Pizza Parlor Meatball Sandwiches

🥘 Ingredients

• Tuscan Heat Spice
  2 tbsp
• black pepper
• butter
  2 tbsp
• cooking oil
  1 tsp
• garlic
  4 clove
• ground beef
  20 oz
• marinara sauce
  10 oz
• mozzarella cheese
  1 c
• olive oil
  1 tsp
• panko breadcrumbs
  ½ cup
• plastic wrap
• potato buns
  4 unit
• potatoes
  24 oz
• salt

🍳 Cookware

• baking sheet
• peeler
• medium bowl
• small bowl

1. 

   1

   Adjust rack to top position ( baking sheet for 4 servings) and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Bring 1 TBSP butter to room temperature. Wash and dry produce. Trim, peel with a peeler , and cut potatoes into sticks (like fries—ours were 3 inches long and 1⁄3 inch thick). Peel and mince or grate garlic .

   butter: 2 tbsp, potatoes: 24 oz, garlic: 4 clove
2. 

   2

   Lightly oil a baking sheet with cooking oil . Toss potatoes on one side of sheet with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper (spread out across entire sheet for 4 servings). Roast on top rack for ⏱️ 5 minutes (you'll add more to the sheet then).

   cooking oil: 1 tsp
3. 

   3

   Meanwhile, in a medium bowl , gently combine ground beef *, panko breadcrumbs , half the garlic, 2 tsp Tuscan Heat Spice , ½ tsp salt , and black pepper (4 tsp Tuscan Heat Spice and 1 tsp salt for 4 servings). (You'll use the rest of the Tuscan Heat Spice in the next step.) Form into 6-8 meatballs (12-16 meatballs for 4). Once potatoes have roasted 5 minutes, remove sheet from oven. Carefully place meatballs on opposite side of sheet (for 4, leave potatoes roasting; arrange meatballs on a second baking sheet and roast on middle rack). Return to top rack and roast until potatoes are browned and tender and meatballs are browned and cooked through, 14-16 minutes.

   ground beef: 20 oz, panko breadcrumbs: ½ cup, Tuscan Heat Spice: 2 tbsp, salt, black pepper
4. 

   4

   While meatballs roast, wash bowl used for beef mixture. When meatballs have 5 minutes left, combine marinara sauce , remaining Tuscan Heat Spice, and a drizzle of olive oil in bowl used for beef. Cover bowl with plastic wrap ; microwave until warmed through, 30-60 seconds. Keep covered until ready to serve.

   marinara sauce: 10 oz, olive oil: 1 tsp, plastic wrap
5. 

   5

   Halve potato buns ; toast until golden brown. While buns toast, combine softened butter, remaining garlic, and a pinch of salt and pepper in a small bowl . TIP: If butter isn't soft enough, transfer to a microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 10-15 seconds.

   potato buns: 4 unit
6. 

   6

   Transfer meatballs to bowl with sauce; toss until thoroughly coated. Fill bottom buns with saucy meatballs and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese . TIP: For a good "cheese pull," return open-faced sandwiches to oven until cheese melts, 1-2 minutes. Close sandwiches and brush top buns with garlic butter. Divide sandwiches and oven fries between plates and serve.

   mozzarella cheese: 1 c
7. 7

   Ground Beef is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160°.