grilling Italian
sliced-meatball-panini

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Recipe

Meatball subs are delicious, but they can be tricky to eat without making a mess. So I sliced the meatballs to create an even sandwich and make things easier. The mix of two perfect melting cheeses, mozzarella and provolone, adds wonderful flavor to this recipe.

Yield : Serves 2

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp (25 ml) olive oil, divided 
  • 8 cooked meatballs (about 1 inch/2.5 cm), cut into 3 or 4 slices 
  • 1 cup (250 ml) marinara sauce 
  • 2 hoagie buns, split
  • 2 oz (60 g) provolone cheese, thinly sliced 
  • ¼ cup (50 ml) thinly sliced fresh basil 
  • ¼ cup (50 ml) shredded mozzarella cheese 
  • 2 tbsp (25 ml) freshly grated Parmesan cheese 

Directions

Preheat panini grill to high.

1. In a skillet, heat 2 tsp (10 mL) of the oil over medium heat. Add sliced meatballs and cook, turning once, until browned on both sides, 4 to 5 minutes. Add marinara sauce, reduce heat to low and simmer until meatballs are heated through, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and keep warm.

2. Place buns, cut side down, on a work surface and brush crusts with the remaining oil. Turn rolls over and, on bottom halves, evenly layer with provolone, meatballs and sauce. Sprinkle with basil, mozzarella and Parmesan. Cover with top halves and press gently to pack.

3. Place sandwiches in grill, close the top plate so that it barely touches the sandwiches and cook until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Serve immediately.

Notes

Fully cooked meatballs can be found in the frozen food section of most supermarkets, or you can use your own recipe.

I like to cut the basil into chiffonade: stack the basil leaves, then roll them up tightly. Thinly slice across the rolled leaves with a sharp knife to produce fine ribbons.


© 2008 Tiffany Collins

Note from Cookstr's Editors

Nutritional information does not include meatballs.

 

Nutritional Information

Nutrients per serving (% daily value)

568kcal (28%)
445mg (44%)
4mg (6%)
170mcg RAE (6%)
542mg
59mg
21g
13g
5g
49g
39mg (13%)
1264mg (53%)
11g (55%)
32g (49%)
3mg (18%)
 

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