Marinara Meatball Subs

Ingredients

• 0.3 teaspoon pepper black
• 1.5 cups bread crumbs whole wheat white soft ( or )
• 2  eggs lightly beaten
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 0.5 teaspoon penzey's southwest seasoning dried italian
• 2 pounds ground beef lean
• 48 ounce tomatoes 
• 0.5 cup onion finely chopped
• 0.5 cup parmesan cheese grated
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 12  hoagie buns split toasted

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• paper towels
• oven
• baking pan
• kitchen thermometer
• stove

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Combine eggs, bread crumbs, onion, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
3. Add ground beef and the 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese; mix until combined. Form into 48 meatballs.
4. Place meatballs in a 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
5. Bake for 20 minutes or until a meat thermometer registers 160 degrees F.
6. Drain meatballs on sheets of clean paper towels.
7. Combine marinara sauce and the cooked meatballs in a 4- to 6-quart pan.
8. Heat over medium heat until heated through, stirring occasionally. Spoon hot meatballs and sauce into buns. Top meatballs with any remaining sauce.
9. Sprinkle the 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese over meatballs.
10. Let stand for 2 minutes before serving.
11. [Cleaning tip: Once the stove top is cool, wipe up any spills with Clorox® Disinfecting Wipes*.]