Meatball Subs with homemade marinara sauce are a quick and easy dinner to make on the grill. A crowd favorite that will have everyone running to the dinner table.
Grilled meatballs are crazy-delicious and make these sub sandwiches something out of the ordinary. Serve them with grilled corn on the cob and grilled potato wedges for a delicious meal.
Ingredients for Meatball Subs:
For the Meatballs:
- Lean Ground Beef
- BBQ Sauce
For the Marinara Sauce:
- Tomato Sauce
- Granulated Garlic
- Dried Thyme
- Dried Basil
- Dried Oregano
- Fennel Seeds
- Brown Sugar
For the Sandwiches:
- Hoagie Buns
- Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
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How to Grill Meatball Subs:
- Add beef and bbq sauce to a bowl.
- Scoop into meatballs and place on a grill pan. A medium size cookie scoop is perfect for making meatballs.
- Cook over 300° indirect grill fire with pecan or hickory for smoke flavor.
- Meatballs will cook through in about 20 minutes and should reach 165° internal temperature using a digital thermometer.
- Remove from grill.
- Prepare the marinara sauce by combining tomato sauce with spices. Cook over low heat about 10 minutes. Set aside and keep warm.
- Line a baking sheet with bottoms of the hoagie buns and top with meatballs.
- Top with mozzarella cheese.
- Place subs on the grill over indirect heat along with the tops of the hoagie buns.
- Close the lid and cook about 5- 8 minutes, just until buns are toasted and cheese is melted.
- Remove from grill.
- Top with marinara sauce.
- Add toasted hoagie bun tops and serve immediately.
How to Store and Reheat:
Wrap sandwiches in plastic wrap or foil and refrigerate up to 2 days.
Reheat wrapped in foil in a 350° oven for about 12- 15 minutes or until heated through.
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Meatball Subs
Meatball Subs are a crowd favorite sandwich recipe. There's never a problem getting the family around the dinner table with grilled meatball subs topped with homemade marinara sauce!
Ingredients
For the Meatballs:
- 2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1 cup bbq sauce
For the Marinara Sauce:
- 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce
- 3/4 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
For the Sandwiches:
- 8 hoagie buns
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Prepare a grill fire to about 300° with pecan or hickory for smoke flavor.
- Mix ground beef and bbq sauce together and form into about 1 1/2 - 2 inch meatballs. A medium cookie scoop works perfect.
- Place meatballs on a grill pan and cook over indirect heat with the grill lid closed.
- Cook meatballs about 15- 20 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165° internal temperature using a meat thermometer.
- Remove from grill and set aside.
- Make marinara sauce by adding tomato sauce, fennel seeds, garlic, salt, basil, oregano, thyme and brown sugar to a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes or until heated through. Keep warm while you toast the sandwiches.
- Slice hoagie buns and place bottoms on a baking sheet.
- Top with meatballs, then shredded mozzarella.
- Place meatball subs and top buns over indirect heat on the grill and close the lid.
- Cook about 5- 8 minutes or until cheese is melted and top buns are toasted.
- Remove from grill.
- Top with marinara sauce and serve immediately.
Notes
Store leftover sandwiches wrapped in plastic wrap or foil in refrigerator up to 2 days.
Reheat wrapped in foil in a 350° oven for 15 minutes or until heated through.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 657Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 108mgSodium: 1468mgCarbohydrates: 72gFiber: 5gSugar: 18gProtein: 45g
Nutritional information is estimated and may not be accurate.
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