The other day I read a blog post by Big Mama, she went on about these delicious meatballs that she makes and her whole family eats them up for days....well so I just had to try them. Lucky for us she posted her recipe....which is super simple and super simply delicious. I and with the help of Kara made these for dinner the other day. We ate them for two days and I still had enough to throw in the freezer to pull out another day when I am no in the mood or have the time to cook, which is quite often. Thank you Big Mama! http://thebigmamablog.com
Meatball Sandwiches
(I usually double this recipe because we like the leftovers and you can always turn it into spaghetti and meatballs if you get bored.)
1 pound ground beef
2 large eggs, beaten
1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce or homemade if you’re into that sort of thing
1 package of french bread sandwich rolls
Sliced mozzarella cheese
butter
In a large bowl, mix together the ground beef with the next 7 ingredients. Roll into meatballs approximately 3 inches or so in diameter and place on a cookie sheet. Bake for about 20 minutes at 350 degrees and then turn them and cook another five minutes.
Pour sauce into large pot on the stove. Add meatballs. Let simmer for about 30 minutes to 1 hour for extra flavor. (This totally isn’t necessary but my Me-Ma used to let her sauce simmer for about 5 hours on Sunday mornings and it makes it even more delicious.)
Place the sandwich rolls open and face up on a cookie sheet. Spread each one with plenty of butter. Broil them in the oven until they are slightly (SLIGHTLY) brown and then pull them out and cover them with as many mozzarella cheese slices as you feel are appropriate. (No one will judge you for superfluous mozzarella cheese) Place them back in the oven and broil them until the cheese is melted.
Slice the meatballs in half and place on the sandwich. You’ll use about 2 meatballs per sandwich. Pour a little bit of the sauce over the meatballs, close up your sandwich and eat until you’re slightly sick.
