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Slow Cooker Meatball Subs
Course: MainCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
15
minutesCooking time
7
hours
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Ingredients
- Marinara Sauce
28oz crushed tomatoes
1 tsp dried basil
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp salt
3 tbs olive oil
1 1/2 tbs brown sugar
3 tbs minced garlic
- Meatball Mixture
1 lb ground beef, 93% Lean , 7% Fat
1 egg
3/4 cup Italian style breadcrumbs
1 tbs minced garlic
3 tbs fresh parsley
- Towards The End
4 hoagie rolls
1 cup of mozzarella cheese
Directions
- Into a slow cooker add the “marinara sauce” ingredients and whisk to combine.
- Into a large bowl add all of the “meatball mixture” and mix to combine. With a spoon or cookie scoop grab a small amount of the meatball mixture and roll into a meatball. Make 16 meatballs total. Place each meatball in the slow cooker side by side on top of the marinara sauce.
- Slow cook on LOW for about 7 hours or until the center is no longer pink. OR cook on HIGH for 5 hours.
- Once cooked set the oven to broil.
- Slice the hoagies in half lengthwise and place on a sheet pan. Scoop 4 meatballs with the sauce in each hoagie roll and sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top. Broil for 1-3 minutes or until the cheese is melty. Enjoy with a side salad!
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The flavor on these was bomb. Only problem I had was the meat kind of disintegrated into more of a “meat sauce” than true meatballs IN sauce, lol, but it was still delicious. Next time I will pack them more tightly to see if that helps (or cook for less time) :).
How to do I do this with frozen meatballs? Do I heat of the meatballs separately or put them in the slow cooker? If so, do I still cook the sauce in slow cooker for the same amount of time? Thank you.
Thanks for helping me feed my family