Skip to content

Broiled Meatball Subs

Marinara-simmered beef meatballs tucked into baguette and broiled under mozzarella.

Broiled Meatball Subs, plated and ready to serve
Serves
4
Total time
45 min
Cost per serving (United States)
$11.24

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 lb ground beef (80/20)
  • 1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs
  • 1 large eggs
  • 2 oz grated parmesan cheese
  • 24 oz jarred marinara sauce
  • 2 french baguette
  • 8 oz shredded mozzarella
  • 3 clove garlic
  • 2 tsp italian seasoning blend
  • 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 425F. Mix the beef with breadcrumbs, egg, Parmesan, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, and salt.

  2. Roll into 16 meatballs and set on an oiled sheet pan. Bake 15 minutes until browned.

  3. Warm the marinara in a wide skillet and slide the meatballs in to simmer 5 minutes.

  4. Split the baguettes lengthwise and hollow them slightly. Toast cut-side up under the broiler for a minute.

  5. Fill with meatballs and sauce, cover with mozzarella, and broil 2 to 3 minutes until melted and spotted.

  6. Cut each baguette into two portions and serve hot.

What this costs, country by country

Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.

The cost of this recipe in 11 countries, each in its own currency, with how many of the 11 ingredients we could price in each. Figures are not converted between currencies, so the rows cannot be ranked against each other.
CountryWhole recipePer servingPriced from
United Kingdom£44.69£11.1711 of 11 ingredients
Australia$96.50$24.1311 of 11 ingredients
United States$44.95$11.2410 of 11 ingredients
Canada$106.00$26.5010 of 11 ingredients
Egypt‏١٬١٨٧٫٩٣ ج.م.‏‏٢٩٦٫٩٨ ج.م.‏9 of 11 ingredients
Mexico$1,455.04$363.769 of 11 ingredients
Spain23,66 €5,92 €8 of 11 ingredients
Austria€ 39,34€ 9,848 of 11 ingredients
New Zealand$77.04*$19.267 of 11 ingredients
Germany45,14 €*11,29 €7 of 11 ingredients
Greece21,95 €*5,49 €6 of 11 ingredients

* We have read fewer than seven in ten of these ingredients in that country, so the total is a partial figure and the real one is higher.

Shopping somewhere we haven’t reached? See every price we hold and add what your shop charges.

The bigger number is usually the food that never gets cooked at all. Work out what your household throws away