Zesty Meatball Sliders

• 1 can plum whole tomatoes
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1 tbsp dried parsley
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 2 lb lean ground beef
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup Italian breadcrumbs
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1/2 tsp dried basil
• 1/2 tsp crushed chili flakes
• 1/2 tsp dried parsley
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 2 clove garlic, minced
• 24 mini slider buns
• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1. Preheat oven to 400AF.
2. Mix the ingredients for the ground beef in a bowl.
3. Form 24 golf ball size (or slightly larger)meatballs and lay them on a lightly greased baking sheet.
4. Cook meatballs in the oven for 30 min, flipping them 1/2 way through the cooking time.
5. In a pot, add your whole plum tomatoes (tomato juice included) with your seasoning, and crush up the tomatoes using a masher or an electric hand blender.
6. Bring to boil then reduce heat.
7. Add the cooked meatballs into the pot of sauce and let sit for 20 min.
8. Assemble the sliders by placing meatball on bun, shredded cheese, a little more sauce and fresh parsley (optional) ENJOY!

tomatoes, italian seasoning, parsley, basil, lean ground beef, egg, italian breadcrumbs, italian seasoning, basil, chili flakes, parsley, onion, clove garlic, buns, mozzarella cheese

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/361250-zesty-meatball-sliders (may not work)