SWEET AND SOUR MEATBALLS

Looking for the perfect meatball recipe? Look no further! These sweet and sour meatballs are tender, perfectly seasoned, and amazingly delicious!

Three meatballs on a bed of rice, covered with a sweet and sour sauce glaze. 

This is a favorite meal of ours that I have been making for years.

On Sunday evenings when I am planning our weekly menu, I’ll ask Brian to give me at least one meal suggestion.

By the way, I usually veto his suggestions, though, because I have so many recipes to try that I don’t like eating the same thing week after week.

Rude, I know, but how will I ever try all these recipes before I die if I am making Sweet and Sour Meatballs or Chicken every week?

Three meatballs on a bed of rice, covered with a sweet and sour sauce glaze.

These meatballs are also a huge winner with my kidlets.

The meatballs are tender and perfectly seasoned, especially after baking in the simple sweet and sour sauce.

For me, this is definitely a perfect weeknight meal – and we enjoy it often (but clearly not as often as Brian would like)!

After five or so years living on the blog, this recipe needed an update (mostly the photos). I also gave a few additional tips and instructions in the recipe.

I cut the milk down to 1/4 cup to make the meatballs sturdier (the original was 1/2 cup if you want to stick with that) and I usually scale back the sugar to 1/4 cup as well (1/2 cup in the original).

And of course, I always double the sauce since we like it on the saucy side.

Read the notes below the recipe title for another cooking variation that is speedy and oven-free.

Two full meatballs and one cut meatball on a bed of rice, covered with a sweet and sour sauce glaze.

6 SERVINGS  PREP TIME:  10 MINUTES  COOK TIME:  30 MINUTES  TOTAL TIME:  40 MINUTES

INGREDIENTS

MEATBALLS:

 1 1/2 pounds lean ground meat (see note)

 3/4 cup quick oats or old-fashioned oats that have been lightly pulsed in a blender

 2 eggs, slightly beaten

 1/2 cup finely chopped onion

 1/4 cup milk

 1 teaspoon salt

 1/2 teaspoon pepper

 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

SAUCE:

 1/4 - 1/2 cup brown sugar (depending on how sweet you want the sauce)

 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

 1 teaspoon yellow mustard

 1/4 cup barbecue sauce (my favorite homemade version here)

 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

 Hot, cooked rice for serving

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