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Meatball Sliders
We made these irresistible Ham and Cheese Sliders yet again when we watched the Super Bowl. These are one of our favorite things to eat. Super simple and super good. What’s better than a warm mini sandwich with some ooey gooey cheese topping off some meat? I think it’s just the perfect kind of snack for for watching sports or serving at a party or even for dinner. So what did I decide to do?
Make more sliders for dinner recently that involved yummy flavorful meat covered in ooey gooey cheese.
Yep! This time I made Meatball Sliders. Meatball Subs are great but there is just something cute about having the meatballs served in sliders. Well, I don’t know if cute is the right word, but definitely fun to eat this way.
My dad was up in December for a visit to meet Autumn and help us out by stocking up our freezer with some of our favorite dinners. Of course Mr. I-talian made amazing meatballs and marinara sauce. That big batch is long gone now but I have been thinking about making more recently but haven’t found time. Instead of making a big batch of meatballs and sauce I decided to change it up and make some meatballs for these sliders.
I love meatballs any time but these ended up being such a good dinner as they are a great warm up food. I just love an excuse to turn on the oven after being on a cold bus. Totally helps takes the chill away in me and the house. 🙂
These meatball sliders are perfect for any occasion as they are quick to whip up and a crowd pleaser.
Meatball Sliders
Makes 12 Sliders
Ingredients
- 1 1/2- 2 lbs of ground beef, 85%/15% is suggested
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 cup Italian Style breadcrumbs
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 2 heaping tablespoons minced parsley
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flake
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 24 oz jar of tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 12 dinner rolls
Process
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Combine the ground beef, beaten eggs, breadcrumbs, diced onion, parsley, and seasonings together in a large bowl.
- Form 12 equal sized meatballs.
- In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Once the oil is hot, brown the meatballs, in batches. Once the meatballs are browned on all sides, place in an oven safe baking dish.
- Pour the tomato sauce over the meatballs. Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil.
- Bake the meatballs for 35 minutes. Remove the foil and add the shredded cheese to the top of the meatballs and place under the broiler until the cheese is completely melted.
- Split the rolls and place 1 cheese covered meatball in each roll to serve.
Pimento Cheese Mini Burgers
It’s getting warmer up here in Boston. So we’ve been doing some garden work and busting out the grill. I just love the summer and spending our time outdoors drinking icy cold beers, snacking on chips and homemade guac, and dining on burgers. So lately I’ve been dreaming up all the fun burgers we can make this year (all of these sound awesome) and one such burger on my mind was a Pimento Cheese Burger.
We first had Pimento Cheese Burgers years ago while in Charlotte. Ahhhh-mazing. I’ve only made them a few times since then since they are so rich and indulgent. But the flavor combos are so dang good. I love mayo on my burgers and obviously cheese burgers are better than plain burgers so it all just adds up perfectly.
So when it came to thinking up something for my Sprint Cup Snacks recipe for this weekend’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 in Darlington, SC I pulled out my Pimento Cheese Burgers. So perfectly Southern! I whipped up some Mini Burgers since everything mini is just so dang cute. Plus I’m always trying to think of fun recipes for a crowd or ones to quickly nosh on while watching that week’s NASCAR race.
Pimento Cheese is yummy with just crackers but slather it on some burgers and it will become your favorite way of enjoying it. But, of course, putting it on sliders makes the whole situation that much better. Plus the best thing is that it is super easy to whip up. As much as I love our grill, I used my cast iron skillet since I didn’t want to run the risk of flipping the mini burgers through the grates. In all it took about 15 minutes of prep for this dinner. awesome!
I swear these will be a hit with you crowd!
Pimento Cheese Mini Burgers
Makes 6 sliders
Ingredients
Pimento Cheese
- 8 ounces of shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 4 ounce jar of diced pimentos, drained
- 1/3- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- cayenne and black pepper to taste
Burgers
- 1 pound of 85/15 ground beef
- 1 teaspoon of Lawry’s Seasoned Salt
- pinch of black pepper
- 6 whole wheat dinner rolls
Process
- To make the Pimento Cheese, combine the cheese, pimentos, and mayo. Mix thoroughly. Add the cayenne and pepper to taste. Set aside to chill for at least 1 hour.
- In a large bowl combine the ground beef and the Seasoned Salt and black pepper. Evenly divide the burgers into 6 rounds. Shape and flatten each burger so they are slightly thicker than 1/4″.
- Cook the burgers until desired doneness.
- Slice the dinner rolls in half. Place each burger on the bottom portion of the buns, then scoop about 2 tablespoons of the pimento cheese on each burger, and top off with the rest of the bun.
Pimento Cheese adapted from Epicurious