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Homemade Meatballs in Plum Sauce Recipe

This super-easy recipe for microwave meatballs from Michael Compean of Valencia, California features the flavors of ginger, Dijon and plum sauce. You might want to pick up extras; these will go fast!

This recipe is:

Quick

Diabetic Friendly

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Homemade Meatballs in Plum Sauce Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Yield: 36 Servings

10 5 15

Ingredients

3/4 cup plum sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons minced fresh gingerroot
1 package (12 ounces) frozen fully cooked homestyle meatballs, thawed
1 green onion, chopped
1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro

Directions

In a 2-qt. microwave-safe dish, combine the plum sauce, soy sauce, mustard and ginger. Add meatballs; stir gently to coat.
Cover and microwave on high for 5-6 minutes or until heated through, stirring once. Cool for 1 minute. Fold in onion and cilantro. Yield: 3 dozen.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested in a 1,100-watt microwave.

Nutritional Facts 1 meatball equals 42 calories, 2 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 12 mg cholesterol, 111 mg sodium, 3 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1/2 lean meat.

Originally published as Meatballs in Plum Sauce in Simple & Delicious January/February 2008, p13