Italian Sausage Meatball Heroes

Ingredients for Italian Sausage Meatball Heroes

• 450g spicy or sweet Italian sausages, casings removed

• 1 (23- to 675g ) container purchased fresh marinara sauce, divided

• 120ml freshly grated Parmesan cheese (about 45g )

• 1/3 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley, divided

• 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil, divided

• 4 (5- to 6-inch-long) pieces French baguette, split horizontally

• 240ml (packed) coarsely grated whole-milk mozzarella cheese

How to make Italian Sausage Meatball Heroes

Preheat oven to 204°C. Mix sausage, 1/2 cup marinara, Parmesan, 2 tablespoons parsley, and 2 tablespoons basil in large bowl. Using wet hands, shape mixture into 8 meatballs. Bring 2 tablespoons parsley, 2 tablespoons basil, remaining marinara, and meatballs to boil in large skillet. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer until meatballs are cooked through, turning often, about 20 minutes.

Place baguette bottoms on baking sheet; spread each with about 2 tablespoons sauce from skillet. Cut meatballs in half in skillet; overlap 4 halves on each baguette bottom. Spoon remaining sauce over meatballs, then sprinkle mozzarella over, dividing equally. Bake until cheese melts, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining parsley and basil and cover with baguette tops.

Disclaimer

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