Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Sweet and Sour meatballs are made with frozen meatballs pineapple and peppers with a delicious homemade sauce.
Sweet and sour meatballs are a super easy recipe that’s cooked in the slow cooker and the perfect party appetizer or dinner served over rice or pasta.

Tender juicy meatballs simmered low and slow in a sweet and sour sauce. These babies will be the first thing gone!

Can I make meatballs from scratch?

Absolutely, if you have a favorite meatball recipe. Use it! You will have to brown the meatballs prior to putting them into the slow cooker.

How do I store leftover meatballs?

Let cool and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Tips for making sweet and sour meatballs.

• Use pineapple in juice not syrup. The syrup tends to be way too sweet.
• You can absolutely use fresh sliced bell pepper and onions instead of frozen.
• Use whatever your favorite meatball is, I've used turkey and Italian meatballs and they both turned out great.

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Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Meatballs

4.50 from 2 votes

Written By: Wendie

Sweet and Sour meatballs are made with frozen meatballs pineapple and peppers with a delicious homemade sauce.

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 4 hours hrs

Total Time 4 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Servings 6

Calories 395

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Ingredients

  

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• 1-28 ounce bag frozen meatballs
• 1 pkg frozen peppers and onions
• 20 ounce can pineapple chunks in juice
• 2/3 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• Scallions and sesame seeds for garnish

Instructions

 

• Add the meatballs and peppers and onions to the slow cooker.
• Drain the juice from your can of pineapple into a medium bowl
• Add the pineapple to the slow cooker.
• Add the vinegar, soy sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, garlic, and cornstarch to the pineapple juice and whisk until combined.
• Pour sauce over the meatballs and stir to coat.
• Cook on low for 3-4 hours, or on high for 2-3 hours.
• Sprinkle with sesame seeds and chopped scallions.
• Serve!

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Notes

You can use mini or regular-sized meatballs.

If your sauce is too thick just add 1/4 cup of water to thin it out a bit.

You can use about 2 cups fresh peppers and onions if preferred.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 395kcalCarbohydrates: 56gProtein: 21gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 20gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 87mgSodium: 1371mgFiber: 5gSugar: 42g

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Course Appetizer

Cuisine American