Italian Meatball Sliders
Skip the pasta and try Italian meatball sliders instead. Best of all, you can make the meatballs ahead and freeze them for a quick meal on busy nights.
Skip the pasta and try Italian meatball sliders instead. Best of all, you can make the meatballs ahead and freeze them for a quick meal on busy nights.
Update
It's much easier to find regular pork Italian sausage and ground turkey to use in these. The proportions are the same. This is the way I always make them now and I think the flavor is better. One of our favorites.
The family LOVED these. I got the sausage at New Seasons and they only had chicken sausage. I got one regular and one hot so left out the crushed red pepper when making the meatballs. We had to put a sprinkle of parmesan on top before serving. Will definitely have these often.
Easy, very tasty, any night meal. My hubby loved it. Added just a little more crushed red pepper.
I was so worried about overworking the meat that I didn't do a very good job of pressing the meatballs together. So it really just turned into a delicious meat sauce. Will definitely make again.
Kids enjoyed. Really delicious
This is very tasty! Definitely going in our rotation.
Definitely a repeat. I made my own turkey sausage to control salt and spice to make it toddler friendly. Other than that, I followed the recipe. Good flavor, not too difficult and freezer friendly all make it a repeat. I made a few without the ricotta for the baby (who loved them) and they were also good without the dairy, so they can be friendly to those with dairy sensitivity.
This is a regular in the rotation. Quick, easy and delicious.
These were great!
My family loved the recipe and is looking forward to having it again! Soon! We used small rolls rather than slider buns which was also tasty!
I made this tonight and my wife and daughters all gave it a thumbs up. The only thing I adjusted this time was that I only used a pinch of the red pepper fllakes. Also, everyone at the table thought the basil leaves could be left out. Personally, I was ok with them, but will listen to the masses next time.
This will be on our quarterly menu rotation. It was a hit with everyone. I used chicken sausage instead of turkey sausage since that's what I could easily find at the store. Served it with a veggie salad.
Absolutely terrific, even on a busy weeknight. My husband and I could not stop eating them. Surprisingly hearty, despite the small amount of meat. We loved these on small potato rolls, which are about 90 cals each. We used Trader Joe marinara sauce, which proved to be a good match.
Delicious and easy. I buy a pork tenderloin and weigh out 12oz chop it up in my food processor and elminate putting in the sausage. I think the flavor is wonderful and I love making the spinach salad on the side. This is a fun meal to eat and it's also nice for leftovers. Will be making many times in the future!
Delicious!
I have made this a couple of times now and it is outstanding! The only change I made was to use a gourmet pasta sauce instead of a low sodium type. Hubby is watching his weight and doesn't believe these are light and he is very particular! These are a definite winner!
I have made these 3-4 times since the recipe came out. They are always great!
We love this dish. I have made it 4 four times and it is always a hit with my kids and husband. The salad is the perfect match to the Italian Meatball Sliders & we love them both quality. This is a wonderful meal to end you busy day.
These were good. My son-the meatball lover- would give it 5 stars. :) I doubled the recipe and used the leftovers another night. Great weeknight meal!
Entire family loved these! We used potato rolls for our buns instead of "slider buns" because that's what we had on hand. I think any bun or no bun at all, these are delicious.
I used chicken sausage & lean ground beef. Delicious!
These are delicious - and easy to make. I made mine a little larger than 1" as that seemed small. I used Raos marinara sauce which was also perfect. I used mild sausage, but next time I may try mixing in some hot italian sausage to give them a kick.
These were incredibly tasty! My husband fell in love with them and keeps askign when we'll make them next. I made my own sauce by using a can of tomato puree and cookign it with some oil and oregano. FYI - I didnt' have ricotta cheese so I sued cottage cheese, they were still really good. They wer so good I don't t risk the magic and will continue using cottage cheese.
My friend made these for our Cooking Light group and they were one of my favorite dishes of the night. She used Hawaiian dinner rolls for slider buns. I will definitely use this one again and again.
This was really good. The only thing that I changes is that I used only turkey sausage and red onion in place of shallots. It was very simple to make and tasted very good. Rather than making them into a regular sandwich (just thought it would be too much bread), I made them open faced. Since I made it with the spinach salad pictures, I had extra fresh mozzarella and melted a small piece on top the meatballs under the broiler. What an easy, great tasting and looking meal!
These were amazing! I added a small slice of fresh mozz on top of each and made with ground turkey breast and regular Italian sausage. Big hit with the entire family. Served with the Spinach and mozzarella salad pictured with it.
Great tasting meatball, my family enjoyed them. I served them with a chopped italian salad (Food & Wine; this site).
These would have been much better if I had opted to use regular marinara sauce instead of the low sodium. It was very bland which is a shame because the meatballs are actually packed with flavor. I was surprised how far the meat mixture went using only 8 oz. of pork and 2 turkey sausage links. I froze the rest of the pork (I could only buy a pound, no less than that) and the sausage for next time. The suggested spinach and mozzarella salad was pretty good too and I didn't feel unsatisfied having both.
Super yummy!
these were tasty little treats. we enjoyed the flavor and served it with a mixed veggie salad so it made for a nice meal. only problem was finding tiny buns...ended up using dinner rolls
So good! Used ground turkey instead of ground pork but followed the rest of the recipe exactly. A lot of the sauce does cook away so if you want a really saucy slider, you might want to double the marinara sauce. I'll probably use 2 cups next time.
Made with 50/50 mix of spicy italian sausage and grass fed beef. quite delicious and easy.
Made these last night and they were excellent. I used spicy turkey sausage and omitted red pepper flakes for my kids. Also added a pinch of fennel seeds to the meatball mix. This recipe is definitely a keeper!
OMG, these were fantastic! I followed the recipe exactly, except that I used onion instead of shallots because I didn't have any. The sliders were moist and flavorful, and a touch spicy. Next time I have these I'm going to put a little more sauce on the bottom of the buns. I served with the Spinach and Mozzarella salad, which was also very good...I subbed tomatoes for the red peppers. Fabulous meal, which I'll definitely make again.