Hawaiian Meatballs and Rice

Ingredients

1 8 oz can crushed pineapple in juice, divided

1 cup BBQ sauce, divided

1 pound ground round beef

2 ¼ cups instant brown rice, uncooked, divided

¼ tsp salt

1/8 tsp pepper

Non-stick cooking spray

¾ cup chopped green bell pepper

Directions

Stir together half the pineapple and ¾ cup BBQ sauce in small bowl; set aside

Mix remaining pineapple, remaining ¼ cup BBQ sauce, beef, ¼ cup rice, salt and pepper in large bowl until well blended.  Shape mixture into 24 meatballs, about 1 ¼ inches each.  Place in large skillet sprayed with cooking spray; spoon sauce mixture over meatballs.

Bring to a boil over medium high heat.  Stir gently and cover.  Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 16-18 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through. 

Meanwhile, prepare remaining 2 cups rice according to package directions, omitting salt and butter and adding bell pepper.  Serve meatballs and sauce over rice.