Garlic Bread Meatball Marinara sammies / Sliders

Garlic Bread Meatball Marinara Sammies

​Prep Time: 20 Min
Cook Time: 25 - 30 Min

Yields: 2 Sammies / 8 Sliders

WHAT YOU NEED

• 326g Long French Baguette
• Store-Bought Marinara 
• 6 Slices Pizza Mozzarella (From the Ball, not pre-sliced)
• Fresh Basil
• Grana Padano

M E A T B A L L S

• 340g Impossible Foods Beef
• 1/2 Yellow Onion, finely diced
• 1/4 C Cooked Brown Rice
• 2 Tbsp. Fresh Parsley, chopped 
• 2 cloves Garlic, crushed & minced 
• Handful Fresh Basil, chopped
• 1/4 C Grana Padano, finely shredded
• 1/4 Tsp. Himalayan Salt 
• 1/4 Tsp. Red Pepper Flakes
• Cracked Pepper

G A R L I C B U T T E R

• 1/2 C Room Temperature Unsalted Butter
• 4 cloves Garlic, put through the garlic press
• 3 Tbsp. Fresh Parsley, finely chopped
• Himalayan Salt & Cracked Pepper
• Red Pepper Flakes

DIRECTIONS

• Mix together the room temp butter, garlic, parsley, and a good pinch of salt, pepper, and pepper flakes. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
• Warm up the marinara in a covered pot set to low. Leave covered until needed.
• M E A T B A L L S - Preheat oven to 400 F. Mix all of the ingredients together in a small mixing bowl. Using about 2 Tbsp. of the meat mixture, form in to 8 equal sized meatballs and transfer them to a parchment lined baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 15 - 20 minutes, flipping once or twice as needed until browned and cooked through.​

• With 10 minutes remaining on the meatballs, toss your baguette in to the oven for 4 -5 minutes to warm up. Remove and carefully cut in to two equal sized sammies. Slice them open and slather both sides in the garlic butter. Reserve any extra butter for a future use. 
• Preheat a grill pan set to just about medium and grill the baguettes butter side down until golden brown and buttery perfection.
• Place the bottoms on a parchment lined baking sheet and arrange 4 meatballs on each bottom baguette. Top with the sliced mozzarella and spoon some of the hot marinara on top. Switch the oven to BROIL 500 F / HIGH and toss them in until the cheese is bubbly and melted. Remove and carefully transfer the bottoms to a cutting board for assembly. Spoon additional sauce over the meatballs and sprinkle on some torn basil and finely shredded grana padano. Pop on the tops of the baguettes.
• S E R V E  - Slice them in to 8 equal sized sliders for service, or serve as two stuffed sammies. Serve the sammies with any remaining tomato sauce for dipping. ENJOY!

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