Hawaiian Meatballs
Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
Meatballs:
  • 1 20 oz can pineapple chunks, drained with juice reserved
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 lb lean ground beef or chicken or turkey
  • ½ cup instant oatmeal
  • ¼ tsp Mrs Dash Steak Grilling Seasoning blend OR Mrs Dash Chicken Grilling Seasoning blend
  • ⅛ tsp allspice
  • ⅛ tsp ground cloves
  • 1 Tbsp instant minced onion
  • 2 Tbsp reserved pineapple juice
  • ½ Tbsp canola oil
  • Optional: 1 bell pepper, seeds removed, chopped into large pieces
Sauce:
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup no-salt catsup
  • ⅓ cup pineapple juice
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Select a casserole dish large enough for all of the meatballs to be placed in a single layer. Spray the casserole dish with cooking spray or oil it lightly with canola oil.
  2. Chop the pineapple into small pieces.
  3. Mix all of the meatball ingredients and form meatballs about the size of golf balls.
  4. Heat canola oil in a medium high skillet. Brown the meatballs in a skillet on all sides. Drain.
  5. Place meatballs in the casserole dish in a single level. Cover and bake 30 minutes.
  6. Mix together the sauce ingredients. Pour over the coked meatballs. Optional: add the bell pepper pieces. Cover the casserole dish, return it to the oven, and bake 15 more minutes.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 4 oz. Sodium: 52 mg.
Recipe by The Low Sodium Spot at https://waltonspot.com/lowsodium/recipes/beef/hawaiian-meatballs/