Oh. Em. Gee. Juicy meatballs, melty cheese, crusty bread…have I died and gone to heaven!? These sliders are out of this world. Seriously. My meatballs are a little conventional, because I mix turkey and beef, but trust me, they’re the perfect amount of juicy meatball deliciousness!
1 pound 80/20 ground beef
1/4 cup onion, grated
2 cloves garlic, grated
1/3 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1/3 cup plain breadcrumbs
1/3 Parmesan cheese, grated
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 24-ounce jars marinara sauce
dinner rolls, for serving
2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
In a large bowl, combine the onion, garlic, parsley, breadcrumbs, Parmesan, eggs, milk, red pepper, flakes, oregano, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Stir to combine thoroughly before adding the meat.
Then add the meat to the breadcrumb mixture.
Form the meatballs, using the size of your dinner rolls as a guide. I made mine a little bigger than a golf ball.
Broil the meatballs at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes, until they’re golden brown, flipping them once during cooking.
While the meatballs cook, heat up the marinara sauce in a saucepan on medium heat.
After the meatballs are browned, remove them from the oven and place them into the hot marinara sauce.
Lower the heat and simmer the meatballs for another 15 minutes.
Toast the slider buns, then place the bun bottoms onto a baking sheet.
Place one meatball onto each bun, and top each meatball with a generous sprinkle of mozzarella cheese.
Broil them at 400 degrees F for 3-5 minutes, just until the cheese is melted.
Place a bun top onto each slider, then serve.
Ingredients
- For the meatballs
- 1 pound 93/7 ground turkey
- 1 pound 80/20 ground beef
- 1/4 cup onion, grated
- 2 cloves garlic, grated
- 1/3 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 1/3 cup plain breadcrumbs
- 1/3 Parmesan cheese, grated
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper For Serving
- 2 24-ounce jars marinara sauce
- dinner rolls, for serving
- 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the onion, garlic, parsley, breadcrumbs, Parmesan, eggs, milk, red pepper, flakes, oregano, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Stir to combine thoroughly before adding the meat.
- Then add the meat to the breadcrumb mixture.
- Form the meatballs, using the size of your dinner rolls as a guide. I made mine a little bigger than a golf ball.
- Broil the meatballs at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes, until they're golden brown, flipping them once during cooking.
- While the meatballs cook, heat up the marinara sauce in a saucepan on medium heat.
- After the meatballs are browned, remove them from the oven and place them into the hot marinara sauce.
- Lower the heat and simmer the meatballs for another 15 minutes.
- Toast the slider buns until they're slightly golden, then place the bun bottoms onto a baking sheet.
- Place a meatball onto each bun, and top each meatball with a generous sprinkle of mozzarella cheese.
- Broil the meatballs at 400 degrees F for 3-5 minutes, just until the cheese is melted.
- Place a bun top onto each slider, then serve.