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Grands!® Meatball Pops

Source: Pillsbury Bake-Off

Fun to eat, these kid-friendly crunchy-coated meatballs on picks or sticks will become a family favorite.

Alyssa DeSantis
Courtdale, Pennsylvania
40th Bake-Off® Contest, 2002



1 (10.2-oz.) can (5 biscuits) Pillsbury® Grands!® Refrigerated Southern Style or Buttermilk Biscuits
1 1/3 oz. (1/3 cup) shredded Monterey Jack or Cheddar cheese
10 refrigerated or frozen cooked beef meatballs, thawed
1/4 cup butter, melted
2/3 cup finely crushed seasoned croutons
10 large appetizer picks or lollipop sticks, if desired
1 1/2 cups tomato pasta sauce, heated

Heat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper or spray with nonstick cooking spray. Separate dough into 5 biscuits. Split each biscuit to make 10 rounds. Press out each biscuit half to form 3-inch round.

Sprinkle each biscuit round with cheese to within 1/2 inch of edge. Top each with meatball. Bring up sides of dough over meatball; pinch edges to seal. Brush rounded tops and sides of dough with butter; coat with croutons. Place, seam side down, on paper-lined cookie sheet.

Bake at 375°F. for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Place appetizer pick in each biscuit-wrapped meatball to form meatball pop. Serve with warm pasta sauce for dipping.