Recipe: Crockpot Pineapple Meatballs

Another quick recipe is in the slow cooker waiting when my husband gets home and the house smells delicious.  I love this thing! Many of you are asking for the pineapple meatball recipe on Twitter, so I’ll gladly share it.  Wish I could say I made it up, but really, it’s modified only slightly from the Company’s Coming Slow Cooker recipe book.  Enjoy!

Ingredients:

Meatballs

1.5 pounds ground beef

1/4-1/2 cups bread crumbs

1 egg

finely chopped onions (optional)

Seasoning (pepper, salt, oregano – optional. The Company’s Coming book recommends a bit of ginger)

Sauce

1 can pineapple (pieces, or I used crushed)

1/2 cup vinegar

1 cup brown sugar

3 tbsp soy sauce (I didn’t have any – despite it being on my ‘must have’ list, so I just skipped it.  No biggie)

1 tbsp water

1 tbsp corn starch

Directions

1-Make meatballs by combining the meatball ingredients. Roll into balls and place directly in bottom of slow cooker.

2-Make sauce on stovetop by combining the first four sauce ingredients until simmering. 

3-Dissolve the cornstarch in the water, then add to the simmering sauce. 

4-When it begins to thicken, pour over meatballs in crockpot (or, in my case, when the toddler is desperate for a nap, just pour over meatballs, it will just be a bit more liquidy but still yummy!)

5-Cook on high for 4-5 hours, or low for 6-8.

I’ll be serving it with a salad and jasmine rice.