Mini Meatball Subs Recipes

MINI MEATBALL SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Mix the meat with the breadcrumbs, milk, garlic, salt and pepper, and knead the mixture together with you hands. Roll into heaping tablespoon-sized rolls.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and cook for 1 minute. Add the meatballs between the onions and brown for 1 minute. (You might have to do this in two batches, depending on the size of your skillet.)
• Pour in the jar of marinara and shake the skillet gently to mix. Put on a lid and allow to simmer for 20 minutes.
• When ready to serve, cut each dinner roll in half. Place a handful of grated mozzarella on the top and bottom of each roll. Spoon a meatball with the sauce onto the bottom bun; top with the top bun. Serve immediately!

MINI MEATBALL SUBS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine ground beef, onion, green pepper, crackers, and egg in a large bowl. Season with Worcestershire sauce, garlic, seasoned salt, and pepper; mix well. Form mixture into 8 meatballs. Place meatballs in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Bake meatballs in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Pour the spaghetti sauce into a large saucepan; bring to a simmer over low heat. Stir baked meatballs into the simmering sauce. Do not turn oven off. Simmer sauce until meatballs are fully cooked, about 20 minutes.
• Place one meatball, a sprinkle of mozzarella, a sprinkle of Parmesan, and a bit of sauce between each roll. Place sandwiches in hot oven; bake until cheeses melt, about 7 minutes.

MINI MEATBALL SUBS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line the bottom of a sheet pan with parchment paper.
• Flatten each roll into a 6-inch round. Onto each flattened roll, add a half slice of provolone, 1 tablespoon of marinara sauce, a meatball and, finally, a slice of the deli peppers.
• Fold opposite sides of each roll up and over the meatball, pinching them together. Continue folding and pinching the sides together until the meatball and filling are completely encased in the dough. Place seam-side down onto the prepared sheet pan.
• Mix together the olive oil, Parmesan and red pepper flakes in a small bowl. Brush the top of each roll with the mixture. Bake until golden and crisp, 16 to 18 minutes. Serve with warm marinara on the side.

MEATBALL SUB SANDWICH (OR MINI MEATLOAVES)

Steps:

• Cut a thin slice off top of each roll.
• Scoop out bread from inside.
• Crumble 1 1/4 cup of bread and place in large bowl.
• Cover rolls and set aside.
• Add beef, egg, milk, diced onion, salt and pepper to bread.
• Shape into meatballs @ 1 1/2" each.
• Cook meatballs in 1 tbsp oil for 20-25 minutes or no longer pink.
• Remove with slotted spoon.
• Set aside.
• Add remaining oil.
• Saute peppers and onions until tender.
• Remove.
• Stir flour in skillet.
• Add chili sauce and water.
• Boil.
• Cook and stir 2 minutes.
• Stir in brown sugar and mustard.
• Add meatballs, peppers and onions.
• Cover and simmer 20 minutes.
• Warm bread and spoon meatballs into them and replace top.