Meatballs Hawaiian

Total Time: 12 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 egg
• 2 slices fresh bread, crumbled
• 1 tablespoon instant minced onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon clove
• 1/8 teaspoon allspice
• 2 tablespoons reserved pineapple syrup
• 1/3 cup reserved pineapple syrup
• 1/3 cup ketchup
• 1/3 cup brown sugar (packed)

Recipe

• 1 drain pineapple well, reserving syrup.
• 2 mix together beef, egg, bread crumbs, onion, salt, cloves, allspice and 2 t of pineapple syrup.
• 3 mold small amount of mixture around each pineapple chunk.
• 4 place meatballs in 12x8x2 inch dish.
• 5 cover with wax paper.
• 6 microwave at high 4 minutes.
• 7 pour off meat juices.
• 8 stir together rest of syrup, ketchup and brown sugar.
• 9 pour over drained meatballs.
• 10 microwave at high 3 to 5 minutes longer, until done.
• 11 serve with rice or noodles or serve with toothpicks as an appetizer.
• 12 makes about 24 to 30 meatballs.