These Easy Weeknight Meatball Subs are the ultimate comfort food scaled down to a balanced proportion sized.
I love these meatball subs. They are perfect for a weeknight meal. If you pair your sub with a salad, you have a very balanced meal that will fill you up and satisfy all your cravings for a toasty, meaty, cheesy meatball sub but not make you feel overstuffed. What more could you want?
These easy meatball subs are made by nestling tender homemade meatballs in a roll, then covering them in marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese. Then toast them in the oven till the bun gets crispy, and the cheese melted.
If you are looking for more meatball recipes, you need to check out these Mozzarella Stuffed Turkey Meatballs!
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🧀 Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef 93% lean
- panko breadcrumbs
- egg
- garlic cloves
- Italian seasoning
- red pepper flakes
- salt
- olive oil
- mozzarella
- hot dog buns
- marinara sauce
Full ingredient list with quantities in the recipe card below!
🔪 How to Make Weeknight Meatball Subs
- Mix the first 7 ingredients (ground beef through salt) in a large bowl. Then roll the meat into 24 meatballs, about 1 ½ tablespoons each.
- Add oil to a large skillet on medium-high heat. Once the oil starts to shimmer, add in meatballs and sauté for 3-5 minutes. Turn the meatballs every so often to brown the outside.
- Turn the heat to low and add marinara sauce to the skillet. Once the sauce starts to simmer, cover it with a lid, and cook for 10 minutes.
- While the meatballs are cooking, place the buns on a baking sheet.
- Preheat the broiler. Add 4 meatballs to each roll. Top with marinara sauce and ¼ cup of mozzarella. Set the baking sheet under the broiler and allow to cook until the cheese melts.
🥗 Sides
- Caesar Salad
- Chips
- Potato Salad
- Pasta Salad
🙋♀️ FAQ
Yes! Skip steps 1-3 and instead add the marinara sauce to a large skillet over medium heat, add the frozen cooked meatballs and cook until they are heated through.
Easy Weeknight Meatball Sub
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef 93% lean
- ¼ cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 large egg
- 1-2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 ½ cups mozzarella
- 6 hot dog buns
- 1.5 cup marinara sauce
Instructions
- Mix the first 7 ingredients (ground beef through salt) in a large bowl. Then roll the meat into 24 meatballs, about 1 ½ tablespoons each.
- Add oil to a large skillet on medium-high heat. Once the oil starts to shimmer, add in meatballs and sauté for 3-5 minutes. Turn the meatballs every so often to brown the outside.
- Turn the heat to low and add marinara sauce to the skillet. Once the sauce starts to simmer, cover it with a lid and cook for 10 minutes.
- While the meatballs are cooking, place the buns on a baking sheet.
- Preheat the broiler. Add 4 meatballs to each roll. Top with marinara sauce and ¼ cup of mozzarella. Set the baking sheet under the broiler and allow to cook until the cheese melts.
- Serve immediately with a salad or chips.
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Notes
- Skip steps 1-3 and instead add the marinara sauce to a large skillet over medium heat, add the frozen cooked meatballs and cook until they are heated through.
Austria L Morris says
delicious and simple