Cheesy Meatball Bites
12
Person
25
Minutes
0
Calories
Cheesy Meatball Bites made with crescent dough, frozen meatballs, marinara sauce and lots of cheese! Easy meatball appetizer recipe perfect for parties and game day. Bake the meatball bites and serve immediately. If you’re bringing them to share at a party, I recommend heating them up in the oven for 3-5 minutes once you arrive and then serving them either in the muffin tin or on a ceramic plate as I describe below.
Ingredients
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12 meatballs
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1/2 cup marinara sauce
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1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
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1 can Crescent rolls
Method
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01Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a regular sized muffin pan with non-stick spray.
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02Unroll crescent dough. Separate into 2 large sections along the perforated edge. Cut each of the 2 large sections into thirds, then divide those sections down the middle, so that you have 12 squares total.
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03Press each square into one of the muffin cups, doing your best to press down into the cup and somewhat up the edges.
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04Spoon about 2 teaspoons of marinara sauce into the bottom of each crescent dough cup. Follow with a spoonful of mozzarella cheese.
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05Place 1 meatball (they can be frozen still, no need to pre-thaw!) into the center of each cup. Spoon another 2 teaspoons of marinara sauce on top of the meatball, then finish with more mozzarella cheese.
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06Bake for 15-17 minutes, until crescent dough is golden brown and cheese is bubbling. Remove from oven. Let cool a few minutes, then remove each meatball bite from the muffin pan. Serve with additional marinara sauce, if desired.
