Easy Sweet and Sour Meatballs Appetizer
Easy Sweet and Sour Meatballs Appetizer are made with pre-made meatballs, a delicious sauce, peppers and pineapple!
Use long wooden skewers that you can break in half for these Easy Sweet and Sour Meatballs Appetizer.
Delicious for an appetizer to bring to a party, try this appetizer made with meatballs and sweet and sour sauce.
Our house is not over-the-top, it’s practical, and it’s messy most of the time, because we’re a really busy family, but it’s a home that we love. The kids are in and out of the house, the dining table is the “dump-all” and often the same with the kitchen center island. Our kitchen allows more than cooking; it allows connection through conversation.
We have a really open floor plan that always brings the family together, whether upstairs in the loft, or downstairs in the kitchen, often around the kitchen counter perched on barstools.
I’d say we have a pretty casual feel to our home.
The bar area is often the place where food is either left out or set out.
It’s really about hanging together, being able to sit and talk, and eat – whether a full meal or just a snack.
This last week I made an easy snack that I prepared and left on the counter–Sweet and Sour Meatballs and a little stack of napkins.
Can’t wait to share this casual idea with you today!
Get the Recipe:
Sweet and Sour Meatballs Appetizer
Ingredients
- 1 lb. frozen meatballs, thawed
- 1 large can of pineapple chunks, drained (save the juice for later)
- 2 green or red peppers cut into 1-inch pieces
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- ¼ cup vinegar
Instructions
- Bake the meatballs at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, until browned.
- Remove from the oven and drain any grease or absorb with a paper towel.
- Microwave the pepper pieces for 1-2 minutes until tender.
- Thread one piece of pepper, one meatball, and one piece of pineapple onto a wood skewer. Break off at the end, making all kabobs the same length. Repeat until you’ve used all of the ingredients.
- In a small bowl combine the pineapple juice, brown sugar and vinegar. Add more brown sugar if needed to thicken the sauce.
- Lay the skewers on a platter and drizzle the sauce over the top. Serve.
How to keep warm:
- Follow directions above and place on a cookie sheet or baking pan at 200 degrees to keep warm until serving.
- For smaller bites cut the meatball in 1/2 and use a smaller piece of pepper.
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I just made mini sweet & sour meatballs the other day. Here’s my recipe:
mini-meatballs (I make my own with lean ground beef and/or turkey, an egg, and some bread crumbs — that’s it — and bake them in the oven till brown)
tomato ketchup
ginger ale
Mix ketchup and ginger ale in a pot. There are no measurements; just keep adding one or the other till you find a taste that you like. Add browned meatballs and let simmer for about an hour. Throw over some brown rice and serve with broccoli. They are yummy!
Love sweet and sour meatballs! They are a perfect little appetizer!!!
Having just moved into a home with a “serving bar”, we love the casual feel of just putting out snacks. Most of the time there is a bowl of fruit, ripe for the picking. But when there’s people over we like to have some guacamole and chips or a bowl of spiced nuts on the counter for people to pick at.
Thanks Sandy…these appetizers look delicious! I don’t often think about setting out appetizers but I should as I think it would just be a fun and casual thing to do as people gather. Our gathering spot always seems to be in or near the kitchen as well and of course that is where family and friends leave their “stuff”. This stuff has changed right along with the family….now it is iPhones or pods and various cords as well as the grand babie’s bottles and food….this is life, not the beautiful spacious and clean kitchens that we see on tv and in magazines and blogs! Thanks for reminding us how it really is…and what a blessing!
Ohmygosh, Sandy, that’s such a simple recipe. I bet I could use that sweet & sour sauce on chicken, too!