Meatball Grinders with a Yummy Sauce

91 Reviews

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 20 min
Ready In: 25 min

“Sounds a bit odd, but it's fantastic. My best friend gave me the recipe so I made it and it is incredible. She wanted me to share the recipe, so here it is.” - by KRYSTALK

Ingredients

3 (14 ounce) cans pizza sauce
1 (10 ounce) jar apple jelly
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 (16 ounce) package frozen meatballs
6 hoagie rolls, split lengthwise
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

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Original recipe yields 6 servings

Directions

In a large saucepan, mix pizza sauce, apple jelly, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Bring to a low boil over medium heat.
Place frozen meatballs into the sauce mixture. Cover and simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes, or until meatballs are done, stirring occasionally.
While the meatballs are cooking, preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place the split hoagie rolls on a large baking sheet.
Place several meatballs and desired amount of sauce in each roll. Layer with mozzarella cheese. Place in the preheated oven for 2 to 3 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (6 total)

Calories
699 cal
35%

Fat
27.6 g
42%

Carbs
87.4 g
28%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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MARTI

Dec. 18, 2003

"I've made this (less the hoagie buns) several times as a hot appetizer at parties. I put the pizza sauce and jelly in a crock pot and let them melt together on high, then add a bag of frozen meatballs..." See more, cook for about 30 minutes, turn down to low and let party goers dip as they wish. Always a hit and super easy!"

nettie22

Feb. 1, 2005

"I tried this recipe for my family, and we all loved it. I fried some onions and red and green peppers on the stove and added them to the subs. Sprinkled mozzerella cheese on top, we loved it. Thanks f..." See moreor the great recipe."

Kris

Jan. 16, 2006

"Wonderful recipe! I used pepper jelly instead of apple jelly because I had some leftover from the holidays. Based on the other reviews that indicated this made a lot of sauce, I used a full bag of f..." See morerozen, Italian meatballs, so this made at least 3 meals! The sauce got better and better each time we had it. Kids & hubby loved it! Made the sauce, then put it all in the crockpot to cook on slow all day. So easy!"

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