An authentic Italian recipe from our kitchen to yours. Buon
Appetito!
Ingredients
- 1 recipe of our Meatballs in Tomato Sauce or any of our Meatballs recipes or your favorite meatball brand
- 2 footlong baguettes cut in half and sliced open
- 1 recipe of our Home-Style Tomato Sauce, Marinara Sauce, Vodka Sauce or your favorite tomato sauce
- 8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese or provolone cheese
- 1/4 cup Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, grated (optional)
- Salt and pepper
Directions
1.
Preheat
your
oven
to
450
degrees
and
line
a
baking
sheet
with
parchment
paper.
2.
Place
the
baguettes,
cut
side
up,
on
the
baking
sheet.
Once
the
oven
is
preheated,
place
the
baking
sheet
on
the
center
rack
in
the
oven
to
toast
the
bread
for
about
3
minutes.
3.
While
the
bread
is
toasting,
if
you
are
using
premade
meatballs
and/or
sauce
that
have
been
chilled,
reheat
them
in
the
microwave
or
on
the
stovetop
until
they
are
hot.
4.
After
3
minutes,
when
the
bread
is
lightly
toasted,
remove
it
from
the
oven.
5.
Once
the
sauce
and
meatballs
have
been
heated,
remove
them
from
the
heat.
6.
If
your
mozzarella
or
provolone
is
not
sliced,
slice
it
into
8
slices.
7.
To
assemble
the
sandwiches,
spoon
a
generous
amount
of
the
tomato
sauce
on
the
bottom
half
of
each
of
the
baguettes.
On
top
of
the
sauce,
place
enough
meatballs
to
cover
the
length
of
the
bread.
Then,
top
the
sandwich
with
another
spoonful
of
tomato
sauce
and
2
slices
of
mozzarella
or
provolone
cheese
along
with
a
sprinkle
of
Parmigiano,
salt
and
pepper.
Close
the
sandwiches
with
the
remaining
halves
of
the
baguettes.
8.
Place
the
assembled
sandwiches
back
on
the
baking
sheet
if
they
are
not
on
there
already,
and
place
the
sandwiches
back
into
the
oven
for
another
3 -
5
minutes
to
melt
the
cheese.
9.
When
the
cheese
is
melted
and
bubbly,
remove
the
sandwiches
from
the
oven
and
allow
them
to
cool
for
about
5
minutes
prior
to
serving.
