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Dressed-Up Meatballs

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Total Time

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Makes

8 servings

Updated: Sep. 23, 2022
Frozen meatballs and a jar of sweet-and-sour sauce make this microwave meal a last-minute lifesaver when racing against the clock. The flavorful sauce is dressed up with a hint of garlic and nicely coats the colorful mixture of meatballs, carrots, green pepper and onion. —Ivy Eresmas, Dade City, Florida
Dressed-Up Meatballs
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Ingredients

  • 2 pounds frozen fully cooked homestyle meatballs, thawed
  • 2 medium carrots, julienned
  • 1 small onion, halved and sliced
  • 1 small green pepper, julienned
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 jar (10 ounces) sweet-and-sour sauce
  • 4-1/2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • Hot cooked rice

Directions

  1. Place meatballs in a 3-qt. microwave-safe dish; top with carrots, onion, pepper and garlic. In a small bowl, mix sweet-and-sour sauce and soy sauce; pour over meatballs.
  2. Microwave, covered, on high for 6-8 minutes or until vegetables are tender and meatballs are heated through, stirring twice. Serve with rice.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving (calculated without rice): 294 calories, 15g fat (5g saturated fat), 94mg cholesterol, 516mg sodium, 20g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 1g fiber), 20g protein.