Most busy families have discovered the pleasures of using their crockpot for a variety of recipes. Those recipes may differ from one family to another but they all have one thing in common. When you make something in the crockpot, it makes dinner easy and that is something that all of us can appreciate. Once you see this crockpot recipe, you will realize that easy can also be quite delicious.
How would you like to make some sandwiches in your crockpot that your entire family will love? It’s easy to do once you know this crockpot meatball sandwich recipe. Make these for your family tonight and you will discover something fantastic. After you put them on the table, you will enjoy a family dinner that you may not have enjoyed in quite some time.
Ingredients:
Sauce:
1 cup onion, chopped
4 cloves of garlic
1-2 tbsp tomato paste
2 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
2 tsp dried basil
2 tsp dried parsley
2 tsp dried oregano
Meatballs:
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
3/4 grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup finely minced Italian parsley
1.5 lb lean ground beef
1.5 lb sweet Italian sausage
1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely minces
Meatball Sandwich
6-8 sub rolls, sliced horizontally
Shredded mozzarella
Directions:
Add all of your ingredients for the sauce into the slow cooker an stir them together, turning the slow cooker onto high.
In a bowl, mix together your breadcrumbs with the milk.
In a separate bowl, mix the eggs, salt, pepper, Parmesan cheese and parsley.
Add the egg mixture to the beef and sausage, mixing it up with your hands.
Mix in the breadcrumbs as well as the onion and garlic. Be careful not to over mix.
Form the meatballs from about 1/3 cup of meat mixture until you have all of the meat made into the meat balls, and then place them in the crock pot with the sauce and set it to cook on low for 7 to 8 hours or high for 4 to 6.
When your meatballs are cooked, scoop some sauce onto the roll. Place about 3 or 4 meatballs into the bun (depending on the size of the roll) and drizzle some extra sauce.
Add cheese on top, and broil in the oven until melted.