Meatball Grinders with a Yummy Sauce

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

Meatballs simmered in pizza sauce and sweetened with apple jelly are served on hoagie rolls and topped with mozzarella cheese.

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

Directions

1 In a large saucepan, mix pizza sauce, apple jelly, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Bring to a low boil over medium heat.
2 Place frozen meatballs into the sauce mixture. Cover and simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes, or until meatballs are done, stirring occasionally.
3 While the meatballs are cooking, preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place the split hoagie rolls on a large baking sheet.
4 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.