and green bell pepper in a sweet, somewhat tangy sauce.
Delicious new flavor of meatballs to add to our recipe rotation! I added some salt and onion powder to the meat to suit my family’s taste but otherwise followed the recipe exactly, and it was great!
Read MoreI made this for my family and it was a let down unfortunately. followed the receipt. it came out tasting like meatballs in sugar and vinegar gravy.
Read More Delicious new flavor of meatballs to add to our recipe rotation! I added some salt and onion powder to the meat to suit my family’s taste but otherwise followed the recipe exactly, and it was great!
The sauce was very tasty! My main reason for giving it 4 stars was the meatballs themselves were a bit dry/tasteless. I will add salt, egg and breadcrumbs in addition to the spices next time to see if this helps moisten them up a bit. I added onions to the pot as one reviewer had mentioned which I thought was an excellent suggestion! I served with rice and thought it was a tasty, well-rounded dish. It reminded me a lot of a sweet and sour dish you would get at a Chinese place but with meatballs. Bonus: now the kitchen smells amazing!
My family really enjoyed this. Could easily double the meatball part to 2lbs as there is plenty of sauce.
It was a tad sweet so a splash of soy sauce on top made it perfect. It’s kid approved so definitely adding this to my new recipes to make.
The sauce was good but the flavors didn't go through the meat. I mixed the finely chopped bell peppers into the meat. I think maybe 1/2 teaspoon of salt and some soy sauce would help the flavor of the meatball. I thought I could serve them on a toothpick like a cocktail meat ball, but better over rice.
My husband loved this recipe!! I gave it 4 stars because I added eggs and crackers to the meatballs and seasonings because of the reviews that said the meatballs were bland. This recipe was great but needed a little work so it’s worth the small effort to make. I would call it sweet and sour meatballs.
Very easy to make an delicious! If you like sweet and tangy this is the recipe for you. Will be making this dish again.
Soooo good. Had to modify the recipe. Added bread crumbs, egg, and doubled the recipe. Meatballs are bland without added seasoning. With the adjustments, I’d call this dinner a win. Kids ate it too.
This tastes just like I remember from my childhood! My wife says it reminds her of tomato beef. Went to the store to get the ingredients for the recipe and forgot white vinegar so I used Rice Wine instead. I have no idea if it changed the taste or not but next time I will remember white vinegar and see how it turns out.
The kids absolutely love this recipe! It's now a favorite and they even started cooking them for us. Score!
Very easy to make and tasty. I added an egg, salt, and other seasonings to meatballs after reading other reviewers' comments. I definitely will make this again. The directions were right on target as to temperature and time required to prepare.
Easy to prepare, I added red onion, yellow and red bell peppers. It’s really delicious.
Really enjoyed the flavor but my meatballs did not hold their form at all and turned into a sloppy joe type consistency.
I made this for my family and it was a let down unfortunately. followed the receipt. it came out tasting like meatballs in sugar and vinegar gravy.
So good! Doubled the recipe. Used ground turkey. Added two eggs and 1/2c oats, 1-t salt. 20oz pineapple slices perfect amount for double recipe. Served with sticky rice-yummmmm Thank you for the delicious recipe!
Really great recipe, I doubled the garlic and ginger to the meatballs as well as adding more of the soy sauce and vinegar to the sauce and I used red and orange pepper instead of green. Used green onions for garnish; this dish will absolutely be made again!
This has always been a hit with one of the many meals I have made. No one has ever been disappointed. The difference is I cook mine in a slow cooker. Comes out awesome. And always served on Jasmine rice.
As a matter of fact I will be making this for some friends visiting from S. Carolina that have never had it before, this Wednesday.
I read the reviews and used the suggestions -added breadcrumbs and am egg to the meat and filled them in the oven. I started the sauce exactly as the recipe stated. it was way too vinegar forward. I had to add to make it edible! added more soy, more pineapple juice and a bit of honey. It was ok after all that but I don't think I'll make this one again since there are many other options.
Used store brand home style meatballs and added the ginger to the sauce dry mix before adding to pineapple juice. Didn't use bell pepper, in stead used onions chopped fine. Very good. Will be making it again. Thank you!
This was a delicious dish. I will definitely make it again. I love the pineapple flavor. I took the suggestion of another reviewer and added egg, bread crumbs and onion powder to the meatball mixture. They turned out good and not dry. Next time I think I will double the pineapple though. Served it over rice with a side of broccoli.
I swapped out the brown sugar for Swerve brown sugar substitute. Still good! Will make this again.
I added celery and onion, for additional veg. I totally left out the 1/4 sugar. I would give my version a 5. But it would be gagging sweet with more sugar, it serves no purpose. Thus the 4 stars.
It was great. I did add panko, onion and egg to meatball mixture. Will add more pineapple next time. Will definitely make again.
This recipe satisfied my cravings for pineapple. I added an egg to help bind the meat but I feel like breadcrumbs would help too. I love veggies so I added an extra bell pepper and some red pepper flakes for some heat. Next time I might try this with chicken instead.
I added an egg to the meatballs to bind them. I followed the recipe from there on. The meatballs desperately need salt. I would guess 1/2t. I also added broccoli and cauliflower rice. That’s how my family eats. If it weren’t for the lack of salt, I would have given it 5 stars. Sauce is very tasty.
My mom made these all the time but added a few bean sprouts and maraschino cherries. My favorite. Her’s was not sweet. Wish I had that recipe to see the difference.
