Juicy delicious Italian Meatball Sliders with melted Mozzarella topping ! So good to serve on Game Day or for lunch and great as a light dinner as well.

Our family loves meatballs ! Served any way – over pasta, rice on it’s own with a dip and especially on a roll as with these lip smacking Italian Meatball Sliders .

I like this recipe as the sauce is mixed into the meatballs first. Baking follows and then simmered in more of the sauce for a couple of minutes.

Baking the meatballs also means less fat which is great as I try to use as many fat-reduced / low-fat and wholewheat ingredients in as many recipes as possible.

Use a low-in-salt and low-fat Pasta Sauce if available. However, I know it is not always available from local supermarkets.

The alternative (or if you prefer) is of course to use homemade Pasta Sauce .. real homemade from scratch.

Mine also only had a few dots of Mozzarella, but hubby and my son’s were covered in cheese !

Theirs melted not only over the meatballs but right into the filling as well 😉 . You decide how much Mozzarella you prefer !

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• Coca-Cola Meatballs
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Italian Meatball Sliders

Italian Meatball Sliders

Linda Nortje

Juicy delicious Italian Meatball Sliders with melted Mozzarella topping ! So good to serve on Game Day or for lunch and great as a light dinner as well

5 from 5 votes

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Course Light Dinner

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Additional Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

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Servings 6 Servings

Calories 449 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 675 gr Lean Ground Beef 1 1/2 pounds
• 3 TB Wholewheat Breadcrumbs fresh
• 1 t Dried Italian Herbs
• 2 cups Tomato and Basil Pasta Sauce divided
• ¾ t Salt
• 1 TB Olive Oil extra-virgin
• 1 Green Bell Pepper chopped
• 1 Onion thinly sliced
• 6 Wholewheat Rolls Long Hotdog Style
• ½ cup Low-Fat Mozzarella Cheese grated or sliced

Instructions

 

• Pre-heat the oven to 200 deg C (400 deg F) – spray a large oven dish with cooking oil
• Combine the Beef, Breadcrumbs, Italian Herbs, 1/4 cup Pasta Sauce and the Salt in a mixing bowl – shape into 2.5 cm  {1 inch} meatballs – place on the prepared oven dish and bake 25 – 30 minutes or until done, turning over after 15 minutes
• Heat the Olive Oil – saute the Green Pepper and Onion until soft – add the baked meatballs together with the remaining Pasta Sauce – simmer 5 minutes
• Scoop 3 meatballs into each Roll – spoon a little sauce over and top with Mozzarella Cheese
• Place under the grill element of the oven until the Cheese has melted

Nutrition Facts

Italian Meatball Sliders

Serving Size

 

1 Slider

Amount per Serving

Calories

449

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

22

g

34

%

Saturated Fat

 

8

g

50

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

11

g

Cholesterol

 

110

mg

37

%

Sodium

 

777

mg

34

%

Carbohydrates

 

23

g

8

%

Fiber

 

3

g

13

%

Sugar

 

5

g

6

%

Protein

 

39

g

78

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition value, where given, is not always accurate. Please also check your ingredient labels.