Thursday, June 30, 2016

I have a confession – I’m hopelessly addicted to Italian food.  I serve an Italian dish sometimes once a week and I can’t think of one I don’t like.  I need an intervention, but it won’t be easy.  Not if I keep finding recipes like this one.  I love the meatball recipe by The Pioneer Woman.  It’s so easy to prepare and once you get everything in the pan you can walk away for 20 minutes.  Today, I used that time to text back and forth with my sister, because she’s fabulous!  🙂  I had a feeling this recipe would make for an amazing sub sandwich and it truly did.  Delicious!  Try it; you’ll love it and then we’ll both need an intervention!  I hope your day is incredibly amazing! 

Italian Meatball Sub

Ingredients:

1 pound ground beef

1/2 cup Panko bread crumbs

1 clove garlic, minced

1/2 teaspoon salt

Black pepper

1/2 cup milk

2 tablespoons Olive Oil

1/2 of a medium onion, diced*

1 large jar of Marinara sauce*

Mozzarella cheese, shredded

Sub sandwich rolls

Mix meat with bread crumbs, garlic, salt, pepper, and milk.  Knead together with hands.  Roll into heaping tablespoon-sized rolls.

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.  Add onions and cook for one minute.  Add meatballs between the onions and brown for one minute.

Pour in jar of marinara and shake pan gently to mix.  Cover and allow to simmer for 20 minutes.

*When ready to serve, slice sub roll and spoon meatballs onto roll, top with sauce and cheese.

(Via The Pioneer Woman)

Note:  I have always used Ragu Old World Style Traditional sauce.  I slice my onion into strips.  I turn my oven on broil and spread butter on the inside of sub roll and toast before spooning on the meatballs and cheese.  Finally, I place back into oven for a tiny bit to melt cheese.  Enjoy!

♥Tawnya