One of the nurses that I work with has a husband who cooks the BEST meatball sub casserole! This will be a guaranteed favorite. Don't let the cream cheese/mayo combo turn you off....it tasts so good when cooked and so worth the try! My recipe makes enough for 2 casseroles...one for supper and one for the freezer. Feel free to adjust quantities of any veggies, we love onion so i tend to use more than most. Seasonings are to personal taste, just open the pantry and add away!
1 loaf french bread
8 oz cream cheese
1 cup Hellman's mayo
T dried italian seasoning
1 lb ground turkey
1 lb jimmy dean italian sausage
med yellow onion, or green onions
bell pepper
minced garlic
Italian bread crumbs
2 eggs
salt/pepper/tony's/celery flakes/cumin
large pkg Italian cheese blend
2 jars spaghetti sauce (my favorite kind is prego garlic/italian sausage add about 1/4 cup water to thin)
Slice french bread into 1 inch slices and place in bottom of baking dish (16-18 slices)
mix mayo, cream cheese, and italian seasoning until creamy and spread on top of french bread slices
Chop veggies and saute in olive oil
mix meats, veggies, eggs, and seasonings till combined
add bread crumbs to make the mixture firm enough to roll meatballs
roll meatballs to desired size. I make 2 meatballs per slice of bread
bake meatballs on a roasting pan 400* until cooked thru (about 10 min for 1-2 inch balls)
place cooled meatballs on bread slices
pour spaghetti sauce to cover
top with italian cheese blend
bake 350* 30 minutes
do not pre-bake freezer meal.
i cooked this over the weekend and my family absolutely LOVED this! I did a shortcut with some premade meatballs that I had in the freezer. I am anixous to try this when I have time to actually make the meatballs. Thanks for sharing...I love to cook and am always looking for new ideas.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it! I have used the bag meatballs before also. The homemade ones have all the spices I love to add so the flavors are much more robust.
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