Italian Meatball Sliders Recipes

ITALIAN MEATBALL SLIDERS

Steps:

• Add 1 tablespoon of oil to a large skillet and heat.
• Toss in onion and cook until tender and caramelized, 3-4 minutes.
• Add in garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the onion and garlic mixture to a large bowl along with ground beef, breadcrumbs, cheese, egg and parsley. Mix with your hands or with a spoon until combined. Roll into meatballs. (I rolled them into 6 large meatballs, You can do 8 meatballs to feed two sliders per person.)
• Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil to the same skillet the onion was cooked in. Once the pan is nice and hot add the meatballs and brown on both sides. (about 1-2 minutes on each side).
• Leave the meatballs in the pan and pour tomato sauce on top. Bring to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes.
• To serve place 1 meatball on the bottom of a slider. Top with 1 slice of mozzarella cheese. Place under the broiler on high until cheese has fully melted and starts to brown. Top with fresh basil if desired and the top of the slider bun.
• Serve immediately!

EASY ITALIAN MEATBALL SLIDERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil, set aside.
• In a bowl, combine the meat, panko, egg, parmesan, parsley, ketchup, milk, and salt. Roll into 10 evenly-sized balls and place on baking sheet. Press down slightly to flatten to a 1 ½ inch thickness. Bake for 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven and top with marinara sauce and a cheese. Broil for 2-3 minutes, until cheese is melted and bubbly. Sandwich in buns and serve warm.

ITALIAN MEATBALL SLIDERS WITH RED SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the tomato sauce: Heat the olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the tomato paste, cook for 1 minute. Stir in the tomatoes, basil, thyme, 1 cup water, and some salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Keep warm.
• For the meatballs: Soak the panko in the milk for 10 minutes. In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground beef and pork, Parmesan, parsley, garlic, some salt and pepper and the soaked panko. Mix well to combine; do not overwork. Form into eight 2-inch balls.
• Set a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil. Sear the meatballs on all sides until golden brown, 6 to 7 minutes.
• Remove the thyme sprigs from the tomato sauce; add the meatballs to the sauce. Spoon some sauce over the meatballs, then top them with slices of mozzarella. Transfer to the oven and bake until the cheese is bubbly and the meatballs are cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes.
• To assemble the sliders, load one meatball onto each bun. Top with a basil leaf and secure the bun top with a bamboo skewer. Serve on a large platter with extra sauce on the side.

CHEESY MEATBALL SLIDERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, pesto and egg; mix lightly. Shape into 12 meatballs; place on a greased rack in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake until browned and a thermometer reads 160°, about 35 minutes. Toss meatballs with sauce; set aside., Meanwhile, without separating rolls, cut horizontally in half; arrange bottom halves in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Place half of cheese slices over roll bottoms; sprinkle with oregano. Add meatballs and sauce. Top with remaining cheese slices and bun tops., Combine butter, olive oil, garlic, Italian seasoning and red pepper flakes; brush over buns. Bake, covered, for 20 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with Parmesan and shredded mozzarella., Bake, uncovered, until cheese is melted, 10-15 minutes longer. Sprinkle with basil before serving.

ITALIAN MEATBALL SLIDERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine Italian Seasoning Mix with ground beef and salt. Mix well and form into 8 equally sized meatballs. Place meatballs on a baking sheet. Bake for 18-20 minutes, until cooked through. Warm pizza sauce in microwave or on stovetop. Form sliders by placing 1 meatball on each roll, then top with sauce and cheese.

MEATBALL-STUFFED GARLIC BREAD SLIDERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and 2 cloves garlic; cook and stir until onion is soft, about 5 minutes.
• Place beef in a large bowl. Add onion-garlic mixture, parsley, egg, bread crumbs, and 1 large handful of fontina cheese, reserving the rest for topping. Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne. Mix by hand until just combined. Scoop meat mixture into 24 mini muffin cups; meatballs need not be perfectly round.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the centers, about 12 minutes. Leave oven on. Let meatballs cool briefly while you make the garlic butter.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add remaining minced garlic once butter starts to bubble; stir, then immediately remove from heat. Stir well and set aside.
• Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil; coat foil with remaining olive oil. Transfer rolls, still attached, to the baking sheet. Cut a hole in the top of each roll, about 2/3 of the way down. Brush garlic butter over the insides and outsides of the rolls.
• Bake until golden brown, about 8 minutes. Pour about 1 tablespoon tomato sauce into each hole. Stuff meatballs into the holes. Top each roll with a spoonful of tomato sauce and remaining fontina cheese. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.
• Continue baking until cheese is melted, 12 to 15 minutes. Garnish with more parsley. Let rolls sit for 5 to 10 minutes to firm up; transfer to a serving platter.

ITALIAN MEATBALL SLIDERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil and grease with cooking spray, set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together the ground sirloin, sausage, egg, bread crumbs, milk, Italian seasoning, basil, salt, pepper, Parmesan, and parsley until well combined. Divide into 12 even pieces and then roll into balls, slightly larger than a golf ball in size, using your hands. Place on the prepared baking sheet, spacing them out evenly. Bake until golden brown and crispy, about 30 to 35 minutes. Drain the fat and set the meatballs aside.
• To assemble the sliders, slice the squares of bread in half, and spread each half with marinara sauce. Place one meatball on the bottom halves, and top with a bit more sauce and shredded mozzarella. Bake until the cheese melts, about 3 to 5 minutes. Sandwich together with the tops and skewer with a long toothpick to hold in place.

MEATBALL SLIDER BAKE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C).
• In a large bowl add the ground beef, Italian sausage, garlic, parsley, parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, bread crumbs, eggs, and milk and mix until thoroughly combined.
• Roll the mixture into 5 ounce meatballs.
• Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to a pan over medium heat and brown the meatballs on both sides for 15 minutes total.
• Slice the rolls in half lengthwise.
• Place the bottom half on a 9 x 13-inch (23 x 33cm) baking dish.
• Spoon a little marinara sauce on each bun. Top a meatball on each roll, add another spoonful of sauce, and top with mozzarella cheese.
• Place the remaining half of the rolls on top and lightly brush them with oil.
• Combine the parmesan cheese and the Italian seasoning in a small bowl and sprinkle it over the buns.
• Bake for 15 minutes.
• Enjoy!

MARINARA-PARMESAN MEATBALL SLIDERS

Steps:

• Whisk together egg and milk in a large bowl. Add bread crumbs to moisten. Mix in ground beef, ground pork, Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, garlic, onion, and Italian seasoning. Mix gently to combine. Cover bowl and refrigerate mixture for 1 hour for flavors to meld.
• Shape mixture into 3 ounce meatballs.
• Pour marinara sauce into a deep skillet and place meatballs into the sauce. Turn heat to medium, cover, and cook meatballs for 12 minutes. Flip meatballs and simmer until cooked through, about 12 more minutes.
• Toast slider buns. Add 1 meatball to each bottom slider bun. Top meatballs with freshly shaved Parmesan and cover with tops of slider buns. Serve immediately.