Meatball Sub
Super tender and tasty meatballs braised in a tomato-y sauce topped off with melty cheese in a toasty baguette.
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Ingredients
- 3 cups bread (cut into small cubes)
- 1 cup milk
- 1 lb ground beef
- 3 eggs
- 3 cloves garlic
- 3/4 cups Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (grated)
- 2 tbsp fresh flat leaf parsley (finely chopped)
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
- 4 -5 cups basic tomato sauce (or your favorite tomato sauce)
- 1 french demi baguette (or bread of choice)
- 4 meatballs (and sauce)
- 2 -4 slices low moisture fresh mozzarella cheese
- Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (grated, to serve)
Steps
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Heat the oven to 400°F. In a large skillet or saucepan with a lid, heat up your tomato sauce over medium low heat.
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Place the bread cubes in a bowl and cover with milk, tossing so that all the cubes are saturated. After 1-2 minutes the bread should be soggy and wet. Using your hands, squeeze out as much milk as possible. Use your fingertips to break up the bread into very small breadcrumbs.
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In a large bowl, mix together the bread, ground beef, eggs, garlic, parmesan, flat leaf parsley, salt, and freshly ground pepper. You want to mix everything so that it’s homogenous, but loose – don’t work the meatball mixture too much.
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By this time your sauce should be simmering with several bubbles breaking the surface. Form large meatballs (I made 7 big ones) and drop them directly into the sauce. Simmer in the sauce, partially covered, over medium heat, flipping occasionally. Simmer gently until cooked through, about 25-30 minutes.
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Cut the baguette in half so you’ll have two sandwiches, then cut lengthwise. Top both sides of the baguette with a generous amount of sauce and a bit of grated parmesan. Place the meatballs on the bottom baguette and top with slices of mozzarella and some more parmesan.
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Bake until the cheese is gooey and melted. Place the top half of the sandwich on top of the meatballs and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Macronutrients
*DV = Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
💰 Cost Estimate
📋 Price Breakdown (7% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| bread | 3 cups | - | - |
| milk | 1 cup | - | - |
| ground beef | 1 lb | - | - |
| eggs | 3 | - | - |
| garlic | 3 cloves | - | - |
| Parmigiano Reggiano cheese | 0.75 cups | - | - |
| fresh flat leaf parsley | 2 tbsp | - | - |
| kosher salt | 0.5 tsp | - | - |
| freshly ground pepper | 0.5 tsp | - | - |
| -5 cups basic tomato sauce | 4 | Rp 12.000/kg | Rp 4.800 |
| french demi baguette | 1 | - | - |
| meatballs | 4 | - | - |
| -4 slices low moisture fresh mozzarella cheese | 2 | - | - |
| Parmigiano Reggiano cheese | - | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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