Sweet and Sour Crockpot Meatballs

Sweet and Sour Crockpot Meatballs

This sweet and sour meatball recipe can be made with fresh or frozen meatballs and is covered in the best sweet and sour sauce. It’s an easy slower cooker meal! This meal only takes 10 minutes to prepare.

This recipe was a huge hit at my house and can stand alone as an appetizer or be served over rice or noodles. That sweet and sour sauce is good on anything. The next time I make it I am going to substitute the meatballs for either chicken, pork or shrimp.

If your like me and have a family and a full time career meal planning is a must! Definitely add this to your meal prep.

Ingredients

1 & 3/4 cup of sugar

1 cup of white vinegar

3/4 cup ketchup

5 tablespoons soy sauce

5 tablespoons corn starch

1 teaspoon minced garlic (or garlic powder)

1 teaspoon ginger

2-3 lbs frozen meatballs (I used a 3lb bag of Italian style frozen meatballs)

2 cans of pineapple chunks (keep the juice)

1 green pepper cut in chunks

1 red pepper cut in chunks

Directions

• Whisk together sugar, vinegar, ketchup, corn starch, soy sauce, garlic and ginger in a bowl.
• Place meatballs, peppers and pineapples with the juice in a crockpot.
• Top with sauce mixture and and stir
• Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or on high for 2-3 hours or until meatballs are through and sauce is thickened.
• Serve over rice or noodles

Some Useful Tips

• Don’t thaw the meatballs first (if you are using frozen).
• Do not stir too often- If you stir too often you are losing a lot of heat from the slow cooker. Also, the the meatballs may break apart.
• Don’t overcook the meatballs (especially if they are precooked).
• You can use use fresh or frozen meatballs in this recipe. I have found that the frozen meatballs hold together better.

Sweet and Sour Crockpot Meatballs

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