Arthur Ave Pork Sausage & Pepper Heroes
with Melty Mozzarella & Garlic Potato Wedges
- Milk
- Soy
- Wheat
In Philly, they call this sandwich a “hoagie.” In New England, it’s a “grinder.” And all across the country, they call it a “sub”... but fuggedabout calling it anything but a “hero” in New York! For these Little Italy–inspired sandwiches, our chefs have pulled out all the stops. Mini baguette loaves are split open and slathered with garlic butter, then toasted until crispy and golden. They’re stuffed with crumbled pork sausage and tender, sautéed onions and peppers, then blanketed with mozzarella and baked again to ooey-gooey perfection. Not all heroes wear capes!
Ingredients
12 ounce
Potatoes
1 unit
Tomato Paste
1 unit
Onion
1 unit
Long Green Pepper
½ cup
Mozzarella Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 tablespoon
Italian Seasoning
9 ounce
Italian Pork Sausage
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
2 unit
Demi-Baguette
(Contains: Soy, Wheat)
Not included in your delivery
2 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
4 teaspoon (tsp)
Olive Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust racks to top and middle positions and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Cut potatoes into ½-inch-thick wedges. Halve, core, and thinly slice green pepper into strips. Halve, peel, and thinly slice half the onion (whole onion for 4 servings). • Place 2 TBSP butter (4 TBSP for 4) in a small microwave-safe bowl; microwave until just softened, 10-15 seconds. Stir in ¼ tsp garlic powder (½ tsp for 4) and a pinch of salt. (You’ll use the remaining garlic powder in the next step.)
• Toss potatoes on a baking sheet with a drizzle of olive oil, remaining garlic powder, salt, and pepper. • Roast on top rack until browned and crispy, 20-25 minutes.
• While potatoes roast, heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add green pepper, sliced onion, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly charred, 5-7 minutes. TIP: Add splashes of water as needed to prevent veggies from burning. • Transfer to a plate.
• Meanwhile, remove sausage* from casing; discard casing. • Heat a drizzle of olive oil in pan used for veggies over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes. TIP: If there’s excess grease in your pan, carefully pour it out.
• Stir tomato paste, half the Italian Seasoning, and ½ cup water into pan with sausage. (For 4 servings, use all the Italian Seasoning and 1 cup water.) Cook, stirring, until sauce is bubbling, 1-2 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
• When potatoes have about 5 minutes left, halve baguettes lengthwise, stopping before you get all the way through. Spread cut sides with garlic butter. Place, cut sides up, on a second baking sheet. TIP: Line sheet with foil first for easier cleanup. • Toast on middle rack of oven until bread is golden, 3-4 minutes. • Carefully spoon sausage mixture onto bottom halves; top with veggies and mozzarella. TIP: The sandwiches are supposed to be messy—don’t be afraid to pile them high! • Return to middle rack until cheese melts, 2-3 minutes more.
• Close heroes, pressing down to secure. Divide between plates. Serve with potato wedges on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Sep 2026- Flavor: The sausage, peppers, and onions in a tomato-based sauce deliver bold, satisfying flavor — many compared it to a sloppy joe or pizza sandwich 🍕.
- Ease of prep: Most found it straightforward to make, though the messy assembly and bread-cutting step tripped some people up.
- Suggestions: Skip adding extra salt — the combined ingredients are already salty enough for many. If the tomato paste tastes too sharp or bitter, try using less or skipping it altogether, as several cooks preferred a straight sausage-and-peppers style. A few found that cooking the sausage in its casing and then slicing it lengthwise kept the filling from falling out.
- Leftovers: The sandwich reheats well, and leftover filling works great on its own the next day — one reviewer even popped it in the air fryer for a crispy second round.
- Bread: Many felt the demi-baguettes were too small to hold all the filling; serving open-faced on four halves is a popular workaround. The garlic butter on the toasted bread was a standout highlight for many.
- Spice level: The green pepper can vary in heat — some batches were noticeably spicy 🌶️, so taste before adding to kids' plates.
- Potatoes: Fries don't always crisp up in the oven; starting them early and patting them dry before roasting helps get a crunchier result.
Reviews from our home cooks
Delightfully delicious messy meal! The heroes have so much flavor. The onions and bell pepper on top of the tomato sauced meat is a wonderful blend of flavor. The added mozzarella on top makes it even better. We love this!
Loved this meal!!! Had no idea it was so easy to make tasty potato wedges... The Heroes were absolutely delish
The sausage and pepper hero was delicious; it was very flavorful! The potatoes, however, could have used more seasoning. I would add extra garlic powder in the future to really cover all the potatoes well.
Great tasting, but potatoes were a bit over the top after the Hero. The Hero itself was fantastic.
Delicious!!! and I'm Italian so I know good sausage and pepper heroes
We lived near Arthur Ave for years. You got it. Reminds me of home
It was good. Wasn't sure what kind of pepper a "long green pepper" is and I thought it was going to have a little heat but it didn't. I wasn't fond of having to decase the pork sausage but it was still a good meal. If we make it again I would definitely add some spice to my pork and some red or yellow peppers as well to add color. And cook the potatoes a bit longer, we ended up throwing them in the air fryer because 25 minutes wasn't long enough.
DELICIOUS but pretty messy. Ended up using a knife and fork. We really liked the garlic potato wedges--yum!!
Very good hero - I left the sausage in the casing and grilled it instead. The meat fell out anyway after the grilling but was salvageable.
I learned what casings are. The potatoes were flavorful, and the heroes were delish. I will order this item again.
