Garlic Bread Meatball Bombs

Garlic Bread Meatball Bombs–meatball stuffed dinner rolls with garlic butter and a marinara dipping sauce.

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Garlic Bread Meatball Bombs

“They were actually like so good can’t even explain it 👌😋” This was the text that we got from a 13-year-old neighbor girl who we shared some of these with. Haha! I thought that was pretty cute. I do have to agree with her. The bread, the meatballs the dipping sauce all taste great on their own but when put together it comes to a whole new level. They are fun to make and delicious to eat!

Ingredients you’ll need…

For the Dough:

• All purpose flour
• White sugar
• Instant yeast–also called quick rise yeast
• Salt
• Milk
• Water
• Butter
• Eggs

For the Meatballs:

• Ground pork
• Lean ground beef–I like to use 90/10 or 93/7
• Dried diced onion–or 1/2 cup diced fresh onion
• Breadcrumbs–plain, Italian or panko
• Egg
• Dried parsley
• Kosher salt
• Pepper
• Worcestershire sauce

For the garlic butter:

• Butter
• Garlic powder
• Italian seasoning
• Pepper

For the dipping sauce:

• Tomato sauce
• Kosher salt
• Black pepper
• Garlic powder
• Italian seasoning

Instructions:

There are a few parts to this recipe. First, you’ll make the dough. Second, you’ll stuff the dough with homemade meatballs. Then you’ll bake. Finally you will make a delicious dipping sauce and eat.

Make the dough

1. In a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook (or in a large mixing bowl) add 1 ½ cups flour, sugar, yeast and salt. Set aside.
2. In the microwave or on the stove heat the milk, water and butter to 120°-130° F (this isn’t that hot, I use a digital thermometer*).
3. Pour the wet ingredients into the flour mixture. Stir a few strokes. Then add in the eggs.
4. Mix on low speed adding in 1 cup of flour at a time until it starts to clear the sides of the bowl. Knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic (just a minute or two).
5. Place dough in a greased bowl and let raise for 1 hour OR place in greased Instant Pot liner and set Instant Pot to yogurt function LESS (use adjust button to get it to less, it should say 24 hours) and let it raise for 25-30 minutes. Dough will double in size.
6. Punch the dough down. Then divide it into 15 equal portions (mine was 3 ounces each). 

Make the meatball mixture

1. Combine all meatballs ingredients in a bowl. Use your clean hands (or gloved hands) to mix the ingredients well.

Put it all together

1. Press the dough portions flat into a circle about 4-5 inches in diameter.
2. Take 2 tablespoons of the meatball mixture and form into a ball. 
3. Place the meat into the middle of the dough. 
   
4. Bring the edges together and pinch them to seal the dough completely. It will look like a large roll. Continue until all the dough and meatball mixture has been used.
   

Bake

1. Heat oven to 350° F.
2. Spray a 9×13 inch baking dish with non-stick spray. Add all 15 of the dough balls into the pan. It will be a tight fit. 
   
3. Combine the garlic butter ingredients together in a small bowl and stir. Use a pastry brush to brush the mixture over the dough balls. 
   
4. Bake for 30-35 minutes. 
   

Make the dipping sauce and serve

1. Stir together all the dipping sauce ingredients and heat through in a pan on the stove or in the microwave. 
2. Serve the meatball rolls with the dipping sauce. 

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Can I use frozen meatballs?

Yes you can. If you’d rather use premade and precooked meatballs that are frozen that will totally work fine. While you are making the bread portion of the recipe take 15 meatballs out of the freezer and let thaw while you are working.

Can I use frozen dough?

Yes you can. Try using Rhodes rolls instead of homemade dough. You will need to let the dough thaw first until it is cold to the touch. Then roll out the dough into a circle. Place a meatball into the middle of the circle and then pinch to close. Place on a baking sheet and let rise for 45 minutes. Then bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

What if I don’t have a stand mixer?

If you don’t have a stand mixer you can stir the dough together in a bowl with a wooden spoon and then knead a bit with your hands.

What if I don’t have a yogurt button on my Instant Pot?

Instead of raising the dough in your Instant Pot place the dough in an oiled bowl and cover with a towel. Place on your counter for an hour to raise.

How to use the yogurt button to proof dough

All you do is oil the pot so that the dough doesn’t stick. Place the dough in the bottom of your pot. Then select the yogurt button. Use the adjust button to cycle through until the light is on the “less.” My pot says 24 hours on the display. Then cover the pot with a glass lid or a plate. Let the dough double in size.

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