Italian Grinders

My goodness, these Italian grinders were good. They’re so easy to make. The key is the tasty homemade marinara sauce. And fresh mozzarella. And crunchy bread.

Course Main

Cuisine American

Keyword Italian, sandwich

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings servings

Calories 1216kcal

Author Based on a recipe from Saveur

Equipment

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 pound Italian sausage ground, sweet
kosher salt
ground black pepper
1 ½ cups marinara sauce I used our slow cooker version
4 sub rolls sliced 3/4th of the way through horizontally
1 pound mozzarella sliced thin

Instructions

Brown beef and sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Drain.
Season with salt and pepper as desired. (I like to pulse the meats in a food processor a few times to get a nice consistent texture with no clumps)
Meanwhile, warm the marinara sauce in a small saucepan.
Spoon about 1 cup of meat into each roll.
Top meat with about 1/3 cup of marinara sauce.
Top sandwiches with a few slices of cheese.
Transfer sandwiches to sheet pans and place under the broiler until cheese is melted and rolls start to brown.

Notes

Serve with plenty of napkins.

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