Turkey Meatball Garlic Bread Heroes
Juicy turkey meatballs served on garlic butter-toasted rolls with homemade tomato sauce. These hero sandwiches feature tender meatballs made with Pecorino Romano cheese and fresh herbs, topped with a rich tomato sauce and served on crispy, garlicky bread.
Ingredients
- •1 can whole tomatoes in purée
- •2 tablespoons olive oil
- •1 small onion
- •3 cloves garlic
- •1 teaspoon sugar
- •½ teaspoon salt
- •3 cups coarse fresh bread crumbs
- •⅔ cup whole milk
- •2 large eggs
- •1¼ cups grated Pecorino Romano
- •3 cloves garlic
- •3 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley
- •½ teaspoon dried oregano
- •½ teaspoon salt
- •2 pounds ground turkey
- •5 tablespoons unsalted butter
- •2 tablespoons olive oil
- •1 tablespoon minced garlic
- •¼ teaspoon salt
- •2 tablespoons grated Pecorino Romano
- •2 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley
- •¼ teaspoon black pepper
- •12 rolls hoagie rolls
- •1 piece instant-read thermometer
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Purée tomatoes with their purée in a blender.
5 min
- 2.
Heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat until it shimmers, then sauté onion until golden, 5 to 6 minutes. Add garlic and sauté 1 minute. Add tomato purée, sugar, and salt and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 30 to 35 minutes.
40 min
- 3.
Stir together bread crumbs and milk in a large bowl and let stand for 10 minutes.
10 min
- 4.
Stir in eggs, cheese, garlic, parsley, oregano, and salt, then add turkey and blend with your hands until just combined well (do not overmix).
10 min
- 5.
Form 1 1/2-tablespoon portions into meatballs and arrange on 2 well-oiled large, heavy, rimmed baking sheets.
15 min
- 6.
Stir together butter, oil, garlic, salt, cheese, parsley, and pepper in a bowl. Spread about 2 rounded teaspoons garlic butter onto both split sides of each bun. Arrange buns, buttered sides up, on a large baking sheet.
10 min
- 7.
Preheat broiler.
5 min
- 8.
Broil meatballs 3 to 4 inches from heat, turning over once, until golden and just cooked through (165°F on instant-read thermometer), 5 to 8 minutes.
8 min
- 9.
Broil buns, buttered sides only, until golden, 30 seconds to 1 minute, watching closely (buns brown fast).
1 min
- 10.
Spoon some sauce on each bun, then top with 4 meatballs (depending on size of buns), and drizzle with more sauce.
5 min
