Meatball Subs

Alright, as much as we would all like to live off pumpkins and pastries, we need a little substance. Marilyn put together theses meatball subs and they were very tasty, so here is a main course for you to try.

First things first. Here are the ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 pound lean ground beef
1/2 pound ground pork
1 egg beaten
1/2 cup bread crumbs
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup chopped italian parsley

That covers the meatballs, now for the sauce ingredients:

2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 medium chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 28 ounce can crushed no salt added tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
freshly ground pepper to taste

Then the sandwiches require some hoagie rolls

Okey Dokey lets get cookin!

Turn your oven to 450 F and start lining a baking pan with foil, then brush it with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
Next grab a big bowl and combine the meatball ingredients. Out of that you should be able to make about 24 meatballs and put them on the pan. like so:

Marilyn felt her meatballs were a little bland so feel free to add a little extra spice into your meat mixture. Bake them in the oven for about 20 minutes or until they're done. 

While those meatballs are cooking get to working on your meatball sauce. Heat the 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a sauce pan and add the onion on a medium heat. Let them cook (sauté) for about 8 minutes and then add the garlic. Add the crushed tomatoes, basil, and pepper to the mix and let it boil. 

Hopefully the meatballs are ready by now because they are going in next. Turn the heat down to a simmer and cover it. Being an average joe, I don't have cover for my pan, so I generally throw a dinner plate over the top of it. This can be a little hazardous because the plate gets hot so you've gotta be careful. Keep it covered around 5 minutes stirring now and then. 

At this point you are pretty much done. Put the meatballs on your hoagie roll as desired and enjoy.

Marilyn and I both thought they were good meatball subs but a little bland. Add some spice as you like but as it is this recipe gets a rating of 3 out of five spatulas up!

Marilyn and Claire did most the cooking on this one. They are super cute and get 5 out of 5 spatulas up!