If you’re a fan of Italian meatball subs, you’re going to love this genius recipe. Our flaky biscuit dough is stuffed with meatballs and cheese, topped with crunchy Italian bread crumbs and baked in a (mess-free) muffin tin for a fun, kid-friendly biscuit bomb that’s exploding with flavor. Have one and call it an app, or grab a few and make it a meal. But whatever you do, don’t forget the extra marinara sauce for dunking.
Muffin-Tin Cheesy Meatball Biscuit Bombs
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 45 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 16
Ingredients
- 1 can (16.3 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Flaky Layers Buttermilk Biscuits (8 Count)
- 4 slices (0.8 oz each) mozzarella cheese (from 8-oz package)
- 16 fully cooked frozen Italian meatballs, thawed (from 22-oz bag)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup Progresso™ Italian panko crispy bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 cups marinara sauce (from 24-oz jar)
- Chopped Italian (flat-leaf) parsley and additional grated Parmesan cheese, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Generously spray 16 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray.
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Step2Separate dough into 8 biscuits. Separate each biscuit into 2 layers. Press each biscuit into 3 1/2-inch round. Cut each cheese slice into fourths to make 16 pieces.
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Step3Place 1 cheese piece in center of each dough round, and top with 1 meatball. Gently stretch dough up and around meatball and cheese, bringing to top, and pinching firmly to seal.
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Step4In small microwavable bowl, microwave butter uncovered on High 20 to 30 seconds or until melted. Stir in bread crumbs and 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese; mix well. Roll each biscuit in mixture, lightly pressing mixture into dough, and place pinched side down in muffin cup. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown and biscuits are no longer doughy in center.
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Step5In small microwavable bowl, add marinara sauce. Cover; microwave on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until heated through. Serve biscuits with warm sauce for dipping. Garnish with parsley and additional Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition
170
Calories
8g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
20g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 170
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 8g
- 12%
- Saturated Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 22%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 450mg
- 19%
- Potassium
- 120mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 20g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 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 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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