Meatball Melties

Submitted by CookingONTheSide

"These sandwiches are delicious! My family raved about them. I will be making these often. I got the recipe from Rachael Ray magazine."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef, pork and veal mix (I use all ground beef)
• 2⁄3 cup breadcrumbs
• 1⁄3 cup flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
• 1⁄3 cup pecorino romano cheese, grated
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons onions, grated
• 1 -2 tablespoon milk
• 1⁄2 tablespoon rubbed sage or 1/2 tablespoon ground sage
• fresh nutmeg
• salt
• pepper
• extra virgin olive oil, for generous drizzling
• 8 deli slices mild provolone cheese or 8 sharp provolone cheese
• 1 (15 ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
• 2 fresh basil leaves, torn
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano or 1/2 teaspoon marjoram
• 4 ciabatta rolls (or fresh Italian rolls)

directions

1. Heat a large skillet or griddle pan over medium-high heat.
2. In a large bowl, combine the meat mixture, breadcrumbs, parsley, pecorino-romano, egg, garlic, onion, milk and sage; season with nutmeg, salt and lots of pepper.
3. Form the mixture into 4 patties (thinner at the center and thicker at the edges for even cooking).
4. Drizzle the burgers all over with a liberal amount of olive oil.
5. Place in the hot skillet and cook, turning once, for about 10-15 minutes.
6. Top each burger with 2 slices of provolone and tent with foil to melt.
7. While the burgers are cooking, in a medium saucepan, heat the tomatoes.
8. Stir in the basil and oregano; season with salt and pepper.
9. Place the burgers on the roll bottoms; then top with the sauce and roll tops.

Reviews

[april22353]

Sooooo good! Husband loved them, I'm definitely making this one again!

 

[TexasKelly]

These were delicious! I love a recipe that is quick & easy, since I don't get home from work with enough time to cook anything too involved. I used swiss cheese instead of provolone, only because that is what I had on hand, and we used some leftover italian dinner bread, that I toasted up. My husband and I loved it, and 1 year old inhaled it- it will be a definite make again for us. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

 

[gailanng]

lap, suck, drool, woof, slobber, lick, gobble, inhale, swoon...woooo, I'm lightheaded. Made for POTLUCK tag.

 

[FLKeysJen]

Wowza - you'll never want to order a meatball sub at Subway (or any restaurant) again! This is 1000x better! The thick and flavorful red sauce is so good, and this makes the perfect meatball burger! I used turkey. The meatballs won't roll out on the floor either! Thank you Lainey and Rachael for another great recipe.