• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Tasty Ever After
  • Search for Recipes
  • Most Popular Recipes
  • Subscribe
  • About
menu icon
go to homepage
search icon
Homepage link
  • Recipes
  • Most Popular Recipes
  • Subscribe
  • About
×

Home » Appetizers and Snacks

Baked Cheesy Meatball Sliders with Hawaiian Sweet Rolls

11/07/2017 Updated: 01/12/2022 By Karrie 12 Comments

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Yummly
  • Reddit
Skip to Recipe
Meatball sliders Pinterest PIN

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. 

Cheesy Meatball Sliders just out of the oven

Sponsored Post:  This post is sponsored by Stella®, but all content and comments are honest and entirely my own.

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. 

Watch how to make easy meatball sliders

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.

Lifting a meatball sliders out of a pan
Meatballs and sauce in a saucepot with various packages of cheese, fresh garlic cloves, and parsley

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!

Step by step photos of making meatball Sliders

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.

Cheesy Meatball Sliders in a baking pan

Enjoy these easy Cheesy Meatball Sliders with family and friends for your next get together!

These sliders are sure to become a holiday or game day food favorite.

Cheesy Meatball Sliders in a pan

Baked Cheesy Meatball Sliders Recipe with Hawaiian Sweet Rolls

Entertaining is so easy with these meatball sliders! Made with homemade meatballs in a marinara sauce and two different kinds of Italian cheese, these sliders are sure to become a holiday or game day food favorite.
5 from 14 votes
Print Pin Rate
Course: Appetizer/Entree
Cuisine: Italian
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 12 sliders
Calories: 146kcal
Author: Karrie | Tasty Ever After

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
US Customary - Metric

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 the top of the bread bun from the bottom and place the bottom in the bottom of a 9x13 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!

Recipe Notes & Tips:

  • Sliders are best eaten fresh. 
  • Leftovers can be stored in a tightly covered container in the refrigerator for up to 1 day.  Reheat in a preheated 325F/163C oven on an ungreased baking sheet for 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
Baked Cheesy Meatball Sliders Recipe with Hawaiian Sweet Rolls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 146 Calories from Fat 90
% Daily Value*
Fat 10g15%
Saturated Fat 4g20%
Cholesterol 28mg9%
Sodium 306mg13%
Potassium 145mg4%
Carbohydrates 3g1%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 8g16%
Vitamin A 305IU6%
Vitamin C 2.4mg3%
Calcium 150mg15%
Iron 0.6mg3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Tried this recipe? Tag me today!Mention @tastyeverafter or tag #tastyeverafter

More Appetizers and Snacks

  • Easy Risotto Cakes
  • Smoked Jalapeño Poppers {with bacon + apple + brie}
  • Easy Curried Turkey Hand Pies With Potatoes
  • Artichoke Dip Recipe

 ©  Tasty Ever After  All images and content are copyright protected, so please do not copy or claim my work as your own.  Please do not use any images or republish this recipe without prior permission.  If you want to reference this recipe, link directly back to this post.  Thank you.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Cathy

    September 05, 2021 at 12:41 pm

    5 stars
    I saw this recipe on Pinterest and made them for dinner to surprise my kids. They told me I have to make them once a week now. LOOOLLL!

    Reply
    • Tianna

      September 12, 2021 at 7:14 pm

      These were delicious…the bread on mine got a bit soggy. Can’t really identify why but I’ll def be making them again!! And used your recipe for grainless meatball and marinara. So yum’!! Thanks for a wonderful couple of recipes.

      Reply
  2. Bryan

    September 25, 2020 at 6:37 pm

    5 stars
    These were great! 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! Big hit!

    Reply
    • Karrie

      September 28, 2020 at 11:24 am

      Thanks so much Bryan!

      Reply
  3. Michelle E

    December 28, 2019 at 7:12 am

    5 stars
    I made a double batch of these for our family holiday get together and they were the favorites. Cute to serve and very yummy. Can't go wrong with all that cheese too.

    Reply
  4. Nicki

    September 30, 2019 at 11:33 am

    5 stars
    These were amazing! I made your meatballs and sauce ahead of time and put the sliders together in no time for a football party. Everyone loved them.

    Reply
  5. Britt

    September 05, 2018 at 12:46 pm

    5 stars
    Perfect! These were 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.

    Reply
    • Karrie

      September 08, 2018 at 4:29 pm

      That's wonderful Britt and very happy they loved them!

      Reply
  6. Kim Gaines

    March 23, 2018 at 12:05 pm

    5 stars
    Brought these sliders to a church potluck and they were gone in minutes! So good!

    Reply
  7. Greg Smott

    February 10, 2018 at 1:19 pm

    5 stars
    I used premade frozen meatballs and jarred sauce to save time. Delicious and easy to make.

    Reply
  8. Christina

    December 28, 2017 at 9:33 am

    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 genius!

    Reply
    • Karrie

      December 29, 2017 at 4:33 pm

      lol! Glad you and the Hubby like them!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Picture of food blogger Tasty Ever After

Thank you for visiting Tasty Ever After and I'm Karrie! I hope you enjoy spending some time here finding easy scratch made recipes for the home cook.

More about me →

Popular

  • Banana Cream Pie Recipe {from scratch}
  • The BEST Graham Cracker Crust
  • How to Make Homemade Whipped Cream
  • Homemade Vanilla Pudding Recipe

Let's Connect!

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Footer

^ back to top

About

  • Privacy Policy & Terms of Use

Newsletter

  • Sign Up for emails and updates

Contact

  • Contact me here!

Affiliate disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases from Amazon.com

Copyright © 2023 Tasty Ever After