Homemade Meatball Sub Sandwich

A close-up view of a meatball sub sandwich on a small wooden cutting board.

Course: lunch

Cuisine: American, Italian

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 15

Make the meatballs and marina ahead: 3

Total Time: 3 25

Servings: people

Calories: 546kcal

Author: Kris Longwell

This Meatball Sub Sandwich is off-the-charts good. Marinara and meatballs made from scratch. This is a sandwich that your loved ones will be talking about for years to come. It's that good.

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Ingredients

6 medium Italian meatballs click the link for the recipe
1 cup marinara sauce click the link for the recipe
2 loaves Italian bread ends cut off, opened up, or sub rolls
12 slices fresh mozzarella thinly sliced
fresh Parmesan grated, for finishing
2 tablespoon parsley chopped, for garnish

Instructions

Do Ahead

Homemade Italian Meatballs
6 medium Italian meatballs
Homemade Fresh Marinara
1 cup marinara sauce

Assemble the Sandwiches

Heat the meatballs in the marinara. Simmer for about 15 minutes.
Place the opened loaves of bread on a baking sheet and cover both sides of the bread with the sliced cheese, slightly overlapping.
2 loaves Italian bread, 12 slices fresh mozzarella
Place the bread with cheese under the broiler for about 2 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and started to brown on the edges (watch closely, don't let burn!)
Remove from broiler. Add ¼ to ½ cup of marinara on the bottom layer of each loaf of bread. Layer meatballs on top of the marina.
Spoon a little more marinara over the meatballs.
Top with shaved, or grated, fresh Parmesan and herbs. Serve at once!
fresh Parmesan, 2 tablespoon parsley

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Notes

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Placing a layer of cheese on the bottom bun will help the sandwich from becoming too soggy too quickly.

Serve with plenty of napkins, this is a messy sandwich, but, in a really good way!

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