Italian Meatball Sliders

Ingredients

• 1 large eggs 
• 1.5 tablespoons basil fresh minced
• 4 ounces mozzarella cheese fresh thin
• 1  garlic clove minced
• 12 ounces ground sirloin 
• 0.5 teaspoon kosher salt 
• 1 cup lower-sodium marinara sauce (such as McCutcheon's)
• 0.3 cup panko bread crumbs (Japanese breadcrumbs)
• 12  water rolls halved lengthwise

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• baking sheet
• broiler
• microwave
• broiler pan

Directions

1. Preheat broiler to high.
2. Gently combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl, being careful not to overmix. Divide beef mixture into 24 equal portions; gently shape each portion into a meatball (do not pack). Arrange rolls, cut sides up, on a heavy baking sheet; broil 30 seconds or until very lightly toasted.
3. Remove roll tops from pan.
4. Arrange meatballs on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray; broil 3 minutes or until browned. Turn meatballs over; broil 2 minutes or until desired degree of doneness. Arrange 2 meatballs on bottom half of each roll; top each slider with 1 cheese slice. Broil 1 minute or until cheese melts.
5. Place marinara sauce in a microwave-safe dish; cover and microwave at HIGH for 1 1/2 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring once.
6. Place two sliders on each of 6 plates; spoon about 1 1/2 tablespoons sauce over each sandwich. Top each slider with 1 basil leaf, if desired, and 1 bun top.