Name: Sweet-&-sour Ham Balls Recipe
Total time: 300 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American

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Try this twist on the classic ham dinner for a tasty weeknight meal. 

How to make Sweet-&-sour Ham Balls Recipe

Diabetic Living Magazine

Crawler

American

<p>Try this twist on the classic ham dinner for a tasty weeknight meal. </p>

Non Vegetarian

Large red sweet pepper,  seeded and quartered

Water

Pineapple chunks,  undrained

Cornstarch

Packed brown sugar

Reduced Sodium Soy Sauce

Grated fresh ginger

Rice vinegar

Cloves Garlic,  Minced

Soft whole grain bread crumbs

Refrigerated or frozen egg product,  thawed,  or 1 egg,  lightly beaten

Dry Mustard

Lean Ground Pork

Lean ground lower sodium cooked ham

Packages fresh spinach

Preheat oven to 350 degrees f. For sauce, place sweet pepper quarters, cut sides down, in a microwave-safe dish. Add the water. Cover with plastic wrap. Microwave on 100% power (high) 4 to 5 minutes or until tender. Let stand about 10 minutes or until edges of skins are loosened. Gently peel off skins and discard.

step 1

Place sweet pepper quarters in a food processor; cover and process until smooth. Drain pineapple, reserving 1/3 cup of the juice; set pineapple chunks aside. Add reserved 1/3 cup pineapple juice, the cornstarch, brown sugar, soy sauce, ginger, vinegar and garlic to sweet pepper in food processor. Cover and process until combined; set aside.

step 2

For ham balls, in a medium bowl combine bread crumbs, egg and dry mustard. Add ground pork and ground ham; mix well. Form mixture into 12 balls and place in a 2-quart rectangular baking dish. Pour sauce over ham balls. Bake, uncovered, about 30 minutes or until ham balls are done (160 degrees f) and sauce is bubbly on the edges.

step 3

Meanwhile, heat an extra-large skillet over medium-high heat. Add reserved pineapple chunks; cook 4 to 5 minutes or until lightly browned, turning occasionally. Add spinach in batches, cooking until spinach is wilted. Drain any excess liquid.

step 4

Serve ham balls and sauce over spinach mixture. If desired, sprinkle with toasted almonds.

step 5

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