Ingredients
Sauce
- 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
Meatballs
- 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
Meatball Sandwich
- 6-8 sub rolls, sliced horizontally
- mozzarella slices 2 for each sandwich
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!
Source : allrecipes.com
