Description
Juicy meatballs combined with sweet-tart homemade cranberry sauce, served in soft buttery slider buns—perfect for gatherings and family dinners.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb ground meat (beef, turkey, chicken, or a blend)
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs (plain or seasoned)
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp fresh herbs (parsley, thyme, or rosemary)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup homemade cranberry sauce
- Slider buns
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
- In a large mixing bowl, combine ground meat, onion, garlic, breadcrumbs, egg, and herbs. Season with salt and pepper.
- Shape the mixture into uniform meatballs, about 1 inch in diameter.
- Place meatballs on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes or until browned and cooked through.
- Meanwhile, heat the homemade cranberry sauce in a small saucepan until bubbling softly.
- Cut slider buns in half, placing a meatball on each bottom half and topping with cranberry sauce. Cover with bun tops.
- Serve immediately, presenting sliders with toothpicks for easy serving.
Notes
Best served fresh but can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 25
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slider
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
Keywords: meatball sliders, cranberry sauce, holiday appetizer, family dinner, festive sliders