Cheesy Meatball Sliders
Cheesy Meatball Sliders feature seasoned ground beef wrapped around wedges of Babybel cheese. Individual sandwiches are drizzled with barbecue sauce, then topped with smoked gouda for a cheesy extravaganza!
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 pounds 85% ground beef
- 1 cup dried panko bread crumbs
- 1 egg ((beaten))
- 1 small onion ((chopped))
- 2 mini sweet red peppers ((chopped))
- 2 teaspoons steak seasoning
- 2 Tablespoons barbecue sauce
- 6 rounds of Babybel cheese ((cut into 4 wedges per round))
- 8 slices of smoked gouda cheese ((cut into 3 sections per slice))
- 6 ounces barbecue sauce ((for drizzling))
- 12 brioche slider buns
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon bagel seasoning
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- 2
Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, egg, onion, sweet red peppers, steak seasoning and 2 tablespoons of bbq sauce together in a large bowl. Mix with a spoon or hands until blended together.
- 3
Scoop 24 balls from the ground beef mixture onto a sheet pan using a 1 inch cookie scoop or your hands.
- 4
Use the back of the cookie scoop to make an indention in each meatball.
- 5
Unwrap Babybel cheese and cut each round into 4 wedges. Insert one wedge into every meatball.
- 6
Roll ground beef mixture around cheese wedge to create a ball.
- 7
Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, then remove from oven.
- 8
Slice slider rolls lengthwise down the middle and place the bottom halves into a 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
- 9
Place 2 meatballs on each roll.
- 10
Drizzle meatballs and bread with bbq sauce, then top with slices of smoked gouda cheese.
- 11
Place the top rolls on the cheese and close the sandwiches. Brush the rolls with melted butter. Sprinkle with bagel seasoning.
- 12
Cover baking dish tightly with aluminum foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes until cheese melts and meatballs are cooked throughout.