Guava & Pineapple BBQ Meatballs

Guava & Pineapple BBQ Meatballs
A Great Recipe For The Next Potluck!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 5 hours

 Ingredients
1 lb. ground round beef
1/2 lb. ground pork
1/2 cup Panko breadcrumbs
1/2 cup water
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tbsp minced parsley + garnish
1 egg

Cooking Tools
Large mixing bowl
Parchment lined sheet pan
Slow Cooker

Directions
Preheat oven to 425 Degrees F.  In a large mixing bowl, add all the ingredients and knead well.  Make golf ball size meatballs and place on sheet pan and bake for 35 minutes.  Transfer into the slow cooker with the Guava Pineapple BBQ Sauce (recipe below). Cook meatballs in the slow cooker on high for 4 hours.  Place in a serving bowl and garnish with parsley.
Yields 24

Guava Pineapple BBQ Sauce
Ingredients
4 cups Passata (strained tomato sauce)
4 cups BBQ sauce
1 cup guava paste
3 cups fresh pineapples, chunks
1 onion, diced
1 green pepper, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced

Directions
Place all ingredients in a slow cooker on high, mix well.