Pepperoni Pizza Meatball Sub Sandwich
This Pepperoni Pizza Meatball Sandwich recipe is a perfect weeknight dinner. It's loaded with tons of mozzarella, jarred marinara sauce, pepperonis for crunch, and garlic rubbed ciabatta bread. For convenience, frozen meatballs are used but you could absolutely use homemade.
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoon Olive Oil divided
- 2 cups Frozen Meatballs about 8 large meatballs
- 2.5 cups Marinara Sauce
- 2 Ciabatta Buns
- 1-2 cloves Garlic
- 4 thick slices Fresh Mozzarella
- 10 Pepperoni Cups
- 2 tablespoon Fresh Basil julienned
Optional
Instructions
- Add 2 tablespoon of olive oil to a pan over medium heat and add the frozen meatballs, stirring every few minutes to brown the sides.
- Once brown, add the tomato sauce, stir, and cover, and turn on medium-low to heat the sauce and meatballs.
- Meanwhile, turn on your broiler. Split ciabatta buns and place on a baking sheet. Drizzle with remaining olive oil and a hefty sprinkle of salt. Place under the broiler for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and rub the crusty side of the bread with the garlic clove.
- Then add the heated tomato sauce onto the top and bottom halves of the buns.
- Add mozzarella cheese to the top bun and sprinkle it with salt. Then add meatballs to the bottom bun (should be about four meatballs per sandwich), then add a little more sauce on top followed by the pepperoni.
- Place the baking sheet back in the oven for a few more minutes or until the pepperoni are crisp and the cheese has little bits of golden brown.
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven and sprinkle the basil. Drizzle honey if you’re into that and then close the sandwiches up and serve.
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Notes
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