Meatball Subs on a Stick
User Reviews
4.8
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
25 mins
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Total Time
40 mins
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Servings
12 Skewers
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Calories
370 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Appetizer
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Cuisine
Italian
Meatball Subs on a Stick
Description
This recipe assembles meatballs using a blend of lean ground beef, bread crumbs, Parmesan, shredded onion, garlic, and herbs including oregano, basil, and parsley, with salt and chili flakes for seasoning. Each meatball envelopes a mozzarella cube, sealing in creamy cheese that melts during cooking.
The meatballs are threaded onto skewers with long strips of pizza dough wrapped around them. The dough bakes or air-fries to a golden, soft crust, encasing the meatballs. Garlic butter brushed on top adds flavor and moisture. The result is a portable version of a meatball sub sandwich on a stick.
Served with marinara sauce for dipping, these sticks work as appetizers or snacks. The combination delivers layers of savory beef, melted cheese, herbed bread, and garlicky butter. The format offers ease of serving and eating without utensils.
Ingredients
- 36 cubes mozzarella cheese
- 1 pizza dough store bought, tube
- 12 wooden skewers
- marinara sauce (for dipping)
Meatballs
- 2 lb ground beef lean
- 2 egg lightly beaten, large
- ⅔ cup bread crumbs
- ½ cup Parmesan Cheese (grated)
- 1 onion (shredded)
- 6 cloves garlic (minced)
- 4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon chili flakes
- 2 tablespoon oregano dried
- 2 tablespoon basil dried
- 2 tablespoon parsley dried
Garlic Butter
- ¼ cup butter (melted)
- 4 tablespoon garlic (minced)
- 2 tablespoon parsley (fresh choppped, or dried)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Or, preheat Air Fryer to 375°F.
- In large deep bowl combine all of the meatball ingredients. Mix until just evenly combined. Do not over mix or the meatballs’ with be tough and dense.
- Shape into 36 meatballs and add one cube of mozzarella cheese into each. Roll the meatball firmly to seal the cheese in.
- If using a tube of store bought pizza dough, unroll the dough and cut into 12 long strips. If using a ball of store bought pizza dough, roll the dough into a large rectangle and cut into 12 long strips.
- Insert a skewer through one end of the dough strip and then through a meatball. Wrap the dough around the top of the meatball and slide onto skewer. Repeat this process with 2 more meatballs, ending the skewer with the end of the dough strip. Repeat with remaining dough and meatballs. Space dough and meatballs away from each other by about ¼″.
- Combine all of the garlic butter ingredients in a small bowl.
- Place skewers on the baking sheet and brush with half of the garlic butter mixture. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through and the dough is golden brown (or Air Fry for about 15 - 20 minutes until the meatballs are cooked through and the dough is golden brown).
- Brush with remaining garlic butter, top with additional parmesan cheese.
- Serve with marinara sauce. Enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12Skewers
Amount Per Serving
Calories 370 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 370kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 29g | 58% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 113mg | 38% |
| Sodium | 1404mg | 59% |
| Potassium | 389mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 568IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 260mg | 26% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.8
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