We made sweet and sour meatballs with rice for dinner. Yum! The kids ate every bite.
Sweet and Sour Meatballs with Rice
Meatballs:
1 lb ground beef
1 cup unseasoned bread crumbs
1 onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup raw broccoli, chopped fine
1/2 cup raw carrots, chopped fine
2 eggs, beaten
1/3 cup non-dairy milk (almond, coconut, soy or rice)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp basil
1/2 tsp parsley
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp ground pepper
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13x9 inch casserole dish with non-stick spray or olive oil and set aside.
In a large bowl combine all of the ingredients. Mix with your hands to thoroughly combine.
Shape the mixture into 1 inch meatballs and place in the prepared casserole dish. Set aside.
Next make the sweet and sour sauce:
1 bell pepper, seeded and diced
Juice from 1 (15 oz) can of pineapple chunks (or crushed pineapple) - hold onto the pineapple
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white vinegar
3 Tbsp cornstarch
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp mustard powder
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp ground ginger
Combine all of the sauce ingredients in a small bowl and mix well with a wire whisk. Add pineapple chunks to suit your tastes (we like pineapple so I used about 1/2 the can).
(We mixed the sauce in a pot because we had bread rising in our large bowl - I really need another set of mixing bowls, LOL)
Pour the sauce over the meatballs in the casserole dish.
Place in the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes.
While the meatballs are cooking, prepare the rice. We made Jasmine rice to go with the meatballs.
When the meatballs are finished, scoop them out and serve over the prepared rice. Serve alone or add some steamed broccoli or carrots for color.
