Tailgate Sub Sandwich

Name: Tailgate Sub Sandwich
Ingredients: 1 loaf artisan ciabatta (6-8 small loaves if you get the personal serving kind); 1/2 cup tomato sauce (or bruschetta); 1 cup shredded Italian cheese blend or 1 cup mozzarella cheese; 12 ounces fully cooked lean meatballs (HEB sells them premade or cooked you just heat them up); 2 medium tomatoes, thin sliced; 1 head romaine lettuce

6 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 loaf artisan ciabatta (6-8 small loaves if you get the personal serving kind)
1/2 cup tomato sauce (or bruschetta)
1 cup shredded Italian cheese blend or 1 cup mozzarella cheese
12 ounces fully cooked lean meatballs (HEB sells them premade or cooked you just heat them up)
2 medium tomatoes, thin sliced
1 head romaine lettuce

Directions

1

If need be, prepare bread according to instructions. You can purchase the premade kind which certainly is easier, or the frozen kind and bake it yourself.
2

Heat meatballs according to instructions, or if you're making them from scratch make sure they are prepared and cooked ahead of time.
3

Slice bread in half and brush each side with tomato sauce (or bruschetta).
4

Slice meatballs in half and arrange on bottom half of bread.
5

Sprinkle a good pinch of cheese over meatballs and top with a few tomato slices and romaine leaves.
6

Secure with toothpicks if need be.