Best Amazing Appetizer Mini Meatball Cups Recipes

20 BEST MEATBALL APPETIZERS

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• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a meatball appetizer in 30 minutes or less!

AMAZING APPETIZER: MINI MEATBALL CUPS

Steps:

• 1. PREP/PREPARE
• 2. Gather your ingredients.
• 3. Chef's Tip: The meatballs should be small, only about 1-inch (2.5cm) in diameter, fully cooked and completely frozen (more on freezing the meatballs later).
• 4. Place the defrosted puff pastry sheet on a clean surface, dusted with a bit of flour.
• 5. Cut the dough, into 2-inch (4cm) squares.
• 6. Chef's Tip: The size of your pastry squares will vary a bit, depending on the type of mini muffin pan you are using.
• 7. Chef's Tip: If you have some puff pastry scraps, just brush them with butter, sprinkle with some sugar and cinnamon, and then pop into the oven... YUM.
• 8. Lightly oil the muffin pan.
• 9. Place a rack in the middle position, and preheat the oven to 400f (205c).
• 10. Chef's Note: 400f (205c) is the standard temperature for working with puff pastry.
• 11. Add the dough to cups of the mini pan.
• 12. Place one of the frozen meatballs into each one of the cups.
• 13. Chef's Note: Why cook your meatballs, and then freeze them? Well, I tried doing the meatballs three ways: 1. Precooked, but not frozen... Meatballs come out overcooked and dry. 2. Raw, frozen or unfrozen... Meatballs never cook completely through. 3. Precooked, and frozen... Meatballs come out hot and juicy.
• 14. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the meatballs are heated through, and the pastry is crispy and golden.
• 15. Remove from the oven, add 1/2 teaspoon of the marinara sauce to the top of each meatball cup.
• 16. Chef's Tip: If the weather is really cold, add a bit of cayenne to the marinara sauce.
• 17. Sprinkle with some mozzarella cheese.
• 18. Return to the oven for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbly.
• 19. PLATE/PRESENT
• 20. Serve while still warm, on a nice serving platter. Enjoy.
• 21. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.

MINI MAC & CHEESE MEATBALL CUPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Prepare Dinner as directed on package, using the Light Prep directions. Remove from heat. Add 1/2 cup mozzarella; stir until melted. Stir in egg.
• Sprinkle 1/2 tsp. Parmesan into each of 12 muffin pan cups sprayed with cooking spray. Fill with Dinner mixture; press 1 meatball into Dinner mixture in each cup.
• Bake 15 min. or until meatballs are heated through (165ºF). Top with remaining mozzarella; bake 3 min. or until melted. Let stand 5 min. Meanwhile, heat pasta sauce.
• Serve mac and cheese cups topped with sauce.

MINI ASIAN MEATBALLS IN LETTUCE CUPS

Steps:

• Finely chop together garlic, ginger, and scallions. In a bowl, gently combine garlic mixture with ground beef, fish sauce, and salt. Form mixture into 52 meatballs, each 1 inch in diameter.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over high. Working in batches, fry meatballs until browned and cooked through, about 5 minutes a batch.
• In a small bowl, mix together mayonnaise and lime juice. Serve meatballs in lettuce cups, with lime mayonnaise and accompaniments.