
Bring a comforting Italian-American staple to the dinner table with these sumptuously saucy, marvelously marinara-ey meatball sandwiches. They’re packed with rich, melty mozzarella and plated up with a side of crispy oven fries (because every great sandwich deserves a side of fries). What takes these beefy loaded sandos right over the top? A dose of liquid gold in the form of savory garlic butter brushed on those pillowy buns just before serving.
10 ounce
Organic Ground Beef
12 ounce
Potatoes
½ cup
Mozzarella Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
2 clove
Garlic
¼ cup
Panko Breadcrumbs
(Contains: Wheat)
1 tablespoon
Tuscan Heat Spice
2 unit
Potato Buns
(Contains: Soy, Wheat)
5 ounce
Marinara Sauce
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Olive Oil

• Adjust rack to top position (top and middle positions for 4 servings) and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Bring 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4) to room temperature. Wash and dry produce. • Trim, peel, and cut potatoes into sticks (like fries—ours were 3 inches long and 1⁄3 inch thick). Peel and mince or grate garlic.

• Lightly oil a baking sheet. 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).

• Meanwhile, in a medium microwave-safe bowl, gently combine beef, panko, half the garlic, 2 tsp Tuscan Heat Spice, ½ tsp salt, and 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.
Swap in organic beef for beef.

• While meatballs roast, wash bowl used for beef mixture. When meatballs have 5 minutes left, combine marinara, 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

• Halve 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.

• Transfer meatballs to bowl with sauce; toss until thoroughly coated. Fill bottom buns with saucy meatballs and sprinkle with mozzarella. 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.
Ground Beef is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160°.
Didn't love the sauce for the meatballs. Wasn't my favorite meal from Hello Fresh. I made the meatballs separate from the bread for my kids and gave them the sauce for dipping. They were not enjoying it, even deconstructed.
Very flavorful and fun! Actually made mine as burgers in the oven and they were great! Just didn't feel like messing with the meatballs.
Really delicious!! Would make again. Only thing that would make it better would be a hoagie roll instead.
Too much spice mix. Overpowering. Tiny potatoes made disappointing tiny soggy 'fries'. Used hoagie buns instead so much easier to eat.