{"id":709,"date":"2010-01-10T11:21:50","date_gmt":"2010-01-10T19:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topmomblog.com\/?p=709"},"modified":"2013-01-28T18:03:39","modified_gmt":"2013-01-29T02:03:39","slug":"meatball-sliders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/meatball-sliders\/","title":{"rendered":"Meatball Sliders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-710\" title=\"Meatball Sliders\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/topmomblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Meatball-Sliders.jpg?resize=548%2C416\" alt=\"Meatball Sliders\" width=\"548\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Meatball-Sliders.jpg?w=548&amp;ssl=1 548w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Meatball-Sliders.jpg?resize=300%2C227&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It comes as no surprise that meatballs were declared &#8220;Dish of the Year&#8221; by Bon App\u00e9tit magazine &#8211; &#8220;with a return to homey, comforting cooking this year, meatballs made it big, appearing on restaurant menus and kitchen tables everywhere&#8221;. \u00a0 In fact, as a regular happy hour patron it seems that no restaurant menu seems complete without a slider of some sort &#8211; from Kobe beef sliders to pulled pork.<\/p>\n<p>I recreated \u00a0Meatball Sliders in the TM Kitchen after enjoying many restaurant versions and am sharing the recipe here because they&#8217;re affordable, easy to make, and you&#8217;d be hard-pressed to find a child or an adult who won&#8217;t inhale them &#8211; \u00a0an ideal dish for the home cook!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h2>\n<div class=\"print-this-button-shell\">\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"print-this-button\" onClick=\"parent.location='https:\/\/shescookin.com\/meatball-sliders\/?printthis=1&printsect=1'\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Print This!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<!-- Print This Section 1 Start -->\n<div class=\"print-this-content\"><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Meatball Sliders<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Meatball sliders are a crowd pleaser and baking, rather than them frying, uses less oil, creates less mess, and results in nice round meatballs!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Serves 4-6 (as a main dish)<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 lb. ground pork<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 lb. ground beef<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 c. grated romano cheese<\/p>\n<p>1 egg, lightly beaten<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 c. fresh bread crumbs<\/p>\n<p>2 cloves garlic, pressed<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 c. Italian parsley, chopped<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 t. red pepper flakes<\/p>\n<p>1 t. salt<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 t. ground pepper<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 c. Italian bread crumbs<\/p>\n<p>15 small rolls<\/p>\n<p>Prepared Marinara sauce<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 c. grated cheese<\/p>\n<p>Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (375 if convection).<\/p>\n<p>Directions:<\/p>\n<p>In a large mixing bowl, combine the meats, cheese, egg, bread crumbs, garlic, parsley, pepper flakes, salt &amp; pepper. Use fork or your hands to mix all ingredients well.\u00a0 Form into 15 2-inch meatballs. Roll them in the Italian bread crumbs. Spray cookie sheet with oil and bake meatballs for 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, split the rolls horizontally and lightly toast in toaster oven. 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