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    Monster Meatball Sliders

    Published: Jul 18, 2022 · Modified: Jun 14, 2023 by Alison · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Monster Meatball Sliders are a wickedly fun dinner or appetizer to serve up. A kid-friendly Halloween recipe that is a tender bun that is stuffed with a juicy meatball, mozzarella cheese, and pasta sauce. The monster meatballs have an olive eyes topping and cheese fangs for a fun addition.

    Monster meatball sliders

    As the weather changes from hot to cool it has everyone ready for fall dishes. If you are having a Halloween party or want a fun themed dinner try these easy meatball sliders. Try out my three cheese meatball casserole that is a crowd pleaser. 

    Also try out these cranberry cocktail meatballs, they are a sweet and savory meatball. I also will recommend these keto meatballs with marinara if you want to have a keto friendly dish. 

    how to make monster meatball sliders

    Why You’ll Love These Monster Sliders

    • Fun Halloween Recipe 
    • Kid Friendly 
    • Easy to Make 
    • Can Use Frozen or Homemade Meatballs 

    Ingredients Needed For Sliders 

    Meatballs – I used a bag of frozen meatballs to make these sliders. You can make homemade if you want. 

    Spaghetti Sauce – Any brand works. 

    Black Olives – You can use green olives with pimentos if you want. 

    Slider Buns – Sweet Hawaiian, butter rolls, etc. Any work. 

    Mozzarella Cheese – Any mild white cheese works great for this. 

    How to Make Monster Meatball Sliders

    Full directions on how to make these sliders is featured below. This is a quick walk through on how it is made. 

    Step One: Start by adding the meatballs and sauce together in a pan. Heat on medium heat until the meatballs are nice and warm. If your meatballs are raw then cook fully. 

    Step Two: Cut the cheese into triangles to look like monster teeth. 

    Step Three: Place meatball on a slider bun, and add teeth in front on meatball. 

    Step Four: Use toothpicks (be watchful with small children and toothpicks) to add olives on for eyes, and poke into the top of the bun. 

    Step Five: Serve and enjoy. 

    Storing Leftovers 

    If you happen to not eat all your sliders I recommend that you store them in an airtight container in the fridge. If you don’t assemble all the sliders right away you can store the meatballs separately in a container. Then assemble before you serve. 

    Variations To Recipe 

    • Use any flavor or style of meatballs you want. Chicken meatballs, vegetarian meatballs, etc. 
    • Use marinara sauce instead of a spaghetti sauce. 
    • Swap the spaghetti sauce with a BBQ sauce to make these a BBQ meatball slider recipe. 
    • Use any flavor of olives for the eyes. 

    Common Questions 

    Can I change up what I use for filling in sliders? 

    Of course. You can even do a simple ham and cheese slider if you want, and still decorate it like a monster. Or do roast beef and cheddar. Have fun and do your favorite sandwich fillers.

    Can I make these sliders in advance? 

    The sauce will make the buns a bit soggy so it is recommended to make them right before you go to serve them. Otherwise, it can leave your buns able to fall apart.

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    Monster Meatball Sliders

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    Monster Meatball Sliders are a wickedly fun dinner or appetizer to serve up. A kid-friendly Halloween recipe that is a tender bun that is stuffed with a juicy meatball, mozzarella cheese, and pasta sauce. The monster meatballs have an olive eyes topping and cheese fangs for a fun addition.
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time 10 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Main Dishes
    Cuisine holiday

    Ingredients
      

    • ½ bag italian meatballs; about 25 meatballs
    • 1 jar spaghetti sauce
    • 24 sliced black olives
    • 12 slider buns
    • 6 slices mozzarella cheese

    Instructions
     

    • Add the meatballs and sauce together in a pan. For precooked meatball heat on medium heat until the meatballs are nice and warm. If your meatballs are raw then cook fully. 
    • Cut the cheese into triangles to look like monster teeth.
    • Place meatball on a slider bun, and add teeth in front on meatball. 
    • Use toothpicks to add olives on for eyes, and poke into the top of the bun. 
    • Serve and enjoy!

    Notes

    Variations To Recipe 

    • Use any flavor or style of meatballs you want. Chicken meatballs, vegetarian meatballs, etc. 
    • Use marinara sauce instead of a spaghetti sauce. 
    • Swap the spaghetti sauce with a BBQ sauce to make these a BBQ meatball slider recipe. 
    • Use any flavor of olives for the eyes. 

    Nutrition Disclosure

    Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.

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