Description
This Best Meatball Sub recipe is a delicious and satisfying meal that combines flavorful meatballs in marinara sauce, topped with melted mozzarella cheese, all nestled in a warm sub roll. It’s a classic favorite for lunch or dinner!
Ingredients
Scale
Meatballs:
- 1 pound ground beef
- ½ pound ground pork
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 egg
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Other:
- 2 cups marinara sauce
- 4 sub rolls or hoagie buns
- 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Prepare the meatballs: In a large bowl, combine ground beef, ground pork, breadcrumbs, Parmesan, egg, garlic, parsley, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Shape into meatballs and bake for 15–18 minutes.
- Warm marinara sauce: Heat marinara sauce in a saucepan.
- Combine meatballs and sauce: Transfer baked meatballs to the sauce and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Toast the rolls: Slice and lightly toast sub rolls with olive oil.
- Assemble the subs: Fill rolls with meatballs and sauce, top with mozzarella cheese.
- Melt the cheese: Broil the subs for 2–3 minutes until cheese is melted.
- Serve: Enjoy hot!
Notes
- For extra flavor, use garlic butter to toast the sub rolls.
- You can substitute ground turkey or chicken for a lighter version.
- Store leftover meatballs in sauce for up to 3 days in the fridge.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking, Stovetop
- Cuisine: American, Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 640
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 980 mg
- Fat: 32 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 49 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 37 g
- Cholesterol: 105 mg
