Meatball Crescent Cupcakes

Ingredients

1 tube Pillsbury Crescent Rolls, (8 oz) refrigerated, or 1 tube or Crescent Sheets, or 1 tube of Pizza Dough
1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
24 cooked meatballs, or cooked frozen meatballs that have been thawed
1 1/2 cups marinara sauce, or tomato pasta sauce
Fresh basil, for garnish, optional
Grated Parmesan, for garnish, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 24 cup mini muffin tin, or two 12 cup mini muffin tins with cooking spray.

Unroll the Pillsbury Crescent roll sheet onto cutting board. Firmly pinch and press perforations to seal completely. Cut dough into 24 equal squares (6 by 4 grid cuts).

In medium sized bowl, stir together the meatballs into the marinara sauce until the meatballs are evenly coated in sauce.

Place 1 dough square into each mini muffin tin cup and gently press down to form the cups.

Evenly divide half of the mozzarella cheese into the bottoms of the cups (half of the cheese is saved for topping the meatballs).

Place 1 meatball into each cup and top with an additional teaspoon of marinara sauce.

Evenly divide the remaining shredded cheese on top of the meatballs.

Bake the meatballs cupcakes on the middle rack of the oven for 12-15 minutes, until cheese begins to melt and the crescent dough is golden brown.

Remove from the oven and place the muffin tin a cooling rack.

Serve warm or at room temperature.