Meatball Sliders
King's Hawaiian rolls hollowed out, garlic buttered, filled with meatballs and mozzarella, and baked until melty.
ModeratePrep: 15 minCook: 25 minServes 12Oven Roast
Ingredients
- ●1 package King's Hawaiian rolls (12 count)
- ●Three-meat meatballs (see Playbook), cut in half
- ●1 jar marinara sauce
- ●Shredded mozzarella cheese
- ●Grated parmesan cheese
- ●4 tbsp butter, melted
- ●2 cloves garlic, minced (or 1 tsp garlic powder)
- ●Fresh parsley, chopped
Assembly
- 1.Preheat oven to 350°F.
- 2.Keep the Hawaiian rolls attached as one rack. Using a knife, cut a square into the top of each roll. Pluck out the middles to create little cups.
- 3.Mix melted butter with minced garlic and parsley.
- 4.Brush the garlic butter on the inside of each hollowed roll and on the tops.
- 5.Bake the rolls for about 10 minutes until they're slightly crispy.
- 6.While rolls bake, heat meatballs in marinara sauce.
- 7.Remove rolls from oven. Spoon a little sauce into each cup. Add a small amount of shredded mozzarella.
- 8.Place half a meatball into each cup.
- 9.Top with a little more sauce and more mozzarella cheese.
- 10.Bake for another 10-15 minutes at 350°F until the cheese is fully melted.
- 11.Top with grated parmesan cheese and serve.
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The Story
“These have been a huge crowd favorite at every tailgate and party I've brought them to. Take a rack of King's Hawaiian rolls — don't separate them. Cut a square into the top of each one and pluck out the middles so you've got little cups. Brush the inside and tops with garlic butter, bake them until slightly crispy, then fill each one with sauce, mozzarella, half a meatball, more sauce, more cheese, and bake again until everything is melty. Top with parmesan. They're incredible and people lose their minds over them.”
