BLT MEATBALL SLIDERS RECIPE

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Take sliders to an all new level with the addition of bacon and ground pork. Mayonnaise gets a bit of zip from ranch dip mix. Your guests will surely make these disappear fast.-Damali Campbell, New York, New York

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 pound uncooked bacon strips
1 cup 2% milk
1 egg
1 cup dry bread crumbs
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon fennel seed, crushed
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
3/4 pound ground pork
1/2 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
2/3 cup mayonnaise
1-1/2 teaspoons ranch dip mix
18 dinner rolls, split
3 cups spring mix salad greens
3 plum tomatoes, sliced

Steps:

  • Place bacon in a food processor; cover and process until finely chopped. In a large bowl, combine the milk, egg, bread crumbs, onion and seasonings. Crumble the bacon, pork and beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 2-in. meatballs.
  • Place in an ungreased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 425° for 30-35 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°.
  • Combine mayonnaise and dip mix; spread over rolls. Layer each with salad greens, a tomato slice and a meatball; replace tops.
  • Yield: 1-1/2 dozen.
  • Originally published as BLT Meatball Sliders in Taste of Home Christmas Annual
  • Annual 2012, p14
  • Nutritional Facts
  • slider equals 384 calories, 25 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 71 mg cholesterol, 691 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 14 g protein.
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