Jerk BBQ Meatball Sliders
Make these delicious jerk BBQ meatball sliders. Packed with so much flavor. Sure to wow everyone you serve them to.
Ingredients
- Slider Buns
- meatballs
- 2-4 slices pepper jack cheese
- melted butter or oil for brushing the top of rolls
For the meatballs
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 tbsp green seasoning optional
- 2 tsp jerk seasoning
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 1/2 yellow onion diced finely
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp garlic
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp chicken bouillon optional
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1-2 green onions minced
BBQ Sauce
- 2 tbsp butter unsalted
- 1/2 cup BBQ sauce
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup pineapple juice
- 1 tsp jerk seasoning
Mango Salsa
- 1 mango peeled and diced
- 1/2 jalapeño diced (deseeded if you don't want it too hot)
- 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
- 1/4 red onion diced
- salt+ pepper to taste
- Tajín to taste
- 1 lime juiced
- Chipotle garlic seasoning optional
Instructions
Jerk Meatballs
- In a large bowl, combine the ground turkey, jerk seasoning, green seasoning, diced onions, bread crumbs, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, chicken bouillon, and 1 egg. Mix until just combined. Coat hands with oil, and roll meat mixture into balls. The mix will be sticky.
- In a large pan over medium heat, add olive oil and sear meatballs on all sides until browned. Reduce heat to medium low, cover the pan with a lid and cook until the meatballs are cooked through. About 8-10 minutes. (with an internal temp of 165) Tossing/ flipping occasionally.
- To make the BBQ glaze- In a saucepan over medium heat, combine butter, bbq sauce, honey, pineapple juice, jerk seasoning, and garlic. Mix well. Once the sauce begins to bubble, reduce heat and allow to simmer until it thickens slightly
- Add meatballs to the sauce and shake/ toss until the meatballs are fully coated. OR pour sauce over the meatballs until fully coated.
Salsa
- In a bowl, mix diced mango, red onion, cilantro, jalapeño, and fresh lime juice. season with salt, pepper and Tajín to taste. Toss well.
To Assemble
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- While the oven preheats, cut the slider rolls in half through the middle and place the bottom half on a baking sheet. Spoon a layer of BBQ glaze from the meatballs to the bottom half. Add a layer of pepper jack cheese, the meatballs to each roll, then more cheese (if desired).
- Place the top layer of the slider rolls on top and brush with melted butter or oil. Cover the sliders in foil and pop in the oven and bake for about 10 minutes. Remove the foil, and bake for an additional 10 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Remove from the oven, allow to cool for a few minutes before adding the mango salsa. Use a knife to separate the sliders. Enjoy!