Sweet and Sour Chicken Meatballs

Sweet and Sour Chicken Meatballs with Carrots, Bell Peppers, and Pineapples tossed in a sweet and sour sauce is a favorite takeout recipe. This easy Sweet and Sour Chicken Meatball recipe takes just 20 minutes to make from scratch.

This Sweet and Sour Chicken Meatball is a take on our favorite takeout Sweet and Sour Chicken. The sauce is sweet and sour and the crispy Meatballs are equally delicious.

I just love Meatballs. Have you tried my other Chicken Meatballs recipe like Sticky Thai Meatballs with Peanut Sauce or Ginger Sesame Chicken Meatballs | Asian Chicken Meatballs or KETO Zucchini Meatballs (No Breadcrumbs) or Salsa Chicken Meatballs or Gochujang Chicken Meatballs Recipe or Authentic Butter Chicken Meatballs (in just 30-minutes) or Chicken Parmesan Meatballs stuffed with Mozzarella or Firecracker Chicken Meatballs in Air Fryer

💯 Let's Talk Taste

These Sweet and Sour Chicken Meatballs are one of my favorites. The Chicken Meatballs are juicy and flavorful. Also, the Sweet and Sour Sauce is seriously the best. It's made with Pineapple Juice, Ketchup, Brown Sugar, Vinegar, and Soy Sauce. So it's got amazing Asian flavors along with the tropical taste of Pineapple!

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• 💯 Let's Talk Taste
• 🥘 Ingredients
• 👩🏻‍🍳 Instructions
• 📋 Substitutions
• 📋 Variations
• ✔️Baked Chicken Meatballs
• 🧊 Storage
• 💯 Top tips
• 🥗 Serving Sides
• Sweet and Sour Chicken Meatballs

🥘 Ingredients

To make the Meatballs

• Ground Chicken
• Salt & Pepper
• Cornstarch
• Egg

To make the Sweet and Sour Sauce

• Ketchup
• Pineapple Juice
• Brown Sugar
• Vinegar
• Soy Sauce
• Sriracha
• Pineapple chunks
• Bell Pepper (finely chopped)
• Carrots (finely chopped)
• Red Onions (finely chopped)

See recipe card for quantities. Also watch the video for a quick visual.

👩🏻‍🍳 Instructions

STEP 1: Make the Chicken Meatballs

• Combine all the ingredients to make the meatballs in a bowl

• Make small balls
• Heat Olive Oil in a pan. As the oil shimmers, add the Meatballs and cook them in oil until crispy and golden brown on the edges.
• Once cooked, take them off the pan.

STEP 2: Make the Sauce

• In the same Pan, pour all the sauce ingredients and stir to combine.
• Throw in the chopped Bell Pepper, Carrots, Pineapples and Red Onions

• Toss to combine and cook for 2-3 minutes over low heat
• Finally toss the Chicken Meatballs with the sauce.
• Garnish with chopped Cilantro and serve immediately with rice.

Hint: This can also be made using frozen meatballs. You can toss frozen Meatballs directly in the sauce and simmer for few minutes until cooked through and then serve.

📋 Substitutions

• Ground Beef - instead of Ground Chicken you can use Ground Beef or Ground Turkey to make this recipe.
• Frozen Meatballs - Use gluten-free frozen meatballs instead of homemade Meatballs for a quick and easy dinner recipe.
• Vegetarian - Replace Ground Chicken with Chickpeas to make Vegan Meatballs.

📋 Variations

• Spicy - You can make the sauce spicy by increasing the amount of Sriracha. Many people do not like Pineapple in an entree as it makes it exceptionally sweet. However, just a hint of Sriracha will balance the flavors well
• Frozen Pineapple- You can choose Frozen Pineapple Chunks from Costco for this recipe. It's adequately sweet and makes for an easier alternative to fresh Pineapple.
• Frozen Meatballs - Frozen Meatballs will make it so much easier to cook this meal.

Have you tried my Pineapple Sweet Chili Sauce or Crockpot Hawaiian Chicken with Pineapple recipe?

✔️Baked Chicken Meatballs

Baked Chicken Meatballs are a perfect alternative to cooking the Meatballs in a skillet. You can easily make the Meatballs by rolling 1-inch sized balls and place them in one line in a greased baking dish and bake at 400F for 20-25 minutes.

After the Chicken Meatballs gets baked, toss them with the sauce.

🧊 Storage

You can make these Sweet and Sour Chicken Meatballs and then freeze them in a glass lid-covered container for 2-3 months. You can also refrigerate this for up to a week. Thaw it overnight in the refrigerator and reheat it in the oven at 350F for 8-10 minutes before serving.

💯 Top tips

• Pineapple - Be it fresh or frozen Pineapple, make sure your Pineapple is sweet. If you're choosing a fresh Pineapple then learn how to check if it'll be sweet. Or you can replace it with frozen Pineapple chunks which you can find at Costco.
• Pineapple Juice - You can use Fresh or store-bought Pineapple Juice.
• Lean Meat - Use Chicken Meat which is about 93-95% lean. Lean Meat shall make sure that your Meatballs are moist and don't dry out after getting cooked.
• Ground Beef - You can make Sweet and Sour Meatballs the authentic way using Ground Beef. Just replace Chicken with Beef, the recipe shall remain the same.

🥗 Serving Sides

There is nothing more satisfying to watch the family gobble up on these Sweet and Sour Chicken Meatballs. We love this so we store them and reheat them whenever we want to enjoy this. You can serve this with...

• Schezwan Noodles
• Instant Pot Sesame Noodles (10-minutes) {Takeout Style}
• Black Pepper Noodles
• Easy Lo Mein Noodles
• Spicy Ramen Noodles Stir Fry with Vegetables
• Coconut Rice
• Jasmine Rice

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