QUICK AND YUMMY MEATBALL PANINI'S
A semi-homemade recipe I came up with trying to please my son's craving for a meatball grinder (New England name for a sub or hoagie) and my wish not to waste a loaf of ciabatta bread I had bought the day before. The result? My son said they were "amazing" and he was glad I didn't order out and I thought they were quite yummy myself! FYI - the infused olive oil can be stored in the refrigerator in a sealed container to be used later in the week in any pasta or italian dish. The leftover sauce and meatballs, if any, can be saved for later use as well.
Provided by FeelinYummy
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 25m
Yield 4 panini sandwiches, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Add olive oil, garlic and Italian seasoning to a small saucepan and heat over low heat, stirring occasionally.
- Add marinara sauce and meatballs to a medium sauce pan and heat over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
- When the sauce is hot and the meatballs are heated all the way through turn off the heat and remove meatballs from the sauce.
- Remove the olive oil from the heat and over a small bowl, pour the oil mixture through a small metal strainer.
- Using the back of a metal spoon, scrape the bottom of the strainer, pushing the garlic "paste" into the bowl.
- Brush a thin layer of the flavored oil onto the cut sides of the bread.
- Spread a thin layer of marinara sauce over one side of the bread.
- Cut each meatball in half and place them in an even layer over the marinara sauce.
- Place a slice of mozzarella cheese over the meatballs.
- Place the other slice of bread on top of the cheese covered meatballs.
- Heat an indoor grill pan over medium high heat.
- Place the sandwiches on the grill and cover with a bacon press or other heavy object and cook just until nice grill marks appear.
- Turn the sandwiches over and place the bacon press on top and cook just long enough to see grill marks.
- Serve.
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Adufe Adesegun prince
[email protected]These paninis were a great way to use up leftover bread.
david delnegro
[email protected]I would definitely recommend these meatball paninis to others.
Nephtalie Orientus
[email protected]These paninis were a bit messy to eat, but they were worth it.
Gabriel Morua
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of meatballs, but I loved these paninis!
Jay Revita
[email protected]I used ground turkey instead of beef and they were still really good.
Ashley Nicoll
[email protected]These paninis were perfect for a quick and easy lunch.
Haji Afzal
[email protected]The meatballs were a little bland, but the sauce was really good.
Jamie Rickman
[email protected]I added some chopped spinach to the meatballs and they were even better!
Mohamed abdelnaser
[email protected]These paninis were a great way to use up leftover meatballs.
Lynlee Trujillo
[email protected]I thought the sauce was a little too sweet for my taste, but otherwise these paninis were delicious.
Jessi Odom
[email protected]These paninis were so easy to make and they tasted amazing! I will definitely be making them again.
Md Mukit
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and the paninis turned out great!
Savannah Johnson
[email protected]The meatballs were a bit dry for my taste, but the overall flavor of the paninis was still good.
CJ V
[email protected]I made these paninis for a party and they were a total crowd-pleaser! Everyone loved them.
Amber Grantham
[email protected]These meatball paninis were a huge hit with my family! The meatballs were tender and flavorful, and the combination of cheese, sauce, and bread was perfect.