Spicy Mini Meatball Grilled Cheese
Spicy Mini Meatball Grilled Cheese might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 2 and costs $5.29 per serving. One portion of this dish contains roughly 88g of protein, 57g of fat, and a total of 1051 calories. It is brought to you by How Sweet Eats. This recipe is liked by 7721 foodies and cooks. Head to the store and pick up canned tomatoes, provolone cheese, unsalted butter, and a few other things to make it today. The Fourth Of July will be even more special with this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a great spoonacular score of 99%. Similar recipes include Spicy Farmhouse Chicken and Pasta Soup with Mini Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Mini Italian Meatball Mac and Cheese Stuffed Peppers, and French Onion Soup with Mini Gruyère Toasties (aka mini grilled cheese).
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
1 (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried parsley
4 ounces fontina cheese, freshly grated
2 garlic cloves, minced
sandwiches
1 pound lean ground beef
meatballs
4 slices seedy whole grain bread (or your favorite bread)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup panko bread crumbs
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 ounces provolone cheese, freshly grated
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/3 cup romano cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Equipment:
bowl
frying pan
griddle
Cooking instruction summary:
To make the meatballs, combine the beef, cheese, bread crumbs, garlic, basil, parsley, pepper flakes, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Mix until just combined (don't overmix!) and them form meatballs that are a little less than 1-inch in diameter. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the olive oil. Add the meatballs and cook until they are browned on all sides (don't worry about them being cooked through yet), about 5 minutes total. Reduce the heat to medium-low, add the diced tomatoes, butter, another pinch of salt and pepper and stir. Cover and let simmer for 15 minutes. Now, do what you want with your meatballs! Like make grilled cheese.To make the grilled cheese, spread the outsides of the bread with a 1/2 tablespoon of softened butter. Heat a skillet or griddle over medium heat. Add some grated fontina to the bottom slice of bread, cover it with a few meatballs (I sliced mine in half), add a bit more fontina and another bread slice. Cook the sandwich until the cheese is melted and the bread is golden and toasty. Serve immediately!
Step by step:
1. To make the meatballs, combine the beef, cheese, bread crumbs, garlic, basil, parsley, pepper flakes, salt and pepper in a large bowl.
2. Mix until just combined (don't overmix!) and them form meatballs that are a little less than 1-inch in diameter.
3. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the olive oil.
4. Add the meatballs and cook until they are browned on all sides (don't worry about them being cooked through yet), about 5 minutes total. Reduce the heat to medium-low, add the diced tomatoes, butter, another pinch of salt and pepper and stir. Cover and let simmer for 15 minutes. Now, do what you want with your meatballs! Like make grilled cheese.To make the grilled cheese, spread the outsides of the bread with a 1/2 tablespoon of softened butter.
5. Heat a skillet or griddle over medium heat.
6. Add some grated fontina to the bottom slice of bread, cover it with a few meatballs (I sliced mine in half), add a bit more fontina and another bread slice. Cook the sandwich until the cheese is melted and the bread is golden and toasty.
7. Serve immediately!
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