- Level: Easy
- Total: 55 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Cook: 40 min
- Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
For Meatballs:
1/2 pound ground beef reserved from Fast Food Cheese Burgers, recipe follows
1 tablespoon garlic, chopped
1/2 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs or panko bread crumbs
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley leaves
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan
1 egg
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 cup tomato sauce, jarred or homemade, recipe follows
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
2 sub rolls
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 medium onion, diced
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes
2 tablespoons freshly chopped basil leaves
2 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley leaves
Fast Food Cheese Burgers
1 1/2 pounds ground beef, 80 percent lean
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 slices American cheese
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
4 hamburger buns
1/4 head iceberg lettuce, shredded
2 dill pickles, sliced
Directions
- For Sub:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- For meatballs, in a large bowl mix together all ingredients (including the beef), except the canola oil, tomato sauce and mozzarella, until well combined. Using wet hands, form walnut-size pieces into balls. Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat and fry the meatballs until browned on all sides.
- Slice the rolls in half lengthwise and put on a baking sheet. Top each half with 1/4 cup of the tomato sauce, 4 meatballs and some mozzarella cheese. Put in the oven and bake for 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Transfer to a serving platter and serve.
- Chunky Tomato Sauce:
- In a medium pot, add the oil and heat over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute for 3 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for another 15 minutes.
Fast Food Cheese Burgers
- Divide the ground beef and reserve 1/2 pound for the Round 2 Recipe, Meatball Subs. Shape into 4 patties and season with salt and pepper. Place in a skillet that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray over medium-high and cook patties 3 minutes on each side. In the last minute of cooking, top the meat patties with cheese so it will melt.
- In a small bowl, mix together the ketchup, sour cream and mayonnaise and spread half onto the hamburger buns and reserve the leftover for a dipping sauce for the French Fries. Place the burgers on buns and top with lettuce and pickles.
