Meatball Sub (Cheesy + Eggless)
This meatball sub recipe is cheesy, prepared without eggs, and so delicious. The meatballs are baked to perfection and the sub sandwich is quickly assembled.
Equipment
1 large mixing bowl
2 Baking Sheet
1 small saucepan
1 cutting board
1 paring knife
Ingredients
For the meatballs
- 1 pound ground beef I recommend 20% fat content
- 1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese 4% milk fat
- ¼ cup chopped white onion
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
For the sub sandwiches
- 12 ounce jar of marinara sauce
- 4 hoagie rolls or sub rolls
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 ounces mozzarella cheese
Instructions
How to bake the meatballs
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and lightly grease a baking sheet.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all meatball ingredients including: ground beef, cottage cheese, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce.
- Mix together until all ingredients are incorporated together.
- Prepare 12 equally sized meatballs and place on the baking sheet about an inch apart.
- Bake for 10 minutes and then flip the meatballs. This prevents the bottom of the meatball from burning and allows them to cook evenly.
- Bake for an additional 10-12 minutes until browned with an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
How to assemble the sandwiches
- In a small saucepan, heat the marinara sauce over medium-low heat.
- Slice hoagie rolls in half and butter each side of the bread.
- When the meatballs have 4 minutes left, add the baking sheet with your hoagie rolls into the rover. Toast in the oven for 4 minutes.
- Remove hoagie rolls from oven. Once the meatballs are cooked, toss them in marinara sauce.
- Place 3 meatballs into each hoagie roll.
- Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top.
- Broil 1-2 minutes until cheese is melted, golden, and bubbly.
Notes
I recommend a nonstick pan for the meatballs, so you are able to easily flip and remove them.
Use ground beef with 20% fat content. This will produce tender and juicy meatballs.
Watch the subs closely when they are in the oven. You want the cheese melted and the bread toasted, but it can burn quickly!
Nutrition
Calories: 754kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 38gFat: 44gSaturated Fat: 20gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 134mgSodium: 1495mgPotassium: 700mgFiber: 4gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 946IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 257mgIron: 15mg
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