These little and lean sliders cook slowly, but they’ll be gone fast!
Ingredients for the meatballs:
1 lb. extra-lean (96 percent) ground beef or lean ground turkey. (Extra-lean ground beef or turkey is recommended when using the slow cooker to make meatballs since the fat cannot be drained.)
1 egg
2 tbsp. bread crumbs
2 tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
1 tbsp. fresh parsley, finely chopped
½ tsp. minced garlic
½ tsp. onion powder
½ tsp. Italian seasoning
½ tsp. black pepper
2 jars of tomato and basil marinara sauce
1 bay leaf
To complete the slider:
Wheat minirolls
Mozzarella cheese slices
Frill picks
Empty one jar of marinara sauce into the slow cooker.
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In a large bowl mix extra-lean ground beef together with the remaining ingredients except the bay leaf.
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Form beef mixture into 12 meatballs. Place meatballs in an even layer in the slow cooker on top of the marinara sauce from the first jar.
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Top the meatballs with the remaining jar of marinara sauce. Add bay leaf.
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Cook in slow cooker on low for six to eight hours or on high for two to three hours, or until meatballs are done.
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Toast rolls in oven at 350 degrees. Fill inside of toasted roll with one meatball, 2 tablespoons sauce, and one-quarter slice of cheese. Hold slider together with frill pick.