Italian Meatball Sliders
Tastemade
Updated May 11, 2021
Flaky, buttery biscuits piled high with delicious meatballs and slathered in marinara. A southern twist on an Italian classic!
Italian Meatball Sliders
- Prep Time 5 min
- Total 30 min
- Ingredients 13
- Servings 16
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb ground beef
- 1/2 lb ground pork
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup Progresso™ bread crumbs plain
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 cans (16.3 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Southern Homestyle Buttermilk Biscuits (8 Count)
- 9 bocconcini (small fresh mozzarella cheese balls)
- Oil
- 1 jar (24 oz) tomato sauce
- Arugula leaves
- Skewers, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Place cooking parchment paper on large cookie sheet.
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Step2In large bowl, mix beef, pork, garlic, Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, parsley, egg, and salt and pepper to taste. Shape mixture into 1-inch balls. (Spray or rub hands with oil periodically; meat forms easily into balls without sticking to your hands!)
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Step3Separate dough into 16 biscuits; using 2-inch round cutter, cut out “slider” size biscuits (save scraps for another use). Place on cookie sheet. Bake 5 to 10 minutes or until golden and fluffy.
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Step4Cut bocconcini into thirds.
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Step5Heat 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat; swirl oil in skillet. Cook meatballs in oil in batches until golden. Return all meatballs to skillet; pour tomato sauce over meatballs. Simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until hot and cooked through. Top each with mozzarella slice; cook until melted.
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Step6To build sliders, cut each biscuit in half; drop a bit of sauce on bottom layer, top with a few arugula leaves, meatballs, then biscuit top. Secure each with skewer.
Nutrition
290
Calories
14g
Total Fat
12g
Protein
29g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 290
- Calories from Fat
- 130
- Total Fat
- 14g
- 21%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 30%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 40mg
- 13%
- Sodium
- 590mg
- 25%
- Potassium
- 90mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 29g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 12g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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