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franks italian meatball subs

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Recipe by
Jamie Franks
@cookie1960
Lake Milton, OH

I just made these last night and it was raining out here at the beach and this meatball sub hit the spot with some chips on the side with a cool beverage. Really good homemade flavor and you can adjust your seasoning to your liking and these would be great with spaghetti or whatever you want. I do not like the frozen kind in bag so I wanted something good from my kitchen and you can also make these and freeze them for a future time. Good as a appetizer too. I get my meat at a butcher shop and always seems that the meat is better than the store.

yield 30 meatballs
prep time 40 Min
cook time 3 Hr
method Slow Cooker Crock Pot

Ingredients For franks italian meatball subs

  • 1 lb
    ground sirloin
  • 1 lb
    ground white chicken (bulk)
  • 1/2 c
    bread crumbs ( i make my own)
  • 1/2 c
    milk or canned milk
  • olive oil / butter for sauté
  • 1 sm
    onion (chopped)
  • 1/3 c
    fresh grated parmesan cheese
  • 24 oz
    jar of your choice marinara sauce
  • 1 Tbsp
    tomato paste (6 oz. can) keep the rest for your sauce
  • 2 stalk
    celery (chopped)
  • 5
    fresh mushrooms (diced)
  • 2 clove
    garlic (minced)
  • 1 lg
    egg (beaten)
  • 1 tsp
    oregano
  • 1/2 tsp
    basil
  • 1/2 tsp
    marjoram
  • 1 tsp
    salt and pepper
  • 1 tsp
    cayenne or more if you like it hot
  • 1 Tbsp
    worcestershire sauce
  • buns / provolone cheese or mozzarella

How To Make franks italian meatball subs

  • 1
    Put breadcrumbs and milk in small bowl and set aside to let the milk absorb
  • 2
    In a medium size skillet add your oil and butter let it melt then add all vegetables and all seasoning. Sauté till limp once soft add Worcestershire sauce. Then let it cool
  • 3
    In large bowl put both meats, grated fresh parmesan cheese, beaten egg, then the breadcrumbs and last the vegetables
  • 4
    Now gently fold all together to incorporate I use a large cookie scoop to measure out my balls but you can use what is best for you
  • 5
    Preheat oven to 350* and place balls on greased cookie sheets or a pizza pan and cook for 20 minutes then turn over and cook for another 15 minutes
  • 6
    Once done I put them all in crockpot and I mix my sauce and remaining paste together and add 1 tsp of sugar in separate bowl then I pour over balls
  • 7
    Cook on low for three hours. I like to toast my buns and then put provolone or Mozzarella cheese on top and broil till cheese is melted.
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