Easy Hawaiian Meatballs
These Easy Hawaiian Meatballs are set to be your new favourite weeknight traybake. Using shop-bought meatballs, it’s a breeze to rustle up and is packed of full of tropical flavour the whole family will enjoy.
Equipment
- Garlic press, optional
Ingredients
- 24 pack of beef meatballs 600g-700g / 1.32lb-1.54lb
- 2 small red peppers diced roughly 1 inch
- 1 medium pineapple diced roughly 1 inch
- 3 tablespoons soft brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons reduced salt soy
- 3 tablespoons BBQ sauce
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger / 1 tablespoon fresh ginger
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- Salt & pepper to taste no extra pepper if meatballs are peppery
TO SERVE
- White rice
- Sliced spring onions , optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200ºc/180ºc fan/400ºf/gas 6.
- Add the BBQ sauce, brown sugar, ginger, garlic and salt & pepper into the centre of an extra-large roasting pan. Using a silicone brush, add in the soy sauce while stirring it all together.
- Then add the meatballs and using your hands, toss them through the sauce until completely coated.
- Then add in the red pepper and the pineapple and toss everything together briefly.
- Bake for 20 minutes (or longer - according to the meatball instructions). When done toss the meatballs in the sauce using a spoon and serve with rice.
Baby & Toddler
These are suitable for 12 months +. You can use a naturally sweetened BBQ sauce if you like. Do not add any salt into the cook. Once cooked, everything can be chopped into small bite-size pieces and served with rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 639kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 32gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 121mgSodium: 677mgPotassium: 953mgFiber: 5gSugar: 38gVitamin A: 2036IUVitamin C: 186mgCalcium: 76mgIron: 3mg
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