Gluten Free Sweet and Sour Meatballs
- 2 onion, chopped
- 2 green peppers, diced
- 2 large carrots, chopped
- 1 tomato, diced
- 4 cups chicken broth (I used low sodium)
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- ¼ cup vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 cups crushed pineapple with juice
- ½ cup ketchup
- 2 Tbsp GF soy sauce
- ¼ cup orange juice
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 2 lbs ground turkey or chicken
- ⅔ cups GF bread crumbs
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- Spray large skillet with cooking spray.
- Heat over medium heat.
- Add onion, green pepper, and carrots.
- Cook for 5 minutes until onion is soft.
- Stir in broth, brown sugar, tomato sauce, lemon juice, diced tomato, vinegar, pineapple with juice, orange juice, soy sauce, and ketchup.
- Simmer sauce mixture over low heat for 10 minutes or until all vegetables are tender.
- While sauce is simmering, mix ground meat, bread crumbs, egg, salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder; combine well.
- Shape mixture into balls (will make approximately 30-34 meatballs).
- Place meatballs into simmering sauce.
- Cook 20-25 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through, turning once during cooking.
- Once done, remove skillet from heat.
- Cover skillet and let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Recipe by Let's Be Yummy at http://letsbeyummy.com/2015/09/20/gluten-free-sweet-and-sour-meatballs-recipe/
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