Hawaiian Meatballs

These Hawaiian meatballs are a sweet and savory dish with tender meatballs in a tangy pineapple sauce and fresh bell peppers.

⏱ 60 min 🔨 Prep 20min 🔥 Cook 40min 📊 Medium 🍽 8 servings 👁 5
Hawaiian Meatballs

Ingredients

8 servings

Instructions

  1. Combine ground beef, eggs, bread crumbs, garlic powder, and diced onion and mix well. Form into ¾" meatballs and place on a baking sheet.
  2. Bake meatballs at 350˚F for 20 minutes.
  3. Whisk garlic, ginger, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, and soy sauce and set aside.
  4. Cut the vegetables into 1-inch chunks, set aside.
  5. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook onion with olive oil until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Add peppers and cook an additional 2-3 minutes.
  6. Stir in the pineapple with juices, meatballs, and sauce mixture along with ¼ cup water. Simmer 5 minutes to allow flavors to combine.
  7. Create a slurry with the cornstarch and water and add just enough to thicken as desired. You may not need all of the slurry. Serve over rice.

Nutrition per serving

372kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$1919.00
Per Serving
$240.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$3838.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (95% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountSubtotal
lean ground beef 2 lbs $396.00
eggs 2 large $65.00
bread crumbs 0.75 cup $180.00
garlic powder 0.5 tsp $4.00
finely diced onion 0.333 cup $39.00
olive oil 1 tbsp $21.00
onion 1 $50.00
red bell pepper 1 $88.00
orange bell pepper 1 $88.00
reen bell pepper - -
cornstarch 3 tbsp $23.00
water 3 tbsp -
garlic 2 cloves $395.00
minced fresh ginger 1 tsp $5.00
Worcestershire sauce 2 tsp $7.00
brown sugar 0.333 cup $10.00
white vinegar 0.333 cup $25.00
soy sauce 1.5 tbsp $23.00
pineapple tidbits 14 oz $500.00

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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Hawaiian Meatballs

Ingredients:
  • 2 lbs lean ground beef
  • 2 large eggs
  • ¾ cup bread crumbs
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ⅓ cup finely diced onion
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 orange bell pepper
  • 0 oz reen bell pepper
  • 3 tbsp cornstarch
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp minced fresh ginger
  • 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar (packed)
  • ⅓ cup white vinegar
  • 1 ½ tbsp soy sauce
  • 14 oz pineapple tidbits (1 can with juices)

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