Best Ever Sweet & Sour Chicken Meatballs

Submitted by OceanIvy

"This is a incredible recipe! It is a restaurant style recipe and although the long list of ingredients looks quite long, I promise you, it is easy to make and wonderful! 8)"

 

• 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

1. Heat olive oil in large skillet; add onion, green pepper and carrot. Cook 5 minutes until onion is softened.
2. Stir in broth, tomato sauce, brown sugar, white vinegar, pineapple with juice, and ketchup.
3. Simmer 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
4. While that's cooking, soak bread in milk in large bowl until milk is absorbed.
5. Mix together with chicken, zucchini, egg, salt, pepper and garlic powder.
6. Shape 12 meatballs, approx 2 tablespoons mixture each.
7. Drop meatballs into the simmering sauce, cook 15 minutes or until cooked through.
8. Turn over once during cooking; remove from heat and stir in rice.
9. Cover and let stand 5 minutes.
10. Fluff rice with fork before serving.

Reviews

[jagruti p.]

This was a great recipe. However, I just added some soy sauce and hot sauce. Also a little extra salt and red pepper. Other than that it was great. Thanks!!