Cheesy Baked Meatball Subs

Ingredients

• For the meatballs: 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 lb ground pork or Italian sausage
• 1/2 cup Italian breadcrumbs
• 1/3 cup grated Parmesan
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 cloves garlic, grated
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 3 cups marinara sauce
• 6 sub or hoagie rolls, split
• 3 tbsp butter, melted with 1 grated garlic clove
• 12 slices provolone or 2 cups shredded mozzarella
• chopped basil or parsley

Steps

1. Heat the oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with foil. In a bowl, mix the meatball ingredients gently with your hands and roll into 18 meatballs.
2. Bake the meatballs 15 to 18 minutes, until browned and cooked through.
3. Warm the marinara in a saucepan, add the meatballs and simmer 10 minutes.
4. Brush the cut sides of the rolls with garlic butter and toast on a baking sheet under the broiler, 1 to 2 minutes, until golden.
5. Fill each roll with 3 meatballs and plenty of sauce, top with cheese and broil 2 to 3 minutes until melted and bubbly.
6. Sprinkle with basil and serve with extra sauce for dunking.

TipPull out a little of the soft bread from the inside of each roll so the meatballs sit snugly and don't roll out.