Sweet And Sour Chicken Meatballs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 large carrots, chopped
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1 slice white bread
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 3/4 pound ground chicken
• 1/2 zucchini, shredded
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 cups instant rice

Recipe

• heat oil in a large skillet. add onion, green pepper, and carrot. cook for 5 minutes, until onion is softened. stir in broth, tomato sauce, brown sugar, white vinegar, pineapple with juice, and ketchup. simmer for 10 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.
• meanwhile, soak bread in milk in a large bowl until milk is absorbed. mix together with ground chicken, shredded zucchini, egg, salt, black pepper, and garlic powder. shape into 12 meatballs, about 2 tablespoons each.
• drop meatballs into simmering sauce. cook 15 minutes, or until cooked through, turn over once during cooking.
• remove skillet from heat. stir in rice. cover, and let stand 5 minutes. fluff rice with fork before serving.