Meatball Grinder recipe
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Ingredients
- Meatballs: 1 cup soft bread crumbs 1 cup dry bread crumbs ½ cup milk 1 pound ground beef 1 pound sweet Italian sausage 1 cup prepared marinara sauce 2 eggs 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 cup olive oil for frying 1 cup prepared marinara sauce Filling: 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 onion, sliced 1 red bell pepper, sliced 1 serrano pepper, sliced 2 tablespoons Marsala wine salt and ground black pepper to taste Assembly: 4 Italian-style hoagie buns, split lengthwise 1 cup mascarpone cheese, divided ¼ cup garlic basil spread (see footnote for recipe link) 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided ½ cup chopped fresh basil, divided ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
Nutrition Info
- 985.6 caloriescarbohydrate: 64.6 gcholesterol: 188.9 mgfat: 60.6 gfiber: 5.4 gprotein: 44.7 gsaturatedFat: 24.9 gservingSize: -sodium: 1789.5 mgsugar: 13 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Meatball Grinder
Directions
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Preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
Combine soft bread crumbs, dry bread crumbs, and milk in a large bowl and allow to soak until the bread crumbs absorb most of the milk, about 10 minutes. Add ground beef, Italian sausage, 1 cup marinara sauce, eggs, garlic, Italian seasoning, and red pepper flakes and mix until thoroughly combined. Form into 16 large meatballs.
Heat 1 cup olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook meatballs until browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes.
Bring 1 cup marinara sauce to a simmer in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add cooked meatballs and heat through, about 5 minutes.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook and stir onion, red bell pepper, and serrano pepper in the hot oil until onion softens, 5 to 6 minutes. Add Marsala wine, salt, and black pepper, cook until wine has evaporated and onion turns golden, about 10 minutes.
Spread each hoagie bun with 1/4 cup mascarpone cheese and 1 tablespoon garlic basil spread. Place four meatballs and a spoonful of marinara sauce on top. Sprinkle each sandwich with 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
Place sandwiches onto a baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and buns are toasted, about 5 minutes. Top each sandwich with 1/4 of the onion mixture, garnish each sandwich with 2 tablespoons of basil and 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese.