Cheesy Meatball Sliders make entertaining so easy and are perfect for feeding a crowd! Made with homemade meatballs in a marinara sauce, soft Hawaiian sweet rolls, and two different kinds of Italian cheese. These sliders are sure to become a holiday or game day food favorite.
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Easy holiday entertaining with a big pan of baked cheesy meatball sliders with Hawaiian sweet rolls
The holidays are fast approaching and that means that entertaining opportunities are right around the corner.
We all love spending time with family and friends but let's face it, the season is already hectic enough with all the shopping and cooking
We all could use a super-easy but super-impressive recipe for those holiday parties or when you are searching for super game day recipes.
How to make meatball sliders
Want to know how to make the best cheesy meatball sliders?
- Use homemade meatballs and marinara sauce
- The softest slider buns you can find
- Select two or three different kinds of cheeses
I used Fontinella (super melty) and Asiago (adds a nice slight sharpness) for the buns' middle layer, then topped the meatballs with mozzarella.
It was cheese and meatball heaven!
Perfect sliders for holiday party or game day food
These sliders are the best finger food for a party or get together with family and friends. Hearty and filling, they satisfy everyone’s craving for meatballs and sauce too!
They also make a pretty darn good lunch (instead of a typical sandwich) and as a dinner entree with a BIG green salad.
Enjoy these easy Cheesy Meatball Sliders with family and friends for your next get together!
Baked Cheesy Meatball Sliders Recipe with Hawaiian Sweet Rolls
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 2 cups Stella Cheese Mozzarella or Fontinella cheese , shredded and divided
- ½ cup Stella Cheese Asiago or Parmesan cheese , shredded or shaved
- 1 (12 pack) Hawaiian sweet rolls
- 12 (1 inch) diameter cooked meatballs
- 1 cup marinara sauce
- 2 tablespoons fresh flat leafed parsley (optional) , chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F/176C degrees and heat through the meatballs in the marinara sauce over medium-low stove temperature.
- Lightly grease with butter a 9x12 baking dish. Separate top bread buns from the bottoms and place the baking pan. Using a cookie cutter or your fingers, cut out 1 inch diameter circle in each top bun. Brush olive oil over the cut top of the bottom bread bun, then sprinkle with garlic power. Evenly distribute ½ cup of Stella Mozzarella or Fontinella cheese and the ½ cup of Asiago or Parmesan cheese over the top. Place dabs of the marinara sauce (about ½ cup) across top of cheese and top with the bread bun top layer.
- Place one meatball in each hole of the bun and can dab each with a little extra marinara, if desired. Evenly top with the remaining 1 ½ cups of Mozzarella or Fontinella cheese.
- Cover top loosely with aluminum foil for 10 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 12 minutes, or until cheese is all melted and insides are heated through.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley. Serve immediately!
Bryan
I made something similar to these a few years ago. It I love the idea of slicing down the middle first and adding the garlic butter and a little sauce. I also like the combination of cheeses!
Karrie
Thanks so much Bryan!
Britt | Sweet Tea & Thyme
Perfect! These look great for my son's soccer team, I always bring them food after they have 'practice' (a bunch of four year olds don't really have games here, it's more so for fun) and they all love meatballs.
Nicoletta @sugarlovespices
Wow, Karrie, that looks amazing! Loreto would be in heaven and I would be tempted to going back eating meat just to taste it!
Christina
Whelp, because of your recipe my husband is probably going to propose to me again. Meatball anything is his favorite. And how cool you made them into sliders! I've never heard of removing some of the bread so the meatball fits perfectly. That's (swear word) genius!
I'm definitely pinning these for later for upcoming potluck and football parties!
Ben|Havocinthekitchen
Holy cow! Am I in the Meat-y Cheese-y Heaven, Karrie? This truly looks and sounds so delicious and comfort (And obviously, skinny). The fun thing is that I didn't realize immediately that you actually baked these meatballs in the buns. How cool is that, eh?
Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen
My face looks like the heart eye emoji right now. That gooey, melty cheese is just EVERYTHING! I just want to do a face plant right into that pan
Cathleen @ A Taste of Madness
These look amazing!! And it definitely looks like something that I can make
heather (delicious not gorgeous)
oooh yum! i love the slight sweetness that hawaiian rolls have, and all that cheese looks soso good (:
The-FoodTrotter
Wow! It does look so delicious I'm drooling
Katie Crenshaw
Your pictures are absolutely beautiful! Great job! Those Cheesy Meatball Sliders look off the chain!!!!! OMG!!! I am totally drooling. I can't wait to make these for my next party. I will have to try me some Stella Cheese also!
Thao @ In Good Flavor
These are not only going on my holiday entertaining menu, they are going on my family meal menu. My two guys and I would devour these awesome looking sliders in not time!! It's adorable how the meatballs sit in their own little hole! Pinned.
Katherine | Love In My Oven
Oh my goooooosh!!! These look ridiculous!!! All that cheese...I'm dying a little. I would say it's perfect for the holidays, but really I just want to make it all for myself!! Sliders are mini, so I can eat like a million of them right?!
Dawn - Girl Heart Food
I recently made my skillet meatballs with tomato sauce and just had with pasta. Had I seen this recipe, you know I would have made these sliders!! I love the idea of making a big batch of these for holiday get togethers and I know they would go over super well with my family. Two types of cheese? That means it's doubly good The thing with sliders, though, is that I always want to get way more than one, lol. These look super good!! XO