Meatballs Stuffed With Pineapple Chunks

Submitted by Chill

"I got this recipe from a microwave cookbook I bought my mother 25 years ago. I love to serve these as appetizers for parties, and also with rice for dinner. This is a quick, tasty, easy recipe. Give it a try!!"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 24-30 meatballs

ingredients

• 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 egg
• 2 slices fresh bread, crumbled
• 1 teaspoon instant minced onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄8 teaspoon allspice
• 2 tablespoons reserved pineapple syrup
• 1⁄3 cup reserved pineapple syrup
• 1⁄2 cup ketchup
• 1⁄3 cup brown sugar (packed)

directions

1. Drain pineapple well, reserving syrup.
2. Mix together beef, egg, bread crumbs, onion, salt, cloves, allspice and 2 tbsp syrup.
3. Mold small amount of mixture around each pineapple chunk.
4. Place meatballs in 12x8x2" glass dish.
5. Cover with wax paper. Mirowave at High 4 minutes. Pour off meat juices.
6. Stir together 1/3 c reserved syrup, ketchup and brown sugar. Pour over drained meatballs and microwave at high 3 to 5 minutes longer, or until done.

Reviews

[Bittersweetened]

My sister made this for me, and it was a nice taste. She had made it before, but since it was the first time I had tried it, I thought I would review it. I am definitely glad she left out the cloves. I am looking forward to bringing the recipe home and making it for my self. Thanks for posting.

 

[matzpotamus]

Good enough to eat the leftovers (if there are any) for breakfast!

 

[Aussie Bloke]

Great simple recipe :) I oven baked them too and they turned out great! The pineapple kept them so moist. I made a few changes such as packet crumbs and served on rice with extra sauce. Thanks for sharing :)

 

[merrilife]

Thanks so much for this recipe, it was a very different taste that my husband and I enjoyed. My husband is not a fan of cloves, so next time I might leave that out. We used homemade bread, which worked great. I can't wait to try this for a putluck!

 

[Miss V]

I couldn't wait to try this recipe. It was wonderful!! I added 1/2 tsp of garlic powder and baked them in the oven instead of the microwave. I can't wait to serve these at my next party. Thanks for sharing a great recipe!