5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Hawaiian Meatballs
5-Ingredient Hawaiian meatballs: sweet and sour meatballs smothered in a tasty pineapple and green bell pepper sauce. Serve them over rice to soak up the sauce.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 pound turkey meatballs
- 1 can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple with juice
- 1/2 cup thick teriyaki basting sauce
- 1-1/2 tablespoons instant tapioca, for thickening
- 1 green bell pepper chopped (about 3/4 cup)
Instructions
- Ideal slow cooker size: 2- to 4-Quart.
- Put the meatballs in the slow cooker.
- Combine the pineapple with its juice, teriyaki basting sauce and tapioca. Pour over the meatballs.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours, or on high 3 to 4 hours.
- Add the green pepper. Stir well and cooked covered on HIGH for 20 minutes.
- If the sauce is too thick, stir in a little water to achieve the desired consistency.
Notes
Serving size: 1/6th recipe
WW Points: 7
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(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 7 PointsPlus (Old plan) To keep things super simple, I used frozen low fat turkey meatballs. You could always make them from scratch if you prefer. For the best flavor you'll want to use a thick teriyaki basting sauce.
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 7 PointsPlus (Old plan) To keep things super simple, I used frozen low fat turkey meatballs. You could always make them from scratch if you prefer. For the best flavor you'll want to use a thick teriyaki basting sauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 1/6th recipe | Calories: 264kcal | Carbohydrates: 31.2g | Protein: 14.6g | Fat: 9.2g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 1281mg | Potassium: 206mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 121IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 2mg