Best Pineapple Barbecue Sauce Glazed Meatballs Recipes

PINEAPPLE GLAZED MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• In small bowl, mix barbecue sauce and pineapple. Place meatballs in ungreased 2-quart baking dish. Pour sauce over meatballs, then stir to coat each meatball.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until meatballs are completely heated through, stirring once. Serve warm with toothpicks.

SLOW COOKER PINEAPPLE-BBQ MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine frozen meatballs, barbeque sauce, pineapple chunks and juice, onion, bell pepper, and garlic powder in a slow cooker. Mix all ingredients together until the meatballs are well covered with sauce using a large spoon. Put the lid on the slow cooker.
• Cook on Low for 4 to 6 hours, or High for 2 to 3 hours. Stir well before serving.

PINEAPPLE APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Place pineapple and 2 tablespoons juice in a large bowl (set the remaining juice aside for glaze). Add the egg, bread crumbs and pepper to pineapple. Crumble sausage and beef over mixture and mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 1-in. balls. , Place meatballs on a greased rack in a shallow baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 450° for 12-15 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, combine glaze ingredients and reserved pineapple juice. Add meatballs. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; cook and stir for 5-10 minutes or until heated through.

JERK CHICKEN MEATBALLS WITH BARBECUE-PINEAPPLE GLAZE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Line a sheet pan with aluminum foil and very lightly coat it with oil.
• Prepare the meatballs: In a medium bowl, combine the chicken, onion, egg, bread crumbs, jerk seasoning paste, parsley, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly to combine, being careful not to overwork the meat. Using lightly wet hands, form the mixture into 12 meatballs, each a bit larger than a golf ball, and space them out on the prepared pan. Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes. (Alternatively, you can fry them in a nonstick pan coated in oil over medium heat for about 4 to 5 minutes per side.)
• While the meatballs cook, prepare the glaze: Whisk the pineapple juice, brown sugar, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, onion powder, red-pepper flakes and salt together in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until it reduces enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 10 to 15 minutes.
• In a small bowl, mix together the cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water. Slowly whisk into the sauce, increase the heat to medium and stir until you reach the desired consistency. (Sauce should look like a thicker gravy.) Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
• Add the meatballs to the sauce and stir until coated. Cook over medium-low heat for 2 minutes, until the meatballs are evenly glazed and deepen slightly in color. Serve hot on their own or over rice.

PINEAPPLE-GLAZED COCKTAIL MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix first 2 ingredients in large nonstick skillet until blended.
• Stir in meatballs until evenly coated.
• Bring to boil on medium-high heat; simmer on medium-low heat 10 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally.

POLYNESIAN GLAZED MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add peppers and onions; cook 5 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring frequently.
• Stir in barbecue sauce, ginger, garlic powder and reserved pineapple liquid. Add meatballs; stir until evenly coated. Cook 10 min. or until meatballs are heated through, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, cook rice as directed on package.
• Stir pineapple chunks into meatball mixture. Serve over rice.