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Sweet And Sour Chicken Meatballs
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Charlene
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"On a scale of 1 to 10, my kids rate this recipe 11. It is excellent!"
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2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 large carrots, chopped
1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
1/4 cup ketchup
1 slice white bread
2 tablespoons milk
3/4 pound ground chicken
1/2 zucchini, shredded
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
2 cups instant rice
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DIRECTIONS
Heat oil in a large skillet. Add onion, green pepper, and carrot. Cook for 5 minutes, until onion is softened. Stir in broth, tomato sauce, brown sugar, white vinegar, pineapple with juice, and ketchup. Simmer for 10 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.
Meanwhile, soak bread in milk in a large bowl until milk is absorbed. Mix together with ground chicken, shredded zucchini, egg, salt, black pepper, and garlic powder. Shape into 12 meatballs, about 2 tablespoons each.
Drop meatballs into simmering sauce. Cook 15 minutes, or until cooked through, turn over once during cooking.
Remove skillet from heat. Stir in rice. Cover, and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff rice with fork before serving.
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Reviewed on Jun. 23, 2003 by WOLFA
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WOLFA
Jun. 23, 2003
This is the best sweet and sour sauce recipe I've found. Instead of meatballs, I make a stir fry with cut up chicken. It's easier and faster.
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This is the best sweet and sour sauce recipe I've found. Instead of meatballs, I make a stir...
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Reviewed on May 11, 2004 by COOKINMJ
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COOKINMJ
May 11, 2004
This was fantastic - better than I thought it would turn out. Tasted like something you'd get in a restaurant. I did have some trouble with the consistency of the meat after i added the bread, egg and seasonings. It was just too moist and I thought it would fall apart when put in the sauce. I think that was my fault though as I don't know if I had the full amount of chicken that the recipe called for and it had been in the freezer and was a little watery. But I fixed that problem by adding some breadcrums and putting the meatballs in the oven set at a very low temp for a little while and let them dry out and firm up and they turned out wonderful. I didn't have any garlic powder so I used Mrs. Dash's garlic seasoning. I don't know if this made much difference but I thought the meatballs were perfectly seasoned. Also next time I make this (and there will be a next time!!) I think I will cut down on the vinegar a bit - a little to vinegary for my taste. I had to add some more brown sugar to balance it out. But all in all a very tasty dish!!
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Reviewed on Nov. 4, 2005 by
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BNNYBTT
Nov. 4, 2005
This was wonderful. I made a few modifications to the overall recipe but left the sauce ingredients as is. Rather than making meatballs I just added cut up boneless, skinless chicken thighs to the sauce at the same time you would add the meatballs. I also didn't use instant rice but made jasmine rice and then served the sauce and chicken over it. I will definitely make this again.
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This was wonderful. I made a few modifications to the overall recipe but left the sauce...
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Reviewed on May 23, 2008 by
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TeamSewart
May 23, 2008
This sauce is the best sweet and sour I have come across! As I was short on time, I skipped making the meatballs and just browned the meat and made a stirfry with the sauce. Adding any array of your favourite veggies just makes it that much better - 5 stars! Edit - I have now made this a bunch of times and I found doing boneless skinless chicken breasts pieces in place of the meatballs is the winner!
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This sauce is the best sweet and sour I have come across! As I was short on time, I skipped...
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Reviewed on Jul. 2, 2007 by
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mommymeggy
Jul. 2, 2007
Easy flavor that the whole family loved. I didn't have pineapple so I added honey for the sweetness but I don't think it really needed it. Will definitely make again w/ the p/a.
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Easy flavor that the whole family loved. I didn't have pineapple so I added honey for the...
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Reviewed on Sep. 8, 2006 by
Mandapadanda
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Mandapadanda
Sep. 8, 2006
Excellent!!!! We loved the meatballs and the sauce. This one is certainly a keeper.
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3 users found this review helpful
Excellent!!!! We loved the meatballs and the sauce. This one is certainly a keeper.
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Reviewed on Sep. 5, 2006 by
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grammajanet
Sep. 5, 2006
These were very good I loved the sauce. I will be making these again.
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These were very good I loved the sauce. I will be making these again.
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Reviewed on Jun. 23, 2003 by NICCAT
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NICCAT
Jun. 23, 2003
What a great recipe! I added the Mango & Pork fried rice from allrecipe.com to this one and it was WONDERFUL! We loved it! Thanks so much for the recipe!
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What a great recipe! I added the Mango & Pork fried rice from allrecipe.com to this one and...
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Reviewed on Mar. 16, 2008 by Heather
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Heather
Mar. 16, 2008
I LOVED this recipe. It was totally different from anything I normally make. I followed the recipe as is except I used ground turkey, wheat bread & served it over egg noddles. I used my Pampered Chopper for the onions & peppers & my mini electric chopper for the carrot & zuccini & had none of the problems I've read about with uncooked veggies. I did have a ton of sauce leftover so next time around I'll double up on meatball ingrediants so I have more leftovers. It was delicious, I emailed it to all my friends.
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I LOVED this recipe. It was totally different from anything I normally make. I followed the...
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Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2007 by EmJay
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Dec. 18, 2007
I really liked the flavor of this recipe, but I had a couple of issues with its particulars. For one, the recipe calls for "instant rice" to be used, but doesn't really specify. Most packages labeled "instant rice" actually take more than five minutes to cook (as the recipe suggests) - what it should call for is Minute rice - which cooks faster. Also, the meatballs did not hold together very well. Next time, I think I