Italian Meatball Pull Apart Bread

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  • Prep Time

    25 mins

  • Cook Time

    40 mins

  • Total Time

    1 hr 5 mins

  • Servings

    16 meatballs

  • Course

    Appetizer

  • Cuisine

    Italian

Italian Meatball Pull Apart Bread

This Pull-Apart Bread is bursting with juicy, flavorful Italian meatballs, bathed in rich, zesty marinara, smothered in mozzarella and cocooned in garlic buttery biscuits.  It's a cheesy, decadent appetizer that everyone will love you for OR a super fun dinner with self-contained meatballs! 

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 2 .3 oz. pkgs. Biscuits I use Pillsbury Grand 8 biscuits each, refrigerated
  • 8 oz. mozzarella cheese divided (about 2 cups, shredded
  • 2 tablespoons butter softened
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

Meatballs

  • 1 egg large
  • 1 pound ground beef lean
  • 1/2 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese freshly finely grated
  • 1/2 cup onion diced
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 tsp EACH parsley all dried
  • 1 tsp EACH basil
  • 1 tsp EACH garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp EACH oregano all dried
  • 1/2 tsp EACH rosemary
  • 1/2 tsp EACH salt
  • 1/2 tsp EACH black pepper

Marinara

  • 1 .5 oz. can fire roasted diced tomatoes with juices
  • 1 oz. can tomato sauce
  • 1-2 teaspoons sugar to taste
  • 1 tsp EACH garlic powder dried basil
  • 1 tsp EACH onion powder
  • 1 tsp EACH basil
  • 1/2 tsp EACH salt
  • 1/2 tsp EACH black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp thyme dried rosemary, dried
  • 1/4-1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes crushed

Garlic Butter

  • 4 tablespoons butter melted
  • 3 garlic minced, cloves
  • 1 tablespoon parsley or 1 tsp dried, freshly chopped

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Grease a 12 cup bundt pan with 2 tablespoons softened butter. Set aside.

Marinara Arrabbiata

  1. Stir together all of the Marinara Arrabbiata ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Decrease heat to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes then keep warm until ready to use, stirring occasionally. Mash tomatoes to reach desired consistency (optional).

Meatballs

  1. Meanwhile, make meatballs by whisking egg in a large bowl. Add all remaining meatball ingredients. Using your hands, gently mix everything until well-blended, taking care not to overmix. Roll dough into 16 equal meatballs.
  2. Heat 2 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add meatballs to skillet and brown on all sides. Once cooked through, remove pan from heat and CAREFULLY add Marinara Sauce so it doesn’t spit and splatter. Gently coat meatballs in sauce.

Assemble

  1. Lay biscuits out separately on a flat surface. Create an indent in each biscuit with the back of a tablespoon to cradle the meatball. Top each biscuit with a heaping tablespoon mozzarella cheese followed by 1 meatball (leave remaining marinara behind and transfer to a serving bowl).
  2. Stack 3-4 biscuits together, turn on their side and place in greased bundt pan. Repeat with the remaining biscuits, arranging biscuit stacks in pan to create a ring – it will be tight.

Garlic Butter

  1. Whisk together all of the Garlic Butter ingredients in a small bowl and evenly drizzle all over ring.

Bake

  1. Bake Ring for 30 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes then flip over onto a baking sheet. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese (about 1 cup) and bake for an additional 5 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean and cheese is melted.
  2. Garish with fresh parsley (optional) and serve with remaining Marinara.
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