Description
Meatballs in tomato sauce with melted cheese on a lightly toasted baguette.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- ¾ cup bread crumbs
- 2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 French baguette
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 pinch salt, or to taste
- 1 (14 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
- 4 slices provolone cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Combine ground beef
- bread crumbs
- egg
- garlic
- Parmesan cheese
- parsley
- and Italian seasoning in a large bowl. Mix with your hands until well combined. Shape mixture into 12 meatballs
- and place in a baking dish.
- Bake meatballs in the preheated oven until cooked through
- 15 to 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (71 degrees C).
- While the meatballs are cooking
- cut baguette in half lengthwise and open like a book. Remove and discard remove some of the bread from the inside to make a well for the meatballs. Brush with olive oil and season with garlic powder and salt. Place baguette on a baking tray
- open and with the oiled sides facing up.
- When the meatballs have 5 minutes left
- slip the baguette into the oven and cook until lightly toasted.
- Meanwhile
- warm spaghetti sauce in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Remove meatballs from the oven. Use a slotted spoon to transfer them to the hot sauce; mix gently to coat with sauce.
- Spoon meatballs and sauce into one side of the baguette
- nestling meatballs in the well. Top with slices of provolone cheese.
- Return to the oven until cheese is melted
- 2 to 3 minutes.
- Cool slightly
- then cut into 4 sandwiches.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Servings: 4