Ingredients
8 servings
- •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
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly spray a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Puree mango chunks using an electric blender or food processor.
- Place ground beef in a large mixing bowl; add bread crumbs, garlic, soup mix, adobo, thyme, ginger, salt, and pepper. Mix thoroughly. Add eggs, followed by pureed mango; mix again. Shape into 1 1/2-inch meatballs and place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until browned and no longer pink in the centers, about 45 minutes.
- Meanwhile, mix barbeque sauce, mango, pineapple, sugar, soy sauce, mustard, and cinnamon for sauce together in a medium mixing bowl.
- 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.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
Nutritional Facts
Per 8 servings
- Calories: 431
- Carbohydrate: 49g
- Fat: 16g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 22g
- Sugar: 34g