Slow Cooker Meatball Sandwiches
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Cooking Meatball Sandwiches in a slow cooker is a delicious and effortless way to get dinner on the table for the fam. Picture, juicy meatballs in a savory sauce stuffed into soft hoagie buns all topped with melted mozzarella and parmesan cheeses.
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Meatball Sandwiches
This recipe for easy meatball sandwiches takes just a few simple ingredients to put together in the slow cooker. Set the time and let the delicious smells permeate your whole house.
We love this recipe for its simplicity, but also, these sandwiches are so tasty! This is perfect for an effortless meal or bring along to a potluck to feed a crowd. Need other ideas for simple slow cooker sandwiches? Check out my recipe for Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches
How to Make Meatball Sandwiches
This recipe for meatball sandwiches made in a slow cooker is so easy and virtually hands off. You just need a few ingredients and a few minutes to throw this all together, then let the slow cooker do all the work.
Start by placing the frozen meatballs, spaghetti sauce and red pepper flakes into the pot of a slow cooker.
Turn the heat to low and cook for 5-6 hours or make it a little quicker and cook on the high heat setting for 3-4 hours.
After the slow cooker has done its work, you will have hot, saucy meatballs, perfect for piling into a sandwich.
To assembly these meatball sandwiches we like to cut up hoagie buns, then place 4-5 meatballs into the center of each bun.
Top with shredded mozzarella cheese and some shredded parmesan. Place them onto a baking sheet and under the broiler in the oven for 1-2 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Tip: for saucier meatball sandwiches, add 2 jars of sauce to the slow cooker. This recipe makes saucy meatballs, the sauce is just less runny when made this way.
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Slow Cooker Meatball Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 1 26 ounce frozen meatballs
- 1 24 ounce spaghetti sauce jar
- 1½ teaspoon red pepper flakes or to taste
- 10 hoagie buns
- 2 cups mozzarella shredded
- 1 cup parmesan cheese shredded
Instructions
- Place frozen meatballs into the slow cooker
- Pour in spaghetti sauce and sprinkle in red pepper flankes.
- Cook on low 5-6 hours, high 3-4 hours.
- Cut hoagie buns in half. Place meatballs along the center to fill the bun.
- Top with mozzarella and parmesan. Place on a baking sheet under the broiler until the cheese is melted.
Notes
- Nutrition facts are just an estimate.
- For saucier meatballs, add a second jar of spaghetti sauce
- A delicious variation is to add sliced onions and green peppers at the beginning with the meatballs, then layer onto the sandwiches before adding cheese.
