Balsamic Meatball Sliders
Balsamic Meatball Sliders recipe – a taste that stands out and combines so well with the onions and peppers
Balsamic Meatball Sliders
Also try this Chipotle Slaw Burger too!
One of my all-time cooking tips when it comes to feeding my family of five – is to dress up my favourites! In the past I’ve made a recipe right out of left field, and had it be a total flop with my family.
Not because the recipe was bad tasting, just because it was so unusual from the norm. Not that it’s frowned upon to branch out and try different foods, but sometimes baby steps are a good way to diversify the palate.
This is especially true when it comes to kids, I’m looking at you picky kids! I’ve been making the same two meatball recipes for as long as I can remember.
They are similar in taste, but what I’d consider the most common type of meatball. My family loves meatballs, but sometimes I do get bored with the same-same all the time.
So, when I discovered the dress up your faves section on Kraft Canada, I knew I had to try out one of their recipes. Each meatball recipe incorporates a different flavour of Kraft dressing, making each one a totally different meatball. Brilliant, right?
I tried their Balsamic Bistro Meatballs, which are served on a slider bun. While they are really tasty on their own, I love the idea of making little hamburgers/slider out of them, so I’ve adopted the name Balsamic Meatball Sliders instead.
Balsamic Meatball Sliders features Kraft Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing, a taste that stands out and combines so well with the onions and peppers. Instead of baking them as meatball shape, I did flatten mine out a bit so that they’d stay on the slider bun better. This really is a great recipe to try sooner rather than later!
What is your favourite meatball recipe?
Balsamic Meatball Sliders
Balsamic Meatball Sliders recipe - a taste that stands out and combines so well with the onions and peppers
Ingredients
- 1 lb extra-lean ground beef, 450 g
- 1/2 cup finely chopped yellow onions
- 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup Kraft Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing, divided
- 1 red pepper, cut into thin strips
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onions
- 8 slider buns
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400ºF.
- Mix meat, yellow onions, bread crumbs, egg and 1/4 cup dressing just until blended; shape into 8 (3-inch) meatballs. Place on foil-covered rimmed baking sheet.
- Bake 26 to 28 min. or until done (160ºF). Meanwhile, heat 1 Tbsp. dressing in large skillet on medium heat. Add peppers and red onions; cook 5 to 10 min. or until onions begin to caramelize and peppers are tender, stirring occasionally.
- Place meatballs on bottom halves of buns; top with vegetable mixture and remaining dressing. Cover with tops of buns.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 4 ServingsAmount Per Serving: Calories: 538Saturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 111mgSodium: 142mgCarbohydrates: 43gFiber: 4gSugar: 9gProtein: 32g
These sliders look delicious Tammi.
I like lots of different kinds of meatballs, especially Swedish, parm and also stuffed. I bet this would work well on turkey meatballs.
Sounds and looks like a good recipe! We like porcupine meatballs (with rice in them) baked in a tomato sauce.
ok drooling over here ! they look amazing. and i dont really have a fav meat ball recipe. Something i have to start making more of
These I’ll have to make
Love the idea of serving these on tiny buns. What a great appetizer idea! My favorite meatball recipe has a homemade barbecue sauce. We serve them with egg noodles. So delicious…I might need to make them this weekend!
The sliders look delicious and easy to make.
these look delicious i am loving balsamic these days
I love this idea! These are so cute and I love the portion control options too!
This sounds delicious!
I usually just form my beef and turkey burgers out of the meat and a few spices. These sound really tasty and I love the slider size too. Saving for the next bbq. Thanks for sharing.
I am a traditional Italian Meatball kind of gal, but I also like them with Blue cheese. Slider sandwiches are a big family favorite in my house.
yummy these look and sound so delish thanks for sharing , a must try , hubby will love these 🙂
The sliders look delicious! My favorite meatball recipe has Ritz crackers in it.
These look great! Looks like a nice and easy meal for a picnic.
Looks delicious, must get hubby to try those. He is the burger maker in the household.
Thanks for sharing this,will be making real soon
YUM! Going to make these this weekend!
OMG, These look so delicious! My family is going to love them!
Oh those look delicious. Great for get togethers!
These look awesome!!
I love meat balls and these sound like a great idea, I’ve never thought of using a Kraft dressing to alter the flavour what a super way to make a ‘different’ meat ball. I love the idea of sliders too. 🙂
I usually make bbq flavour sliders and meatballs, but this is a good idea and I will try.
Can’t wait to try these!
These look wonderful, and more exciting than regular meatballs.
This is the perfect little summer party appetizer! We just had a birthday bbq this weekend & these would’ve been a hit!
I really want to try these sliders. They look great.
These look so cute and yummy! I can’t wait to grill some us.
I mean up not us!
Oh yum! Thanks for sharing that recipe!
These look so good!
Wow! This looks delicious, going to try this for the next family get-together!
My younger sister loves the Balsamic flavor…..these would be great for her birthday dinner coming up!
Thanks for the inspiration!
Our favorite meatballs are the Chinese sweet and sour kind.These look very good and love the idea of adding in Balsalmic Vinagrette salad dressing.