Meatball Sandwiches
Grilled Meatball Sandwiches with creamy parmesan sauce is a quick and easy dinner for any night of the week. Grilled ground beef and mushroom meatballs served up on toasted onion buns with our easy alfredo sauce is a family favorite.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 746kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds 80/20 ground beef
- 1 cup diced mushrooms
- 1 cup diced onion
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoons dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
For the Creamy Parmesan Sauce:
- 3 tablespoons salted butter
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- ½ cup milk
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups finely grated parmesan cheese
For the Sandwiches:
- 6 Onion Buns
- 3 tablespoons salted butter
Instructions
- In a small bowl combine the thyme, oregano, garlic, rosemary, salt and pepper. Mix well with a fork or whisk.
- Add ground beef to a bowl.
- Mix in the seasonings, mushrooms, onions and garlic until well combined.
- Form into 1/3 pound meatballs and place on a lined baking sheet.
- Prepare a grill fire to 350° on a charcoal grill using hickory or pecan chunks for smoke flavor.
- Cook the meatballs over indirect fire with the grill closed 10 minutes.
- Turn the meatballs and continue to cook until internal temperature reaches 165°.
- Remove from grill to a platter or sheet pan. Cover loosely with foil.
- Make the parmesan cream sauce by melting butter in a pan. Whisk in flour.
- Cook over medium heat, whisking often, about 4- 5 minutes.
- Whisk in the heavy cream and milk until sauce thickens.
- Remove from heat. Add salt and pepper.
- Whisk in the grated parmesan cheese until smooth.
- Make the sandwiches: Butter the buns and toast under the broiler or on the grill.
- Slice meatballs in half.
- Spread parmesan sauce onto the bottoms of the buns. Top with meatball halves. Drizzle with additional parmesan sauce and add the top buns.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 746kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 55g | Saturated Fat: 33g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 167mg | Sodium: 1288mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9g