Description
These Crockpot Hawaiian Turkey Meatballs are tender, juicy, and slow-cooked in a sweet and savory pineapple sauce. Perfect for busy days, they are effortless, flavorful, and family-friendly. The slow cooker does all the work while the meatballs soak up every bit of that glossy Hawaiian-style sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ lb ground turkey
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup milk
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup ketchup
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 cup pineapple chunks
Instructions
- Mix ground turkey, breadcrumbs, eggs, milk, garlic, salt, pepper, and onion powder until just combined.
- Shape into meatballs and place in crockpot.
- Whisk pineapple juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, ketchup, rice vinegar, and cornstarch. Pour over meatballs.
- Add pineapple chunks. Cover and cook LOW 4–5 hours or HIGH 2–3 hours.
- Stir gently before serving to coat meatballs in thickened sauce.
Notes
Serve over rice or as appetizers. Swap turkey for chicken if preferred. Store leftovers in the fridge up to 4 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 95mg