The Essence of Spaghetti and Meatballs Served on Top of Crusty Bread
Meatballs over spaghetti, finished with a generous shower of grated cheese, is a classic comfort dish loved by many, especially when served with buttery garlic bread to soak up the sauce. This recipe transforms that familiar bowl into a delicious open sandwich, capturing all the same comforting flavours. A thick, cheesy sauce forms the base for juicy oven-roasted meatballs, piled high with a quick yet rich tomato passata sauce onto buttery garlic bread, then finished with lashings of grated Parmesan.
Recipe: Cheesy Meatball Open Sandwich
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Cheesy Meatball Open Sandwich Recipe
Mouthwatering Italian-American inspired open toast topped with cheese sauce, basil, juicy meatballs in tomato sauce and lashings of grated parmesan cheese.
Servings: 6 slices of toast
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 500g pork or beef mince
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- Salt
- 2 eggs
- 60g panko bread crumbs
- Black pepper
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
Tomato Sauce
- 400ml tomato passata
- Large pinch of salt
- Squeeze of lemon
Cheese Sauce
- 1 clove of garlic halved
- 350g grated mozzarella cheese
- 50g grated Parmesan
- 150ml milk
- 1.5 tsp lemon juice
- Smoked paprika for garnish
Toast & Garnish
- 6 slices crusty white bread
- butter
- 1 large garlic clove
- 12 medium-large basil leaves
- Parmesan cheese for grating
Instructions
- Heat oven to 220°C
- Prepare the meatballs: Combine all meatball ingredients. Fry a small amount of the mixture in a pan to test if the seasoning is right. If not add more salt and pepper as needed.
- Using a small ice cream scoop or leveled spoon, form 24 small meatballs.
- Line a roasting tray with baking paper and lay meatballs out evenly onto the tray. Transfer to oven and roast for 10 minutes.
- For the tomato sauce: Combine passata, salt and lemon in a small pan and heat. Add cooked meatballs and cover each ball in tomato sauce. Keep warm until ready to use.
- Make the Cheese Sauce:Split the garlic open and use it to rub inside a small saucepan. Pour in the milk and bring to a high heat, but do not boil. Slowly incorporate the grated cheese, whisking constantly until smooth. Add the lemon juice then taste then season with salt and pepper.
- To finish: Toast bread. Spread each slice with butter and rub with garlic clove.
- Divide fondue sauce on each slice of toast. Sprinklewith smoked paprika. Place 2 basil leaves over the cheese. Top with 4 meatballsand tomato sauce and garnish with grated parmesan cheese.
