Cheesy Stuffed Meatball Sliders.
Hello you perfect game day snack.
Or perfect dinner. Or perfect reheated I-just-came-home-from-the-bar snack. Or perfect hungover breakfast. Cold.
I love you.
And I don’t even really like meatballs. So this is, in a word… huge. But I love you since you’re stuck in an adorable little toasted bun and stuffed with double the cheese. You make me want to eat meatballs every day.
Meatballs and mini things. Lots of cute mini things.
I didn’t want to show you this creeptastic picture but I felt like I needed to tell you that it’s okay if your mozzarella oozes out of your meatballs.
This is what happens in my kitchen. Cakes overflow in the oven, cookies flatten out like pancakes, yeast doesn’t foam and cheese squirts out of meatballs. As dirty as it sounds, it’s real life and something like it happens every.single.day in my world. It makes a really good excuse to have an extra glass of wine.
Everything is always better in slider form, right? These meatballs are super quick to prepare and can be made in less than an hour. You can half the batch for dinner one night or triple them for your Monday Night Football party. They bring versatility to a whole new level and taste like a bite-sized version of spaghetti and meatballs… without the noodles? Yeah, sort of. Just whatever you do, don’t forget to invite me over.
Cheesy Stuffed Meatball Sliders
Ingredients
- 2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2/3 cup romano cheese
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 2 teaspoons dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/3 cup panko bread crumbs
- 4 ounces of mozzarella cheese, cut into cubes + more for topping
- 3 cups of your favorite pasta sauce
- 12-15 slider buns, or dinner rolls if you cannot find them
- basil for garnish/topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, add ground beef, egg, oil, cheese, breadcrumbs, garlic, salt, pepper, basil and parsley. Mix to combine, gently tossing a few times with your hands. Don’t overmix – it will result in tough meatballs! Spray a large baking dish with non-stick spray and add 2 cups of pasta sauce. Roll beef into golfball-sized meatballs (about 3 tablespoons of beef), and press a cube of mozzarella in the middle. Seal the beef around the chees and set in sauce. Once all meatballs have been added, sprinkle additional cheese and breadcrumbs over top. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through. Serve with additional sauce if desired, toasted slider buns, and a few slabs of mozzarella for topping.
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I appreciate you so much!
I’ll bring the wine.
141 Comments on “Cheesy Stuffed Meatball Sliders.”
I would like mini donuts over mini sliders but I realize I may be in minority :)
Have a great weekend!
These look fabulous! I love that you topped them with extra cheese :)
This is one of those rare moments where I wish I wasn’t vegetarian. These look delightful!
Your blog is great. :D And oh my gosh these look so tasty, I can’t wait to try them! Thanks for providing me with yet another awesome recipe!
Last time I was in Pittsburgh I didn’t know you existed. I was also freezing because I was soaking wet in Heinz Field at a hockey game on New Years. Let’s hope my next visit is warmer and involves more cheese filled meatballs and wine with you. These look fab.
I love that these are sliders! Perfect for a party.
That last picture is perfect — I love the cheese oozing out!
Since they are sliders, how many can I eat? They look amazing!
Millions? ;)
Awesome, I was just reading about juicy lucy burgers last night. These are like the Italian slider variation.
When you say lean, what percentage are you using?
I used 93%!
Adorbs! I love you for topping it with extra cheese. I vote yes.
I am a sucker for anything that’s stuffed with cheese. The creeptastic picture looks gooood, like a mini cheese waterfall :D
i.want.sliders! you know, as bizarre as this sounds, i don’t know if i’ve ever actually had a slider before!
These look awesome! And since they’re made of meat, I bet Mr How Sweet is all over them!
Oh yes he was.
That’s awesome!
YUM! But what, no bacon??!! How can that be???!! ;-)
I like the meatbal sub all- contained idea. You’re brilliant!
Meatballs, good! Meatballs stuffed with Cheese, GENIUS!
