Meatball Parm Hero
Easy recipe for meatball parm hero
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/2 medium yellow onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 egg
- salt & pepper
- 1/2 grated Parmesan
- 24 oz marinara sauce
- 16 oz mozzarella
- 2 loaves Italian bread
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix the panko bread crumbs and milk in a small bowl. Set aside. (You can use regular bread crumbs if you don't have panko.)
- Mince 1/2 of a yellow onion and put in a large bowl.
- Mince 2 cloves of garlic and add to the bowl.
- Add the ground beef to the bowl and mix it all together with your hands.
- Add the Italian seasoning and a sprinkle of salt and pepper to the meat mixture, and combine with your hands.
- Beat the egg in a cup and add it to the meat mixture, combining with your hands.
- Do I need to tell you to wash your hands?
- Add the milk and bread crumb mixture and combine with your hands.
- Pour in the grated Parmesan and mix with your hands until combined.
- Spray a baking dish lightly with cooking spray.
- Form meatballs. Mine are a bit larger than a tablespoon.
- Pour the sauce evenly over the meatballs.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes. Meatballs are fully cooked when a thermometer placed in the center registers 160 degrees.
- A few minutes before the meatballs are done, slice Italian bread into hero sized lengths (that can be according to your preference) and then slice them open.
- Remove the meatballs from the oven.
- Set your oven to broil and move the rack closer to the top shelf.
- Remove the foil and place slices of mozzarella cheese on top of the meatballs. You can put as much as you like, but I placed one slice for 1.5 meatballs. My cheese is for cheaters, the pre-sliced kind.
- Return the uncovered meatballs under the broiler, surrounding the dish with the sliced bread so it can toast.
- Broil until the cheese melted and bubbly and the bread is toasted. Keep an eye on the bread!
- Carefully plate your heroes: bottom bread, meatballs with sauce and cheese, top bread.
- A knife and fork will definitely help you to eat this delicious mess!
Notes
You can find a recipe for my homemade Italian seasoning on the post for my focaccia bread or just buy it pre-made.