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Wild Hawaiian Cocktail Meatballs
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Get a little wild with these tasty appetizer meatballs. Lean ground chicken is mixed with cooked wild rice, to form tender meatballs. The sauce is a combination of sweet and sour with chunks of pineapple.
serves/makes:
ready in:
30-60 minutes
30-60 minutes
1 review
ingredients
1 can (15.25 ounce size) pineapple chunks in juice, undrained
14 ounces ground chicken
1 cup cooked wild rice
1/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
1/4 cup fine cracker crumbs
1 egg
1 teaspoon onion salt
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup sweet and sour sauce
directions
Drain pineapple, reserving juice.
In large bowl, combine chicken, wild rice, bell pepper, cracker crumbs, 2 tablespoons pineapple juice, egg, onion salt and ginger; mix well. Form mixture into 1-inch meatballs.
In large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Brown meatballs; drain. Add reserved pineapple and remaining juice; cover and cook over medium heat 10 to 15 minutes or until meatballs are no longer pink in center.
Stir sweet and sour sauce into meatballs and pineapple; cook 4 to 5 minutes or until mixture is heated through. Serve with frilled toothpicks.
NOTE: For a main dish, serve meatballs over cooked rice or noodles.
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lynnemarie
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reviews & comments
April 21, 2013
I served these slightly different than the directions instructed but they turned out just as delicious. The meatballs have fantastic flavor and texture - the wild rice really adds a lot! You could also easily alter the recipe to use a different sauce (either with or without the pineapple) but I thought the sweet and sour flavors paired quite well.