You had me at stuffed with cheese. I think these would be delicious with smoked mozzerella.
Oh yeah! Saw something like this in a RachelRay magazine recently and almost forgot about the cheese stuffed goodness. Until now!!
Woow I love meatballs this look so fancy and fun, definetely something new, not on pasta but as a slider! We are returning today to NY so after I go grocery shopping I am making these or that chili – hard decusion!!!!
I’ll bring the wine, too! I am SO making these for our next football game! What could go wrong with meat and cheese?….I totally just jinxed myself.
I posted some Mega Bacon Cheeseburgers a while back and one of my photos looked just like your first one above – great minds think alike! :-)
I want one of those.
That’s something I think no one can say no to. Love the oozy cheese shot.
I want to make these RIGHT NOW…as in 7:40AM right now.
Beautiful.
I made stuffed meatballs recently and put them in the crockpot for a party. They were gone in like 10 minutes!!! Love the idea of making sliders with them!!
Perfect for my small group meetings too I think!! Christians are notorious for eating.
Hahaha!
My boyfriend would love these for game day!
Yes I’ll gladly make these and yes I’ll gladly eat them anytime of the day too. Preferably cold for breakfast. I’m a huge leftovers for breakfast gal, nothing is too savory for me before the sun pops up!
This looks fabulous! What a great idea for a football game. I love having quick snacks available to reheat in a snap.
Yummy! I only recently discovered that I much prefer meatballs in sandwiches to with spaghetti and it’s introduced me to a whole host of meatball related opportunities! Sort of. Anyway, I’ll definitely be making these!
During a time where I’m trying to cut back, this is just mean.
But in the sweetest way possible.
Oh yum….I think I know what I’m bringing to the Pitt/Notre Dame tailgate tomorrow! Thanks bunches, Jess!
Have fun! My husband is going too. ;)
I love that you showed the cheesy oozing meatball in all its glory. I like the idea that cheese is on the inside and on top of the slider. More cheesy goodness. And since they are small you can totally eat like 5 or 10. Fact.
These look amazing… It’s only 9:30 but I totally want these now!
No, no, I’LL bring the wine – you just bring those babies and we’ll be (almost) even :)
These are perfect! I need to make dozens because I can just see Lee devouring these!
Love the running cheese. My first visit at your blog is amazing. and I will back for sure
Thanks so much!
These are so cute and look absolutely delicious! As I’ve gotten older, I’ve come to appreciate meatballs and how tasty they are- I used to think they were weird. I mean, balls of meat- hello.
These look soo good. I would definitely stuff my face with all of them and think its okay because they are tiny, so they must be better for me when in reality I probably would have eaten way more than if I had just had one big meatball sandwich.
These look AMAZING. Probably one of the most appealing dishes I’ve ever seen. New to your blog, but I have to say that it’s fantastic! I shall be back!
Thanks Nick!
I’ve just gone blind.
And lost all sense of hearing.
And motor skills.
I love you.
Ok, I hate football and everything else associated with “game days” usually but these sliders make me second guess that. I think I could withstand a game or two if these were in my presence ;)
If you bring the wine I will cook whatever your heart desires. Assuming I can drink and cook at the same time ;-). Love these sliders!
Yum, I am in love with meatballs. I love the idea of making them into sliders too!
My husband would absolutely love it if I made these for him! Total guy food :)
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bacon jam!! Oh-eM-Gee!!!
looks delicious, Jessica! I am making your puffy PB cookie batter for a family get together we are having next week…this should be interesting considering my show is on sunday GAHHH
Yes! Perfect game day snack .. or right now snack. Love this! These look and sound quite amazing!!
YUM! Those look so tasty! I’d dip them in tomato sauce as I went along. :D
I’ve been craving hamburgrs lately – these little nuggets would hit the spot!
Oh these look amazing! And your right,everything does taste better in slider form..:)