Crock Pot Hawaiian Meatballs (+Video)

Crock Pot Hawaiian Meatballs (+Video)

Appetizer
125 min
8 servings
647 kcal / serving

Easy Crock Pot Hawaiian Meatballs made with pineapple, BBQ sauce, and ginger. Sweet, tangy, and tender — perfect as a party appetizer or weeknight meal.

Ingredients

  • 3 poundsfrozen meatballs
  • 120 ounce can pineapple chunks, drained
  • 2 cupsbbq sauce
  • ¼ cupsoy sauce
  • ¼ cuprice wine vinegar
  • ¼ cupbrown sugar
  • 1 tablespoonfresh grated ginger
  • 3 clovesgarlic
  • 2 tablespoonschopped chives for garnish

Directions

  1. 1

    To the bowl of a crock pot, add frozen meatballs and pineapple chunks.

  2. 2

    In a medium-size bowl, whisk together BBQ sauce, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar and brown sugar.

  3. 3

    Using a micro-plane, grate ginger, and garlic and whisk into the sauce. Pour the sauce over meatballs then gently toss to coat. Put lid on crock pot. Set to HIGH for 2-3 hours or LOW for 5-6.

  4. 4

    When done, sprinkle meatballs with chopped chives and serve.

Substitutations

  1. 1

    * 1/4 teaspoon of dried ginger can be substituted for fresh grated.

  2. 2

    * Apple cider vinegar can be substituted for rice wine vinegar.