Tropical BBQ Meatballs

Description

BBQ meatballs with a mango/pineapple twist.

Ingredients

  • cooking spray
  • 1 cup mango chunks
  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • ½ cup bread crumbs
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 (1 ounce) package dry golden onion soup mix (such as Lipton®)
  • 1 tablespoon adobo seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon ground thyme
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 (18 ounce) bottle barbeque sauce
  • 1 cup mango chunks
  • 1 cup canned pineapple chunks
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly spray a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray.
  2. Puree mango chunks using an electric blender or food processor.
  3. Place ground beef in a large mixing bowl; add bread crumbs
  4. garlic
  5. soup mix
  6. adobo
  7. thyme
  8. ginger
  9. salt
  10. and pepper. Mix thoroughly. Add eggs
  11. followed by pureed mango; mix again. Shape into 1 1/2-inch meatballs and place on the prepared baking sheet.
  12. Bake in the preheated oven until browned and no longer pink in the centers
  13. about 45 minutes.
  14. Meanwhile
  15. mix barbeque sauce
  16. mango
  17. pineapple
  18. sugar
  19. soy sauce
  20. mustard
  21. and cinnamon for sauce together in a medium mixing bowl.
  22. Remove meatballs from the oven and drain excess oil/grease. Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Pour sauce over meatballs and return to the oven.
  23. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.

Prep Time: 25 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Servings: 8

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