Meatball and Cheese Bombs are super delicious and loaded with ooey, gooey cheese, tomato sauce and Monterey Jack cheese enveloped in a buttery crescent dough “bomb”. Easy to make, and hard to resist these meatball and cheese crescent bombs are a crowd pleaser.
Cheese Bombs are some of my favorite appetizers to serve around the holidays. Earlier this year I discovered that crescent and muffin tins were a perfect match. Ever since, I have been creating delicious cheese bombs appetizers with all sort of fun fillings.
Can we agree that cheese makes everything better? My all-time favorite cheeses to use in my crescent bombs is from Heluva Good Cheese.
They have the all-time creamiest cheeses that create the best cheese pull for my cheese bombs. I love all their flavors and always have a block or two on-hand.
Around this time of year, entertaining is at an all-time high. Having friends and family over means that yummy appetizers, and finger foods are a must. That is why I am constantly baking up these Pepperoni cheese bombs which take 15 minutes MAX from start to finish.
Of course, I can always depend on Heluva Good! Cheese blocks for a quick snack or entertaining food. I love to chop up their blocks of Cheddar, or Pepper Jack, and serve it on a cheese tray with crackers.
Oh, and their dip is simply amazing! Check out this Christmas Tree Platter appetizer I made recently with their cheese and dip!
How to Make Meatball & Cheese Bombs
I love using crescent dough for my Meatball & Cheese Bombs because bakes up to a flaky, golden-brown perfection.
Simply spread out the dough triangles over 8 spots on your muffin tin. Add one meatball, one chunk of cheese, and some sauce.
Wrap up cheese dough to form a ball and then sprinkle with herbs.
The magic really happens after these buttery crescent dough bakes up and envelopes the savory meatball and yummy cheese.
I love crescent dough bombs and they way that the cheesy is so creamy inside with the tender meatball.
Looks at how cheesy, and saucy that tender (fully cooked) meatball looks in there!
Do you think your family would gobble up these crescent cheese bombs quickly?
Meatball and Cheese Bombs
Ingredients
- 1 tube crescent dough
- 1/2 block Monterrey Jack Cheese Cubed
- 1/4 cup marinara sauce
- 8 whole pre-cooked meatballs
- 1 tsp Oregano to taste
Instructions
- Preheat over to 350 f.
- Unwrap crescent dough and fold over 8 spots on the muffins tin
- Add one meatball, one chunk of cheese, and one teaspoon of sauce to each.
- Fold over ends of crescent dough into a ball.
- Sprinkle with oregano,
- Bake for 10-11 minutes or until slightly golden brown.
- Enjoy warm!
A cut up hot dog and cheddar cheese would be good as a filling. My daughter in law makes hot dog mummies at Halloween by wrapping a hot dog in cheddar cheese and crescent roll. These would be great on a picnic.
Frozen meatballs are fully cooked so they heat up fast!
You can freeze these, but your child would need a microwave at school to heat up.
these look yummy and perfect for trying to do something in kids’ lunches besides sandwiches. Do you need to defrost the frozen meatballs? Not sure 10 minutes in the oven would be enough.
Have you frozen after and put in lunch boxes by chance to warm up at school?
Hi Alicia,
You can do cheese, mac & cheese–the possibilities are endless!! I just made mac & cheese ones today and I cooked them the same way!
Can the filling be changed? I have vegetarian in my family. What would you suggest as the substitution for meat balls?
Oh my goodness! I am so hungry now! I NEED to make these! thanks for sharing.
These look so amazing. I need to give these a try real soon. I love just about anything with cheese.
What a fantastic idea for a snack to take to a Christmas party! I can totally see my family devouring these for Game day also. Your recipe sounds totally delish AND easy to eat without all the mess of a meatball sandwich.
I’m totally making these for dinner tonight! Don’t judge…I’ll make a salad too! :) They look delicious and I know my twins will love them!