Makes 8 slider sandwiches
Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef
½ lb Italian sausage (casing removed)
¾ teaspoon garlic powder
¾ cup chopped fresh parsley
¾ cup bread crumbs
¼ cup ricotta cheese
2 eggs
1 ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1 cup tomato sauce (store bought or make Sam’s Everyday Tomato Sauce)
8 Hawaiian Rolls, sliced
Butter
½ cup prepared pesto sauce (store bought or make Sam’s Fresh Basil Pesto)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees
In a large mixing bowl add beef, sausage, garlic powder, parsley, bread crumbs, ricotta cheese, eggs, salt and pepper - mix well and form into 2 inch meatballs (should get about 8 meatballs) and place on an edged baking pan
Bake meatballs for about 20ish minutes or until internal temperature is 165 degrees in the center
Heat tomato sauce in a small saucepan on low heat then add cooked meatballs to the tomato sauce until all the meatballs are coated
Lightly butter rolls and cook in a non-stick pan until golden brown on cut sides
Build: grilled bun, pesto, “sauced” meatball and top bun - boom!