Meatball Parmesan Sandwich
Perfectly seasoned cheesy meatballs served on a toasted roll with lots of sauce and cheese. This meatball recipe is freezer friendly so you can double the recipe for leftovers.
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/4 cup bread crumbs
- 3 tbsp parsley
- 1/2 small onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
- pinch of chili powder
- 1 egg
- 3 tbsp milk
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 Italian hero rolls
- 8 slices provolone
- 1 cup Mozzarella cheese
- melted butter for brushing
Instructions
- Combine beef, bread crumbs, onions, parsley, fresh minced garlic, egg, milk, chili powder, parmesan cheese, and a generous sprinkle of salt and pepper. Using your hands mix gently, careful not to over mix.Roll meat mixture into golf sized balls
- Fry the meatballs in vegetable oil over medium high heat, working in batches. Brown them on all sides. Each batch should take about 7 minutes.
- In a separate skillet or the same one warm up some marinara sauce
- Place the browned meatballs in the sauce and let it cook for an hour or until the meatballs are tender and fully cooked through.
- Place hero rolls cut side up on a baking sheet
- Lay a couple of slices of provolone on the hero rolls
- Add a couple of meatballs to the hero roll and ladle some marinara sauce over the meatballs
- Sprinkle some mozzarella and parmesan cheese over the meatballs then place the sandwiches in a preheated oven at 400 degrees f for 5 minutes or until the cheese melts completely
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Nutrition
Calories: 401kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 93mg | Sodium: 602mg | Potassium: 292mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 525IU | Vitamin C: 2.6mg | Calcium: 389mg | Iron: 2.7mg