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Meatball Sub Sandwiches
These easy, cheesy, hearty meatball subs are a great family meal to serve on a busy weeknight or for the big game!
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These easy, cheesy, hearty Meatball Sub Sandwiches are a great meal to serve on a busy weeknight, or for when you need to feed a hungry bunch of friends!
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Armour® Meatballs. The opinions and text are all mine.
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EASY MEATBALL SUBS
I love a simple, filling dinner idea. These meatball subs are so good! They are so easy to make and offer big flavor and a hearty meal. Even your biggest eaters will be satisfied!
Toasty bread, hearty meatballs, perfectly seasoned sauce, and ooey gooey cheese make this homemade recipe a winner. Your family will love it!
One of the goals I set recently is to be better at meal planning. Last minute dinners that are thrown together stress me out.
I love that this mouthwatering, semi-homemade meal is the perfect option for a busy night.
Ingredients for Meatball Subs
These sandwiches are crazy simple. I'm all about easy! And the flavor they offer will have everyone asking for more. I'm sure your gang will love them as much as we do.
The Armour® Meatballs help make this dinner extra delicious by providing a convenient, high-quality meal for every family. You'll find them in the frozen section of your local Albertsons banner store.
Meatball Sub Sandwiches Ingredients
- Armour® Meatballs, Italian Style, thawed
- Olive oil
- Onion, diced
- Crushed red pepper flakes
- Crushed tomatoes (if you like a smoother sauce, use tomato sauce instead of crushed tomatoes)
- Red cooking wine
- Salt
- Dark brown sugar
- Tomato paste
- Butter
- Garlic, chopped
- Italian seasoning
- Pinch of red pepper flakes
- White bolillo rolls
- Provolone cheese
- Shredded whole milk mozzarella
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How to Make Meatball Subs
In a large pan, sauté the diced onions and garlic in olive oil until translucent.
Add Italian seasonings and crushed red pepper and sauté for 1 minute.
Slowly add the crushed tomatoes, red wine, salt, brown sugar and tomato paste. Simmer on low for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the thawed meatballs and simmer on low for another 5 minutes (if using frozen meatballs, allow to simmer until warmed all the way through).
In a small microwave-safe bowl add butter and chopped garlic. Place in the microwave for 1 minute on 40% power. Remove halfway and stir. When the butter is completely melted, stir in Italian seasonings and red pepper flakes.
Cut the bolillo rolls in half. Brush with garlic butter on the inside and outside of the rolls.
Place the rolls, cut side facing up on a baking sheet. Broil until the bread starts to brown.
Remove the rolls from the oven. Cut each slice of provolone cheese in half and place on the bottom roll. Place the meatballs on top. Sprinkle shredded mozzarella on the meatballs and the second slice of bread.
Bake at 400 until cheese is bubbly and melted. Remove from oven and place the tops on the sandwiches. Serve with the remaining marinara sauce.
Meatball Subs are Perfect for Game Day
Because you can make a bigger batch, these are an excellent idea for game day parties while watching your favorite game.
I let my meatballs and sauce simmer on low on the stove until we're ready to assemble the sandwiches.
You can't beat the delicious Armour Meatballs, hearty tomato sauce, perfect seasonings and melted cheese for a winning meal!
Meatball Subs
These easy, cheesy, hearty meatball subs are a great family meal to serve on a busy weeknight or for the big game!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 20 Armour Italian style meatballs thawed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ cup of onion diced
- 2 large cloves of garlic chopped
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasonings
- ½ teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes
- 32 ounce can of crushed tomatoes if you like a smoother sauce, use tomato sauce instead of crushed tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon of red cooking wine
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 ½ tablespoons of a dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- ¼ c butter
- 3 cloves of garlic chopped
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Pinch of red pepper flakes
- 4 white bolillo rolls
- 4 pieces of provolone cheese
- 1-2 cups of shredded whole milk mozzarella
Instructions
- In a large pan, saute diced onion and garlic in olive oil until translucent.
- Add Italian seasonings and crushed red pepper and saute for 1 minute.
- Slowly add the crushed tomatoes, red wine, salt, brown sugar and tomato paste. Simmer on low for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the thawed meatballs and simmer on low for another 5 minutes (if using frozen meatballs, allow to simmer until warmed all the way through).
- In a small microwave safe bowl add butter and chopped garlic. Place in the microwave for 1 minute on 40% power. Remove half way and stir. When the butter is completely melted, stir in Italian seasonings and red pepper flakes.
- Cut the bolillo rolls in half. Brush with garlic butter on the inside and outside of the rolls.
- Place the rolls, cut side facing up on a baking sheet. Broil until the bread starts to brown.
- Remove the rolls from the oven. Cut each slice of provolone cheese in half and place on the bottom roll. Place the meatballs on top. Sprinkle shredded mozzarella on the meatballs and the second slice of bread.
- Bake at 400 until cheese is bubbly and melted. Remove from oven and place the tops on the sandwiches. Serve with the remaining marinara sauce.
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Nutrition
Calories: 2100kcal
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Eli Pacheco says
Is the universe sending me here just before the Super Bowl on accident? I think not. Delicious.