Sweet And Sour Chicken Meatballs Recipe
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Sweet And Sour Chicken Meatballs

By: Charlene 
"On a scale of 1 to 10, my kids rate this recipe 11. It is excellent!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.2 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (60)

What to Drink?

Wine Riesling
 

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 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

Directions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Drop meatballs into simmering sauce. Cook 15 minutes, or until cooked through, turn over once during cooking.
  4. Remove skillet from heat. Stir in rice. Cover, and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff rice with fork before serving.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 754 | Total Fat: 11.9g | Cholesterol: 53mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on May 23, 2008 by TeamSewart   view full review
This sauce is the best sweet and sour I have come across! As I was short on time, I skipped...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on May 11, 2004 by COOKINMJ   view full review
This was fantastic - better than I thought it would turn out. Tasted like something you'd get...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 23, 2003 by WOLFA   view full review
This is the best sweet and sour sauce recipe I've found. Instead of meatballs, I make a stir...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 4, 2005 by BNNYBTT   view full review
This was wonderful. I made a few modifications to the overall recipe but left the sauce...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 23, 2003 by NICCAT   view full review
What a great recipe! I added the Mango & Pork fried rice from allrecipe.com to this one and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2007 by MandyJ   view full review
I really liked the flavor of this recipe, but I had a couple of issues with its particulars....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 8, 2006 by Mandapadanda   view full review
Excellent!!!! We loved the meatballs and the sauce. This one is certainly a keeper.
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 16, 2008 by Heather   view full review
I LOVED this recipe. It was totally different from anything I normally make. I followed the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 2, 2007 by mommymeggy   view full review
Easy flavor that the whole family loved. I didn't have pineapple so I added honey for the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 22, 2010 by Steph <3 Mikey   view full review
If you are craving sweet and sour chicken/pork, this comes close, and its not deep fried, so...

 

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