Cheesy Italian Meatball Sliders
These easy meatball sliders are perfect for game day! Made with easy homemade meatballs, melty cheese, red sauce and brushed with garlic butter.
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 6 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 24 ounces marinara sauce
- 12 slider buns, or King's Hawaiian rolls
- optional fresh basil or parsley
For the meatball ingredients:
- 1 pound ground beef
- ⅓ cup bread crumbs
- ⅓ cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- 1 large egg
For the garlic butter mixture:
- 4 tablespoons melted butter, salted
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon parsley
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- First, make the meatball mixture. Combine beef, bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, parsley, basil, oregano, salt, pepper, garlic, and egg in a large bowl. Mix with hands or spoon until meatball mixture has formed.
- Portion out your meatballs with hands or cookie scoop, then roll in hands to form meatballs. Continue with remaining mixture. You should get 18-21 meatballs.
- Heat a non-stick large skillet to medium heat. Add a little olive oil and heat over medium-high heat. Add meatballs and brown on all sides, about 1-2 minutes per side until a light golden brown color begins to form.
- Remove from heat, pour sauce over meatballs, then top with mozzarella cheese. Cover the skillet, and return to the burner over medium-low heat.
- Allow to simmer for 10-15 minutes, or until the meatballs are cooked through and the cheese has melted. Garnish with optional herbs.
- Assemble the sliders. Place two meatballs on each bottom bun, making sure that marinara sauce and cheese is scooped up along with each meatball.
- Add the top buns
- Prepare the garlic butter. Melt butter in a small bowl, Add garlic, salt and parsley flakes. Brush garlic butter on top of the sliders with a pastry brush.
- Serve warm.
Notes
If you don't want to finish your meatballs on the stovetop, you can bake them! Transfer the seared meatballs to a baking dish or rimmed sheet pan before you top each meatball with sauce and cheese, then bake for about 15 minutes at 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
Calories: 665kcal, Carbohydrates: 55g, Protein: 35g, Fat: 34g, Saturated Fat: 13g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 12g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 130mg, Sodium: 1343mg, Potassium: 742mg, Fiber: 6g, Sugar: 12g, Vitamin A: 949IU, Vitamin C: 10mg, Calcium: 361mg, Iron: 6mg
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