Spicy Meatball Sliders

Spicy Meatball Sliders

INGREDIENTS:

For the Meatballs-

3 pounds lean ground beef

2 cloves garlic, chopped

2 tablespoons diced onion

1 egg

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon ground black pepper

2 tablespoons bread or cracker crumbs

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley (optional)

For the sauce-

1 cup Busha Browne's Spicy Tomato Love Apple Sauce

2 teaspoons oregano flakes

For the Sliders-

4 slices thick-cut bacon, cut into thirds

12 dinner rolls

12 slices provolone cheese

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Mix together all ingredients for the meatballs. Set aside.
2. Cook bacon in a 10- to 12-inch skillet over medium heat until cooked crisp. Remove bacon to a paper towel lined plate for later use.
3. Using a tablespoon scoop or spoon, form meatballs from the ground beef mixture. Drop into the heated skillet, turning occasionally to ensure that all sides of the meatball have been browned, about 7 minutes.
4. Add Busha Browne's Spicy Tomato Love Apple Sauce and oregano to the skillet with the meatballs and reduce heat to a low simmer. All to simmer for about 5 minutes while assembling the slider rolls.

For the Sliders

1. Preheat oven to 350º F.
2. Place dinner rolls on a sheet pan. Split open the dinner rolls and tuck a slice of provolone cheese inside. Add a slice of bacon inside the fold of each slice of cheese and then add a meatball. Spoon sauce from the skillet onto each meatball.
3. Place sheet pan of sliders into the oven for 5 minutes, just to melt the cheese.
4. Remove from the oven and serve warm.