Categories: Meals
Ingredients
- 3 fl. oz. Liquid Egg
- 10 oz. Broccoli
- 1 Green Onion
- 10 oz. Ground Beef
- ⅔ cups Panko Breadcrumbs
- 3 oz. Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1.98 oz. Fresh Ciligiene Mozzarella
- 6 Slider Buns
- 9 fl. oz. Pizza Sauce
Directions
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Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Bring a medium pot of 4 cups lightly salted water to a boil. Thoroughly rinse produce and pat dry. Prepare two baking sheets with foil and cooking spray. Place a colander in the sink.
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Add broccoli to boiling water and cook 5 minutes, or until broccoli is bright green and very tender. Drain thoroughly in colander and return to pot. Trim and thinly slice green onion on an angle. While broccoli cooks, form meatballs.
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Combine ground beef, ⅓ the panko, ⅓ the Parmesan cheese, ⅓ the liquid egg, ½ tsp. salt, and a pinch of pepper in a medium mixing bowl. Mix to combine and divide into six equal-sized balls. Press your thumb into center of each meatball and place a mozzarella ball into the well. Close meat around mozzarella, re-form into a ball, and place on one side of a prepared baking sheet. Form a tight seal so cheese stays inside meatball.
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Using a potato masher or fork, mash broccoli until mostly smooth. Continue to mash while adding the remaining liquid eggs 1 Tbsp. at a time. This prevents eggs from scrambling on hot broccoli. Add remaining Parmesan cheese (reserve a pinch for garnish) and remaining panko and stir to combine. Season with ¼ tsp. salt and a pinch of pepper. Using a tablespoon measure, scoop mix onto baking sheet next to sliders. Wipe pot clean.
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Roast meatballs and broccoli tots 23-28 minutes, or until meatballs reach a minimum internal temperature of 160 degrees and broccoli tots are firm and browned on bottoms and edges. Cheese may leak out of meatballs while cooking – this is okay.
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Arrange slider buns on second baking sheet and bake 2-3 minutes, or until toasted. Toast buns during last 5 minutes of roasting meatballs and tots so everything is ready at same time. Add pizza sauce to pot used for broccoli and place over medium heat. Bring sauce to a gentle boil, about 2-3 minutes, and remove from burner.
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Place one meatball on each slider bun, top with a spoonful of sauce, and garnish with green onion and remaining Parmesan. Serve alongside broccoli tots.