Pineapple Teriyaki Meatballs
These easy, saucy Pineapple Teriyaki Meatballs make a tasty and filling dinner!
Ingredients
Meatballs:
- 1 large egg
- ⅓ cup plain panko breadcrumbs
- 1 lb 99% lean ground turkey breast or ground chicken breast
- ¼ cup drained* canned crushed pineapple, *(reserve juice when draining)
- 2 tablespoons sliced scallions
- 1 tablespoon reduced sodium soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
Sauce:
- ⅔ cup reduced sodium soy sauce
- ½ cup water
- 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons pineapple juice, (reserved from draining the crushed pineapple)
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon minced ginger
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon water
Garnish:
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the egg, breadcrumbs, ground meat, crushed pineapple, scallions, soy sauce, garlic, ground ginger, and black pepper and stir together with a fork until combined.
- On a clean, dry surface (like a cutting board), separate your meat mixture into 20 equal piles. Roll each little pile into a ball. Place each ball on the prepared baking sheet. Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake for 15-18 minutes until cooked through.
- When there is about 10 minutes left on the meatballs, whisk the sauce ingredients (except for the tablespoon of cornstarch and tablespoon of water) together in a saucepan and bring over medium heat. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 2-4 minutes until the brown sugar is dissolved and the sauce begins to simmer. Mix the remaining tablespoon of cornstarch and tablespoon of water together in a small dish to make a slurry. Pour the slurry into the simmering sauce and whisk together. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally for another 5 minutes until sauce thickens
- When the meatballs are finished, combine them with the sauce (you can put them all together, or you can separate out 1/3 cup of sauce for every 5 meatball serving). Each serving is five meatballs and 1/3 cup of sauce. Garnish each serving with ¼ teaspoon of sesame seeds if desired
Notes
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WW Points: 4 per (5 meatballs + 1/3 cup sauce) serving (Points calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Nutrition Information per (5 meatballs + 1/3 cup sauce) serving:
236 calories, 20 g carbs, 10 g sugars, 3 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 31 g protein, 1 g fiber, 1699 mg sodium (from myfitnesspal.com)
Weight Watchers Points Plus:
6 per (5 meatballs + 1/3 cup sauce) serving (PP calculated using a Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition info below Inspired by Together As a Family
6 per (5 meatballs + 1/3 cup sauce) serving (PP calculated using a Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition info below Inspired by Together As a Family