Meatball Boats Recipe

Making homemade meatball boats is a rite of passage in Italian families. I learned how to make it myself from my mother-in-law. Her recipe calls for whole meat sauce, so I make meatballs in the slow cooker when I’m in a hurry throughout the week. It’s not an easy dinner, but it’s simple and requires few ingredients, so if you make a lot like I do, you can feed a crowd with meatballs.
Materials:

  • 1 lb. Ground beef
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/3 C Breadcrumbs
  • 1/4 C Parmesan cheese
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons marinara sauce
  • 8 mini hoagie rolls
  • 12 slices of Asiago cheese

How to make meatball boats:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Prepare a baking sheet with nonstick spray.
  • Add ground meat, eggs, bread crumbs, garlic, Parmesan cheese, garlic, and parsley to a bowl.
  • Mix the ingredients by hand.
  • Add salt and pepper.
  • Start making meatballs using an ice cream scoop.
  • Set it aside.
  • Add oil to a frying pan and heat over medium heat.
  • Place the meatballs one at a time into the heated pan.
  • Cook for about 5 minutes or until browned on all sides.
  • Place the meatballs on a baking sheet lined with baking paper in the oven.
  • Cook for 12 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and set aside.
  • Cut an oval shape from the top of the roll, leaving about 0.5 inch around the edges and sides. It’s a scoop, but it doesn’t cut all the way to the bottom half of the roll.
  • Cut out the top of the roll paper with a knife.
  • Place the rolls on a baking sheet.
  • Place a slice of cheese in the cavity.
  • Return to oven and bake for 8 minutes.
  • Add 2 tbsp. Spread the marinara on top of the cheese.
  • Place 3 meatballs on top of the cheese.
  • Add marinara to meatballs.
  • Add grated Parmesan cheese to marinara.
  • Return to oven and bake for 6-8 minutes.
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