Meatball Subs on a Stick Appetizer

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Ingredients

36 cubes mozzarella cheese

1 (13.8 oz) tube rectangular shaped pizza dough

12 wooden skewers

marinara sauce (for dipping)


meatball ingredients

2 lbs ground beef

1/2 cup bread crumbs

2 large eggs

2 TBS parmesan cheese, shredded

1 TBS minced garlic

2 tsp Italian seasoning

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp black pepper

2 TBS dried minced onion (or 1/2 medium yellow onion, diced)

garlic butter spread

1/4 cup butter, melted

1 TBS minced garlic

1 TBS dried parsley


Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line 2 large sheet pans with parchment paper.


In a large bowl, mix together meatball ingredients (ground beef, bread crumbs, eggs, parmesan cheese, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, black pepper, & onion.


Using a 1 1/2 inch cookie scoop place a mound of meat mixture into the palm of your hand and place a cube of mozzarella cheese into each meatball and roll firmly to seal cheese inside. Place meatballs stuffed with cheese onto one of the lined sheet pans.


On a lightly floured work surface roll out pizza dough. Cut into 12 equal strips. You can either use store bought pizza dough in a tube or make your home made recipe.


Take a skewer and insert one end through the dough strip. Place a meatball through the skewer. Wrap dough around top of meatball. Place another meatball on dough and do this until you have four meatballs wrapped in dough like a figure 8. Take remaining dough and wrap around meatballs on skewer and pinch together with dough at the start.


Place dough wrapped meatballs onto the other lined sheet pan giving 1/4" space between skewered meatballs.


Combine ingredients for garlic butter spread (butter, garlic & dried parsley). Using a pastry brush, spread mixture over the skewers.


Bake for 20 minutes until meatballs are cooked through and dough is golden brown. Top with additional shredded parmesan cheese. Serve up with favorite marinara sauce.



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