Italian Patty-Melt Hoagie

Ingredients

• 1 clove garlic minced
• 0.8 pound ground round lean
• 0.5 teaspoon kosher salt 
• 2 cups mushrooms sliced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil 
• 2 cups onion sliced
• 0.5 teaspoon oregano dried
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper freshly ground
• 1.3 cups frying pepper italian sliced
• 3 oz provolone cheese 
• 12 inch hoagie rolls 
• 0.7 cup tomato sauce warmed for serving

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• baking sheet
• oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325F.
2. Heat oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium heat.
3. Add onion, frying pepper, mushrooms, garlic, 1/4 tsp. salt, oregano and 1/4 tsp. ground pepper. Cook, stirring often, until vegetables are tender and golden, about 10 minutes. Keep warm in oven.
4. While vegetables are cooking, split rolls and hollow out slightly.
5. Place on a baking sheet with hollowed sides up and arrange 1 slice of cheese on each roll half. Crumble beef into a bowl and mix in remaining 1/4 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper. Divide meat in half and then form into 2 oval patties, shaping meat to match shape and size of rolls.
6. Place rolls in oven to warm.
7. Place a large heavy skillet over medium heat.
8. Add beef patties to skillet and cook for 3 minutes; flip, place remaining cheese on top, cover pan, and cook until medium done, about 3 minutes.
9. Place roll bottoms on plates. Top each with some tomato sauce, a patty and some vegetable mixture. Cover with roll tops and serve.