Homemade Meatball Sub Sandwiches Recipe
Homemade meatballs stuffed with Parmesan cheese and Italian spices then loaded into a roll and topped with provolone cheese and tomato sauce and slightly toasted in the oven.
Looking for a quick 30-minute dinner idea? I’ve got you covered! These homemade meatballs are quick and easy to make … and taste amazing! As a busy mom, I NEED quick meals that not only taste great, but don’t keep me in the kitchen cooking too long.
The weather has been really nice here this past week so when Lover Boy got home from work we decided to go on a family walk. When we got home it was already kind of late. In an effort to make a quick dinner I pulled out the ground beef that I had picked up from the local butcher earlier in the day and then looked around the pantry to figure out what to put with it. I was in the mood for something hearty and tasty and that we hadn’t had recently. I decided upon Meatball Subs when I saw the humongous loaf of deli bread (that I had bought several days before) sitting on the shelf going to waste (typical bread story in our house!)
This meal didn’t take very long to make and was actually quite easy. This is what I came up with:
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Meatball Sub Ingredients
- ground beef
- milk
- egg
- Parmesan-Romano cheese
- breadcrumbs
- seasonings: Italian seasonings, salt and pepper
- provolone cheese
- pasta sauce
- bun – Italian bread cut into buns or Turano rolls work great
How To Make The Meatballs
STEP 1: In a mixing bowl, combine ground beef, milk, egg, Parmesan-Romano cheese and seasonings
STEP 2: Form into meatballs and place in hot skillet. Cook uncovered until meat is cooked all of the way through
STEP 3: On a baking sheet, place meatballs on rolls, top with sauce and provolone cheese. Place in oven at 400°F degrees until cheese is melted and bread is toasted
Sweetness Note: While making these meatball subs, my two year old, who had just painted her own nails (love!!!) crawled up into the dog bed with our sweet little mini dachshund, Lovie, and her baby doll and fell asleep. Cuteness overload!
STEP 4: EAT!!! And there you have it! An amazing, mouth watering meatball sub!
This is definitely one of Lover Boy’s new favorite meals! I could have eaten 5 of these suckers (but chose not to since swimsuit season is right around the corner…)
Recipe
Give this a try and leave a comment on what you thought about it!
Homemade Meatball Sub Sandwiches
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 egg
- 1/2 c breadcrumbs
- splash milk
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/4 tsp salt
- provolone cheese
- Italian bread rolls
- pasta sauce
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl mix ground beef, egg, breadcrumbs, Parmesan-Romano cheese, milk and seasonings. Mix using a fork, making sure to not overmix
- Form into meatballs and place in hot skillet. Cook uncovered until meat is cooked all of the way through
- Place meatballs on rolls, top with sauce and provolone cheese. Place in oven at 400°F degrees until cheese is melted and bread is toasted
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Stephanie—home cook, DIY addict, seasonal decor fanatic, and proud chicken wrangler living in a Victorian house that’s always a project. Whether I’m cooking with garden-fresh ingredients, herding mischievous chickens, or tackling another DIY, I’m here to share the fun (and chaos).
I remember when I had my first meatball sub. We were with Aunt Annie and Uncle Rich at one of their art shows. Uncle Rich got us lunch at one of the food booths and I got a meatball sub. It was so good that I ordered it again for lunch the next day. I will have to remember to get sub rolls when I am at the store next time so I can make this. Great idea!
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Red Bird…now you know who wrote it. 😉
ohh I remember too! They were amazing!
Ok. So. I think one way you could improve your recipes would be by listing all of the ingredients that your viewers will need at the beginning of the recipe. Also, note if you need to preheat the oven because I got all the way down to putting the meat in the skillet and noticed that my oven needed to be at 400 degrees. My oven is slow to warm up so advanced warning would be much appreciated :). I am still waiting for them to be done cooking so I will post later how I thought they tasted. Thanks for the recipe!
Red Bird