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Crock pot of sweet and sour meatballs with a spoon.
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Crock Pot Sweet and Sour Meatballs

These Crock Pot Sweet and Sour Meatballs are such a GREAT weeknight meal when you don't have a lot of time but you want to make a meal the family is going to love.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 20 minutes
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: Hawaiian
Keyword: Crock Pot, Slow Cooker, Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Servings: 8
Calories: 438kcal
Author: Erica Walker

Equipment

  • Crock Pot (Slow Cooker)

Ingredients

For the Meatballs:

  • 1 ½ pounds ground beef
  • ⅔ cup cracker crumbs
  • ½ red bell pepper finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes or more to taste
  • ⅔ cup chopped onion
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoons ginger

For the Sauce and Vegetables:

  • 4 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ⅓ cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup white vinegar
  • 1/3 cup ketchup
  • 1 green bell pepper chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper chopped
  • 14 ounces pineapple tidbits divided into juice and tidbits

Instructions

  • Mix meatball ingredients together in a bowl.
    Glass mixing bowl with ground beef, egg, cracker crumbs, salt and pepper, ginger, onion, milk, and red bell peppers.
  • Roll into meatballs with hands or I like to use a cookie scoop and place on lined baking sheet. Bake 425 ℉ for 20 minutes. (Or you can brown and cook over medium heat in large skillet until cooked through)
    Meatballs on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  • In a small mixing bowl, mix cornstarch and brown sugar. Drain pineapple juice into brown sugar mixture with soy sauce, vinegar and ketchup.
    Glass mixing bowl with sweet and sour sauce and a whisk on the side.
  • Add meatballs, peppers, and pineapple tidbits to crock pot and pour sauce over.
    Pouring sweet and sour sauce in a crock pot of meatballs, pineapple, and bell peppers.
  • Cook on low for 2-4 hours or until sauce is thickened.
    Crock pot of sweet and sour meatballs.
  • Serve over rice.
    Plate of Crock pot of sweet and sour meatballs over rice.

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Nutrition

Calories: 438kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 1339mg | Potassium: 501mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 946IU | Vitamin C: 47mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 3mg