Garlic Bread Meatball Subs use eight slices of frozen Texas Toast as crisp, buttery bread bowls for saucy meatballs and melted mozzarella. Each toast holds two or three meatballs, turning a familiar meatball sub into eight compact, open-faced servings.
The recipe serves 4 and yields 8 meatball subs in 25 minutes: 5 minutes of preparation and 20 minutes of cooking.
Garlic Bread Meatball Sub Ingredients
This short ingredient list starts with one 8-count box of frozen Texas Toast garlic bread and 1 pound precooked, thawed meatballs. Heat the meatballs in one 16-ounce jar pasta sauce or marinara.
For assembly, use exactly 8 slices mozzarella cheese, one for every toast, and dried parsley as an optional-looking final garnish.
If you enjoy this recipe, you may also like Rigatoni with Sausage, Tomatoes, and Zucchini.
How to Make Garlic Bread Meatball Subs
- Cook all 8 frozen garlic-bread slices according to the directions on the box, until golden brown.
- Meanwhile, add the 1 pound precooked thawed meatballs and 16 ounces sauce to a pan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, cover with a lid, and lower the heat.
- When the toast is golden, remove it from the oven. Press down the center of every piece with a spoon to form 8 shallow bread bowls.
- Place 2 to 3 sauced meatballs in each piece of toast and spoon over additional sauce.
- Top each sub with 1 mozzarella slice, using all 8 slices.
- Return the assembled subs to the oven for a couple more minutes, just until the mozzarella melts. Finish with dried parsley and serve.
Follow the Garlic-Bread Box Directions
Use Precooked, Thawed Meatballs
Simmer Meatballs in Sixteen Ounces of Sauce
Coordinate the Oven and Stovetop
Press Eight Shallow Bread Bowls
Add Two or Three Meatballs per Toast
Spoon over Additional Sauce
Top with Exactly One Mozzarella Slice
Return to the Oven for a Couple of Minutes
Finish with Dried Parsley
Serve Eight Subs to Four People
Avoid Soggy Garlic Bread
Storage and Reheating
Keep the Twenty-Five-Minute Plan
Conclusion
Bake all 8 frozen Texas Toast slices according to the box until golden. Simmer 1 pound precooked thawed meatballs in 16 ounces marinara over medium heat, then cover and lower the heat. Press a shallow bowl into each toast, add 2 to 3 meatballs and sauce, and top each with 1 of the 8 mozzarella slices. Return to the oven for a couple of minutes to melt, then garnish with dried parsley.
Frequently Asked Questions
- → How many meatball subs does the recipe make?
It makes exactly 8 individual subs from one 8-count package of Texas Toast.
- → Do the meatballs need to be cooked first?
Yes. Use 1 pound precooked, thawed meatballs and heat them thoroughly in the sauce.
- → How many meatballs go on each piece?
Place 2 to 3 meatballs in each pressed garlic-bread bowl, depending on their size.
- → How long do the assembled subs return to the oven?
Return them for a couple more minutes, only until the mozzarella slices melt.