Best Best Ever Sweet Sour Chicken Meatballs Recipes

THE BEST SWEET AND SOUR MEATBALLS

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An easy, delicious recipe made with ingredients you always have around the house! A definite winner! Wonderful served with rice!

Provided by KIMMY D

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Meat and Poultry Meatball Appetizer Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 egg
¼ cup dry bread crumbs
1 onion, diced
1 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups water
¼ cup distilled white vinegar
3 tablespoons soy sauce

Steps:

In a medium bowl, combine the ground beef, egg, bread crumbs and onion. Mix thoroughly and shape into golf ball-sized balls.
In a large skillet over medium heat, gently brown the meatballs and set aside.
In a large saucepan, combine the brown sugar, flour, water, white vinegar and soy sauce. Mix thoroughly. Add meatballs and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, for 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 516.3 calories, Carbohydrate 67.1 g, Cholesterol 122.4 mg, Fat 16.8 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 24.5 g, SaturatedFat 6.4 g, Sodium 815 mg, Sugar 55.4 g

BEST EVER SWEET & SOUR CHICKEN MEATBALLS

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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)

Provided by OceanIvy

Categories Chicken

Time 40m

Yield 12 meatballs

Number Of Ingredients 19

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

Steps:

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.