Hawaiian meatballs are the PERFECT main course for your dinner! You don’t want to miss out on these! They are drenched in the most delicious sauce and packed with flavor. I love meatballs for any occasion. Give them to me as the main course, appetizer, or even a side dish, and you can’t go wrong! Try out these Swedish meatballs, these grape jelly meatballs, or these Asian meatballs! They are all SOO good!
What are Hawaiian Meatballs?
Hawaiian meatballs are cooked and then doused in a sweet and sour pineapple sauce. The sauce covers the meatballs and is filled with deep, rich flavors like brown sugar and then mixed with various peppers. Then, once everything is cooked and mixed, you eat it on top of rice, and just like that, you’ve created a meal that your family will forever label as their favorite! Not only are these Hawaiian meatballs packed with flavor, but they are super easy to make! Once you whip up the homemade meatballs and sauce, you will realize that the entire meal only takes 40 minutes from start to finish! Serve this over some delicious coconut rice and pair it with some rolls. You are going to love these meatballs!
Ingredients in Hawaiian Meatballs
There are two separate parts to this recipe. The meatballs and then the sauce. Luckily, they are both super easy to make and only use common ingredients that you probably already have at home! See the recipe card at the bottom of the post for exact measurements.
Olive Oil: You will Use this to cook your peppers in Sweet Peppers: Use red orange or yellow peppers, any combination cut into chunks! Green Onion: I like to use green onion as a garnish because it brings flavor and color to the dish. Rice: Serve theis meal on some rice.
Hawaiian Meatballs
Ground Beef: You could also use ground turkey instead. Bread Crumbs: I like to use Panko bread crumbs for this recipe. They bring in a nice flavor and texture. Onion: Dice up the onion into small pieces. They you will have flavor in every meatball! Egg: A large egg will mind the meatballs together. Garlic Powder: This adds a flavor that goes really well with the onion. Salt: When you use salt in a recipe, it enhances the flavors of the other ingredients. Ground Ginger: The ginger adds a unique and sublt flavor to the meatballs!
Sauce
Chicken Broth: You can use water instead but I like the flavor that the chicken broth brings in. Canned Pineapple Chunks: Make sure that you keep the pineapple juice! Soy Sauce: My favorite soy sauce to use is this soy sauce.Brown Sugar: I love the contrast of sweet that this brown sugar brings to the sauce! Vinegar: This adds some tang to the flavor. Cornstarch and Water: This will help thicken this sauce to be more of a glaze.
How to Cook Hawaiian Meatballs
If you have never had Hawaiian meatballs before then, you are in for a delicious surprise! These meatballs are so yummy and perfect for families. Even my most pickiest of eaters love them!
Meatballs
Sauce
In the Refrigerator: Once your meatballs have cooled, then place them in an airtight container in your fridge. They will last for 3-4 days.To Reheat: Cook your meatballs on the stover on low until they are heated through. Then, add them to a fresh batch of rice and you will never know that you were eating leftovers!
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All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.
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