Mini Meatball Pies – 30 Minutes
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Mini Meatball Pies are the perfect party appetizer or fun dinner. Incredibly easy to make, these are ready in 30 minutes and perfect for busy families.
I love making fun and easy appetizers, like our popular Bacon Wrapped Shrimp, Crispy Boneless Chicken Wings and Cheese Jalapeno Ham Sliders.
Mini Meatball Pies
Mini Meatball Pies are so tasty and perfect to dip into some marinara or pesto sauce. These savory and hearty pies are very easy to make and you can adjust the flavors to your own preference, I personally like them with pesto and cheese. The Mini Meatball Pies are ready in just 30 minutes and with just a few ingredients. I love making them with my toddler, he enjoys pressing the edges together and after that having some with lots of marinara sauce. I love serving these for parties, they make a great appetizer that everyone enjoys or for a small bites dinner with some salad on the side.
The beauty of this recipe is that you don’t have to bake the pie crust, I used refrigerated biscuit dough. Also, you don’t have to cook the meatballs, I used cooked packaged meatballs.
Why you will love these Mini Meatball Pies:
- You can adjust the flavors as you want.
- Incredibly easy to make in 30 minutes.
- Can be made in advance and reheated in the microwave before serving.
- Can be enjoyed hot or cold.
- Great party appetizer.
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Mini Meatball Pies Recipe Tips:
- I used regular biscuit dough for the crust, the buttermilk ones rise more and they create a larger pie, so I recommend the regular ones.
- You can add half a meatball or an entire meatball to a pie, in either case make sure the biscuit dough is well flatten, pressed and rolled. so you will have enough to cover the meatball. Also depends on how large the meatballs are.
- The pie filling can vary based on your preference, I like using minced garlic, pesto, and cheese.
- Other delicious fillings are, fresh basil, marinara sauce, more cheese, chopped jalapenos.
- When adding the pesto (or marinara) on top of the biscuit round, make sure it does not touch the edges, otherwise it will be hard to seal the edges together.
- For that golden crust, I brushed the pies with melted butter before baking, and one more time 2/3 into the baking process.
Mini Meatball Pies
Mini Meatball Pies are the perfect party appetizer or fun dinner. Incredibly easy to make, these are ready in 30 minutes and perfect for busy families.
Ingredients
- 3 cans refrigerated biscuits 10 biscuits per can
- 8 cooked meatballs in package
- 15 teaspoons pesto store bought
- 8 slices mozzarella cheese quartered
- 10 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 375°F.
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Cover 1 large cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
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Slice the meatballs in half and set aside.
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Separate dough into biscuits. Press or roll each to form 5-inch round. Place 15 biscuit rounds on the cookie sheet, 1 inch apart. If needed use 2 cookie sheets.
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To each biscuit round add: 1 teaspoon pesto, a little minced garlic, 2 quarters of a cheese slice and half of a meatball.
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Cover meatballs with the remaining 15 biscuit rounds. Press edges with fork to seal. Prick top of each 3 times with fork.
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Brush each with melted butter; sprinkle with Italian seasoning.
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Bake at 375°F for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. 2/3 thru baking time brush the pies with butter one more time.
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Once baked, immediately remove from cookie sheets. Cool 5 minutes before serving. Serve warm with marinara sauce or pesto for dipping.
Enjoy!
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I buy these cooked perfect meatballs frequently, and we have never had a variety that we did not like. I typically just use them and meatball sandwiches, but this is a much more creative idea. I think that my husband would like them, and my kids would too.
Yum I love meatball appetizers! I made something similar on my blog but they were meatball dippers using yeast rolls. You can’t go wrong with a good meatball appetizer. I usually make mine homemade, but the cooked perfect sound really good.
This looks so delicious and look like a food from my native county. I am going to have to prepare the recipe because it looks easy and delicious. The combination of the pies with the sauce would be perfect as appetizers for our next party.
This look so delicious and yes, I will be making a few mini meatball pies for the kids afterschool snack. I also like that they are easy to make! I buy meatballs but, I have yet to try the Cooked Perfect Brand!
The meatball pies are definitely fabulous. My daughter loves meatballs and I know she would love this dish I wonder if you have other things or dipping sauces for it. My daughter doesn’t do marinara much.
This looks really yummy and something the kids would really enjoy. So I bookmarked this recipe to try with them over the summer break. I haven’t tried this brand of meatballs before, I will have to get the coupon and def check it out at the store. We’re big on meatballs in the household.
These look incredible! I have a fantastic meatball recipe, so I should really give this a try. I also love how you can get pre-made ingredients and this is a quick and easy meal or appetizer!
These are the meatballs I eat at home! This recipe looks very similar to a mini chicken pot pie recipe I am looking at recreating at home. I love meatballs and have been eating them for dinner for the past few days. Would love to make these!
This looks yummy. I have made something similar to this but they were meatball cupcakes. Thanks for adding another recipe into my party recipe rotation.
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