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Sweet and Spicy Mini Meatball Subs

By Paula |

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Sweet and Spicy Mini Meatball Subs post is sponsored by Musselman’s Apple Butter. Opinions are my own.

 

So apparently there’s a big football game coming up soon. Or so I keep hearing. I’m not a football person. Gasp. Sorry. Never have been. My husband is a football person. I am a snack person. You know that thing about opposites attracting? It’s true. I make the snacks and he gets to watch the game and all is right in the Jones house.

I’m going to be making a plethora of carb heavy foods for the big shebang, including these mini meatball subs. These aren’t any ordinary subs. That would be boring. They’re amaze-balls sausage meatball subs with a sweet and spicy sauce served up a warm toasted steak roll.

mini meatball subs on white plate.

Sausage meatballs? Yes, they’re ridiculous go ahead and try them. You might never ever go back to regular meatballs (I haven’t). What goes with pork? Apples. Duh. Pork and apples are kind of an item and I’m not one to break that up so we stuck with it. The apple comes in the form of apple butter.

It’s not just for biscuits and toast y’all! Oh no. We turned it into a sweet and spicy sauce that will have you licking your fingers in between jumping up and down when (insert your team name here) does something good. Or in between going to the snack table to get more water beer.

mini meatball subs on white plate. Small glass bowl of sauce in background.

I happen to have friends that do like football (I’m talking lucky socks, jingling keys and all) and somehow even knowing that I don’t like it still like me. They’ve whipped up some fantastic game day treats that I know you’re going to want to see and make too!

Check out:

Susan’s Spicy Apple Butter BBQ Pork Cupcakes
Angie’s Chipotle Apple Butter Wings
Brandi’s Sweet & Spicy BBQ Chicken Dip

For more about Musselman’s Apple Butter visit their website and connect with them on Facebook and Twitter .

Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Musselman’s Apple Butter. Opinions are my own. Always have been. Always will be.

 

Sweet & Spicy Mini Meatball Subs

Sweet & Spicy Mini Meatball Subs

Sweet and Spicy Mini Meatball Subs

Ingredients

  • Sausage Meatballs
  • 1/2 cup Musselman's apple butter
  • 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 clove garlic - minced
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Tabasco
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 9 French steak rolls
  • chives - minced (optional)

Instructions

  1. Prepare sausage meatballs according to recipe.
  2. While meatballs are cooking, into a medium sauce pan add: apple butter, Dijon, garlic, vinegar, Tabasco and water.
  3. Heat over medium - low heat until mixture is warmed through. Stirring as necessary.
  4. Place cooked meatballs into sauce. Mix until meatballs are all coated.
  5. Cut a slit in the middle (do not cut all the way through) of each steak roll. Lightly toast steak rolls in toaster oven or place steak rolls onto a rimmed baking sheet and into a warmed oven until lightly toasted.
  6. Place 3 meatballs per roll. Spoon over desired amount of sauce.
  7. Garnish with chives.
© Paula Jones
Category: Sandwiches
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Comments

  4. Susan says

    I already love your sausage ball recipe – and this addition sounds too good. But I am lazy…you must bring some to me for my birthday. Yes.

  10. Denise @ Creative Kitchen says

    Couldn’t resist opening this in my reader this morning!! I love meatball anything and toasty sub anything!! Then add in pork….Mmm!

    I bookmarked to make soon. Thanks for sharing!

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