Italian Meatball Subs

By KitchenGnome

Ingredients

• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 1-2 tbsp pouch Hunt's Recipe Ready Tomato Paste
• 2-28 oz. can Hunt's Crushed Tomatoes
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 2 tsp dried basil
• 2 tsp dried parsley
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup finely minced Italian parsley
• 1.5 lb lean ground beef
• 1.5 lb sweet Italian sausage
• 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
• 6-8 sub rolls, sliced horizontally
• mozzarella slices 2 for each sandwich

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 490mins
Adapted from realhousemoms.com

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions Sauce
combine all sauce ingredients in the bowl of slow cooker and cover with lid
turn slow cooker to high Meatballs
in a small bowl stir together breadcrumbs and milk, then set aside
in a small bowl stir together eggs, salt, pepper, Parmesan cheese, and parsley
add ground beef and sausage to the bowl with the egg/Parmesan mixture and mix until just combined
top with breadcrumbs, onion and garlic
mix everything until it is just combined but not over mixed
form 1/3 cup of meat mixture into a ball and set on a baking sheet
repeat with remaining mixture
place meatballs into sauce in crock pot and cook on low for 7 to 8 hours or high for 4 to 6 hours Meatball Sandwich
spread sauce from crock pot on the inside of the sub roll
place 3 to 4 meatballs inside the roll (depending on length of sub roll)
drizzle with more sauce and cover the top of meatballs with mozzarella slices
place sandwiches in oven to broil until cheese is melted
enjoy!