Chicken Meatballs With Pineapple Sauce Recipe (2024)

It's no wonder meatballs are a versatile family favorite; you can put them on a stick and serve as an appetizer, toss them in a bunch of zucchini noodles and tomato sauce, or latherthem in a sauce and chow down.

The Pineapple BBQ Sauce in this recipe is similar to that of a Hawaiian BBQ sauce; it's tangy and sweet yet also has depth thanks to the gingerand red pepper flakes.

Store-bought BBQ sauce can be full of sugar and artificial ingredients; however, by making your own homemade BBQ sauce made with homemade ketchup, you can control the flavors and make it as sweet, spicy, or tangy as you prefer.

Whenkids are old enough to handle raw meat, this would be a goodrecipe to have them help in the kitchen by rolling up the meatballs.

Small hands are the right size to roll up the small meatballs and place them on a baking sheet. These meatballs are great for leftovers to pack in a lunchbox, so the next day, the kids can eatwhat they made!

Chicken Meatballs With Pineapple Sauce Recipe

Serves: 4 Prep: 15 min Cook: 20 min

Ingredients

• 2 lb. ground chicken
• 1 pineapple, diced
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. paprika
• 1 tsp. onion powder
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Pineapple BBQ Sauce Ingredients

• 4 tbsp. ketchup
• ¼ cup coconut aminos
• 1 tbsp. fresh ginger, minced
• ½ cup pineapple juice
• 1 tbsp. garlic, minced
• ½ tsp. red pepper flakes
• 2 tbsp.raw honey (optional)
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 475 F.
2. In a saucepan, bring all the ingredients for the pineapple BBQ sauce to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for 6 to 8 minutes.
3. In a large bowl, combine the ground chicken, egg, paprika powder, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper.
4. Form the meatballs with your hands, roughly 2 to 3 tbsp.per meatball.
5. Place the meatballs on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
6. Bake in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until the meatballs are completely cooked.
7. Cook the diced pineapple for 1 to 2 minutes over medium heat in a skillet; add the chicken meatballs, and pour the pineappleBBQsauceover the meatballs.
8. Toss and stir for 4 to 5 minutes, until meatballs arewell coated.

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