Italian Meatball Hoagies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons parsley flakes
• 1 1/2 teaspoons oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 2 cups saltines, crushed (about 60 crackers)
• 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 1/2 teaspoons oregano
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon parsley flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 12 (6 inch) submarine buns, sliced
• mozzarella cheese (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients.
• 2 crumble beef over mixture and sprinkle with cracker crumbs.
• 3 mix gently.
• 4 shape into 1 inch balls.
• 5 place in ungreased 15x10 inch baking pan.
• 6 bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until meat is no longer pink.
• 7 drain on paper towels.
• 8 for sauce:.
• 9 in a large sauce pan, combine the tomato sauce, parmesan cheese, oregano, basil, parsley and salt.
• 10 bring to a boil over medium heat.
• 11 add meatballs.
• 12 reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until heated through.
• 13 serve meatballs and sauce on buns.
• 14 top with mozzarella cheese if desired.