Easy Meatball Subs with Homemade Marinara Sauce
Tender beef meatballs made using simple ingredients are cooked in an easy, homemade marinara and piled on top of toasted buns for delicious, crave-worthy meatball subs!
Ingredients
- 1 diced sweet or white onion
- 4 cloves minced garlic
- 2 diced large carrots
- 28 oz. tomato sauce
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 4 hoagie rolls (or buns of choice)
- 4 slices provolone cheese
For the Meatballs:
- 1 lb ground beef or turkey
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Heat a large pot over medium heat for 3 minutes or until hot. Add a drizzle of olive oil and sauté the diced carrots, onion, and garlic for 3-5 minutes until softened.
- Add the can of tomato sauce, filling halfway with water to get the remaining tomato sauce out of the can.
- Add 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper and 1 tbsp Italian seasoning to the pot. Bring to a gentle simmer.
- In a bowl, combine ingredients for the meatballs using your hands until just combined. Be careful to not over-mix!
- Form 12 meatballs and set aside on a plate. Place the meatballs into the pasta sauce and cover, cooking on medium/medium-low for about 45 minutes, or until meatballs are cooked through.
- Assemble the meatball subs and top with the provolone cheese, and place on a pan and under the broiler on high or in a toaster oven until the cheese melts (keep an eye on it!)