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Meatball Sub Cups make a perfect Game Day appetizer that the kids can help throw together!

For this week’s Mini Chef Mondays post, I wanted to share an easy appetizer that’s perfect for Game Day! Both boys were able to get in on the action.

Everyone loves a meatball sub for game time, but they do get a bit messy! With these Meatball Sub Cups, everything stays a bit more contained. They’re the perfect little two bite snack.

Meatball Sub Cups Ingredients

With a quick trip to Save-A-Lot, we had everything we needed. Did I mention there’s only 4 ingredients you need for Meatball Sub Cups? We used Mantia’s Italian Style Meatballs, Mantia’s Pasta Sauce, Coburn Farms Provolone Cheese, and Ginger Evans Crescent Rolls.

To get started, roll out one can of crescent rolls and press the seams together. I used a pizza cutter to make 12 squares from our crescent dough.

Cutting Crescent Roll into squares

Owen helped me put each square into a greased muffin pan and then add a spoonful of pasta sauce and a meatball on top.

Meatballs into Sub Cups Mini Chef Mondays

If you’re thinking your two year old is too little to help in the kitchen, they’re not! Owen absolutely loved making sure that each cup had a meatball in it. After each meatball was added, he said “I did it”! He was so proud of himself for helping!

Sauce on Meatball Sub Cups Mini Chef Mondays

After they came out of the oven, Charlie spooned more sauce on top and we added provolone. Charlie used the pizza slicer to cut the cheese into quarters, perfect size for our meatball sub cups.

Slicing Cheese for Meatball Sub Cups

This is a little safer to me than him using a knife and he thought it was fun.

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Meatball Sub Cups
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
12 mins
Total time
17 mins
 
Author: Christina Shirley
Recipe type: Appetizer
Serves: 12 meatball cups
Ingredients
  • 1 can Ginger Evans crescent rolls
  • 1 cup Mantia's Pasta Sauce
  • 12 Mantia's Italian Style Meatballs, thawed
  • 3 slices Coburn Farms provolone cheese, quartered
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  2. Roll out crescent dough and press seams together.
  3. Cut into 12 squares.
  4. Place each square into a greased muffin cup.
  5. Add a spoonful of pasta sauce and one meatball to each cup.
  6. Bake for 10 minutes.
  7. Add a spoonful of pasta sauce and a quarter slice of provolone cheese on top of baked meatballs.
  8. Bake an additional 2 minutes.
  9. Remove from pan and serve hot.
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  1. Amy says

    January 18, 2016 at 10:57 PM

    These look delicious!

    Reply
  2. Barbara Montag says

    January 19, 2016 at 10:12 AM

    On game day I love hot wings – oh yum!
    thank you

    Reply
  3. Jean D. says

    January 19, 2016 at 6:41 PM

    I love to make chili for game day. We can go back and forth to the stove for more, without having to miss any of the game.

    Thanks for a great giveaway!

    Reply
  4. karenb says

    January 19, 2016 at 7:35 PM

    game day favorite is BBQ wings and Buffalo chicken dip

    Reply
  5. Ann Fantom says

    January 19, 2016 at 8:18 PM

    Nachos are my favorite game day food

    Reply
  6. Rosanne says

    January 19, 2016 at 11:52 PM

    I like nachos with a lot of meat/ beans/ cheese and vegetables on them

    Reply
  7. Cynthia C says

    January 20, 2016 at 6:11 AM

    I like to make hummus to dip veggies in for a healthy game day snack.

    Reply
  8. April says

    January 20, 2016 at 7:43 AM

    My fave game day food is wings!

    Reply
  9. Kristi C says

    January 20, 2016 at 8:08 AM

    My favorite game day snack is ham and cheese sliders.

    Reply
  10. Patrice P. says

    January 20, 2016 at 1:36 PM

    My favorite game day food is black eyed pea salsa and chips.

    Reply
  11. Jessica To says

    January 20, 2016 at 2:44 PM

    Our favorite is buffalo chicken dip and chips.

    Reply
  12. Karen A. says

    January 20, 2016 at 7:53 PM

    Tortilla chips and hummus

    Reply
  13. Rebecca Graham says

    January 21, 2016 at 1:08 AM

    I like hot chicken wings for game day.

    Reply
  14. bridgett wilbur says

    January 21, 2016 at 7:35 PM

    My guys have to have pizza and chicken wings for the big game.

    Reply
  15. Nancy Loring says

    January 21, 2016 at 8:26 PM

    One of my favorite foods to eat when the PATRIOTS are on is sweet and sour Kielbasa.

    Reply
  16. Jeanne Coulombe says

    January 21, 2016 at 10:00 PM

    Our favorite it taco dip and chili

    Reply
  17. Elle says

    January 22, 2016 at 10:30 AM

    My favorite game day food is pizza!

    Reply
  18. Rachel says

    January 23, 2016 at 11:31 AM

    We love to make seven layer mexican dip for game day!

    Reply
  19. Robin says

    January 23, 2016 at 12:18 PM

    I like to have honey bbq chicken wings.

    Reply
  20. Bonnie Day says

    January 24, 2016 at 2:12 AM

    We usually serve bar b que pork sandwiches, potato salad deviled eggs baked beans some times chili

    Reply
  21. Stephanie Larison says

    January 25, 2016 at 2:25 AM

    We like bbq wienies in the crockpot for game day here. Something quick and easy to throw together.

    Reply
  22. Tina Reynolds says

    January 25, 2016 at 3:56 PM

    I am all about the pizza on gameday

    Reply
  23. Susan Smith says

    January 25, 2016 at 7:15 PM

    Chili and wings are my favorite game day foods

    Reply
  24. Richard Hicks says

    January 25, 2016 at 7:41 PM

    I love hot and spicy wings

    Reply
  25. Sarah L says

    January 27, 2016 at 9:35 PM

    I like chicken wings and meatballs.
    Thanks for the contest.

    Reply
  26. Terry Cross says

    January 27, 2016 at 10:14 PM

    Nachos and wings are my favorite

    Reply
  27. Hollie Jahnke says

    January 31, 2016 at 8:08 PM

    We like wings and meatballs at our house. These meatball sub cups look really good!

    Reply
  28. Thomas Murphy says

    January 31, 2016 at 9:56 PM

    I like pizza on game day.

    Reply
  29. Jen says

    February 6, 2016 at 4:52 PM

    These look delicious. I love this idea.

    Reply
  30. Betty Temple says

    February 22, 2016 at 3:37 PM

    the meatballs looks good I’m going to try them tonight.

    Reply

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