Cheesy Garlic Bread and Meatball Rolls
These Cheesy Garlic Bread and Meatball Rolls are the perfect Game Day finger food! Hawaiian rolls are toasted in garlic butter, stuffed with cheese, tender meatballs, covered in more cheese and then baked until gooey and hot.
Recipe Ingredients
2 packages King's Hawaiian butter rolls
3 Tlbs. butter
5½ garlic cloves, divided (four cloves should me minced for the bread, 1 should be grated for the meatballs and then remaining half should be grated for the sauce)
¾ tsp. garlic salt
½ pound 90% lean ground beef
½ lb. ground pork
1¼ tsp. salt, divided
1 egg
½ cup crushed breadsticks, saltine crackers, or buttery cracker
1 medium onion, half grated in to mixture and half finely chopped
⅓ cup grated parmesan cheese
1½ tsp. fennel seed
¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
1 tsp. Italian seasoning, divided
1 Tlbs. olive oil
4 oz. tomato paste
⅓ cup red wine
6 oz. water
1 tsp. sugar
16 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded