Holiday Meatball Wreath Appetizer

This easy to make, yet elegant Holiday Meatball Wreath Appetizer is sure to steal the show at your next holiday party or get-together...

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Carando®. All opinions are entirely my own. 

One thing that I really love about the holidays is being able to host & entertain. I love to invite over a small group of family & friends for a little cookie baking party or maybe for hot cocoa & to watch Christmas movies. I always seem to host at least one cocktail or wine party before the start of the New Year. 








I prefer my holiday get-togethers to be casual, simple yet elegant, & as fuss-free as possible for me. I mean, what holiday hostess wants to be spending all her time in the kitchen & not mingling with her loved ones? (Not me! ;) )








That is why my new go-to for holiday appetizers this season is the tasty selection of Fresh Italian Style Carando® Meatballs that I can pick up in the refrigerated meat aisle at my local Food Lion. 

Not only are Carando meatballs easy & convenient (you only have to brown them in the oven for 20 minutes!), but they are also authentically crafted for the perfect texture & amazing flavor without you having to do any of the work...

The ingredients for this impressive, Italian-inspired Holiday Meatball Wreath Appetizer are so simple- your favorite Carando meatballs from Food Lion, pasta sauce, cherry tomatoes, mini mozzarella balls, & fresh parsley or basil. That's it, folks! 

Once the meatballs are cooked through, you can have this meatball wreath assembled & out for holiday guests to munch on in just 15 minutes. Quick, easy, festive, & crowd-pleasing! 

Here are a few tips & suggestions for making this meatball wreath appetizer:

• I used the Carando Abruzzese Italian Meatballs in this, but feel free to try Carando's other meatball varieties like their Mozzarella Rustica or their Sicilian varieties instead.
• To make this appetizer even quicker & easier to assemble, skip heating the pasta sauce. 
• I used plain mini mozzarella balls in my wreath appetizer, but try swapping in marinated ones for a little extra zing.
• To make it easier for your party guests to help themselves, serve this platter with festive party picks instead of plates & forks to turn this into a fun & tasty finger food. 

Yield: Serves 6Author: Carrie Robinson

Holiday Meatball Wreath Appetizer

prep time: 15 mins cook time: 20 mins total time: 35 mins

ingredients:

• 16 oz pkg of Carando Abruzzese Fresh Italian Style Meatballs
• A jar of your favorite pasta sauce
• 1/2 pint of cherry tomatoes
• 6 oz of fresh mini mozzarella balls
• fresh parsley sprigs or basil leaves

instructions

Prepare the meatballs according to the package directions. Once cooked thoroughly & browned, set aside & keep warm.

Heat the pasta sauce according to the directions on the jar, if desired.

On a large round platter, spoon out 12 generous tablespoon-sized dollops of the pasta sauce around the outside of the platter. Place a meatball in the center of each pasta sauce dollop. Place a sprig of parsley or basil in between each meatball. Arrange the cherry tomatoes & mozzarella balls in a pretty pattern inside the ring of meatballs leaving room for a small serving dish of extra pasta sauce in the middle.

Serve immediately with party picks, if desired. 

Enjoy!

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How will you incorporate Carando meatballs into your holiday entertaining plans this season?







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