Kittencal's Meatball Sandwich

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 french baguette (or use a long submarine bun)
• 1/3 cup soft butter
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• black pepper (to taste)
• 1 (14 ounce) jar favorite pasta or 1 (14 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
• 6 slices mozzarella cheese (or to taste)
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon fresh minced garlic or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 2 teaspoons season salt
• 1/2-3/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
• 1/3 cup breadcrumbs (more if needed)

Recipe

• 1 for the meatballs; in a large bowl mix all ingredients together using clean hands (adding in a small amount more breadcrumbs only if needed to hold the mixture together).
• 2 shape into 15 meatballs then place on a baking sheet.
• 3 bake at 350°f for about 25 minutes or until the meatballs are completely cooked through.
• 4 meanwhile using a serrated knife slice the baguette in half lenghwise and remove some of the bread from the inside to make a "pocket" to hold the meatballs inches.
• 5 in a small bowl mix the soft butter with garlic powder and 1/4 teaspoon salt, spread over the inside slices of both breads, then sprinkle with black pepper to taste.
• 6 place the bread inside the oven the last 4-5 minutes of the meatball baking time and bake until the bread is lightly toasted.
• 7 in a medium saucepan warm the pasta sauce over medium heat.
• 8 when the meatballs are cooked add them into the sauce and toss to coat.
• 9 spoon the sauce and meatballs over one slice of toasted baguette bread, then top with mozzarella cheese slices.
• 10 top with the other half of baguette slice.
• 11 cut into servings.