Pepperoni Pizza Meatball Sandwich

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I’m not gonna lie.

These are seriously hot messes of deliciousness.

Fo’reals.

Ugly, yes.

Gross? Pshhhhhh…..

Sometimes the ugliest food in the world is the tastiest. It’s like an unspoken rule of the universe {and perhaps the food blogging community}.

Pretty food can taste good too, I suppose, but I’m not very good at making super pretty food that looks profesh….because I’m soooooo not profesh.

**My use of the word profesh proves that fact. I can’t even use the word professional in a proper sentence. Except for that last sentence.

ANYWAYS, this stuff is seriously divine and doesn’t take a rocket scientist to throw together. 30 minutes tops? I ended up baking a batch of my fail-proof pizza dough in the shape of hoagies making this whole process a little longer {annoying my starving husband and father-in-law who were tearing apart my kitchen} but I think the fresh bread made this worth it. Nothing beats fresh bread.

Except fresh bread topped with meatballs, hot and bubbly mozzarella and slices of pepperoni. –>clearly I was craving meat and cheese. Are you drooling yet? Excellent 🙂

If you wanted to be lazy, you could just buy hot dog buns or other hoagie rolls and toast them up before using.

If you wanted to be REALLY lazy, you could buy the precooked meatballs in the freezer section and warm those up in a little pizza sauce and call it a day.

#lazymomsunite

Here’s the handy dandy printable! Enjoy 🙂

More Meatball Recipes to Try!

• Easy Meatball Recipe (perfect for any dish!)
• Sweet and Sour Meatballs
• Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe
• Swedish Meatballs

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Pepperoni Pizza Meatball Sandwich

Hot, bubbly, cheesy, chewy, and crazy good!! This Pizza Meatball Sandwich recipe will knock your socks off.

servings 4 sandwiches

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

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Ingredients

• ▢ 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ▢ 1/4 cup finely diced onion
• ▢ 1 clove garlic grated
• ▢ salt & pepper to taste
• ▢ 1/2 pound ground beef I used 93/7
• ▢ 1 1/2 cups pizza sauce homemade or store bought
• ▢ 1/2 cup water optional--use if your sauce is thick
• ▢ 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
• ▢ 16 slices pepperoni
• ▢ 4 hot dog or hoagie rolls - or make your own using my pizza dough recipe

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Instructions

• Preheat olive oil in large skillet over medium heat. Combine onion, garlic, salt, pepper and ground beef together in a large bowl. Form into small meatballs and place into hot pan. Cook about 2 minutes per side until browned. Reduce heat and stir in pizza sauce. Gently coat meatballs in sauce, adding in water where necessary to thin sauce. Cover to keep warm until meatballs are thoroughly cooked.
• To assemble sandwiches, preheat broiler to high. Open hoagie rolls and place 4-5 meatballs and sauce in each. Top with 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese and 4 pepperoni slices. Broil until cheese is melted and pepperoni is sizzling. Serve hot.

Nutrition

Calories: 475kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 1050mg | Potassium: 569mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 587IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 237mg | Iron: 4mg

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Keyword: meatball sandwich