Best Ever Sweet & Sour Chicken Meatballs
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Yields:
-
12 meatballs
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 large carrot, chopped
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can chicken broth
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1⁄4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1⁄4 cup distilled white vinegar
- 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice
- 1⁄4 cup ketchup
- 1 slice white bread
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 3⁄4 lb ground chicken
- 1⁄2 zucchini, shredded
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 cups instant rice
directions
- Heat olive oil in large skillet; add onion, green pepper and carrot. Cook 5 minutes until onion is softened.
- Stir in broth, tomato sauce, brown sugar, white vinegar, pineapple with juice, and ketchup.
- Simmer 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
- While that's cooking, soak bread in milk in large bowl until milk is absorbed.
- Mix together with chicken, zucchini, egg, salt, pepper and garlic powder.
- Shape 12 meatballs, approx 2 tablespoons mixture each.
- Drop meatballs into the simmering sauce, cook 15 minutes or until cooked through.
- Turn over once during cooking; remove from heat and stir in rice.
- Cover and let stand 5 minutes.
- Fluff rice with fork before serving.
Questions & Replies

Got a question?
Share it with the community!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
OceanIvy
United States
Hey there!~
My name is Crystal. I am 19,and living in Florida.
I really love to cook,& bake all the time for my family.I just get so much enjoyment out of it!
There is just something about the great aroma throughout the house when you bake something,creating special memories in the kitchen!
A little more about me:
I am a strict vegetarian,(almost vegan!,heh)but of course my whole family is not,so I cook just about anything!
Other than cooking-I like to read,surf the net and create art.
My favorite websites are:
www.ebay.com & www.witchvox.com (I'm wiccan)
Of course,the Zaar has become my favorite website! I love how friendly the people are and how interactive this place is!