Copycat Italian Grinder
This Italian Grinder sandwich is crunchy, saucy, meaty and cheesy! After one bite, you’ll understand why I love it so much! The recipe is fairly simple – and the number one thing you need is a GOOD Italian sausage – that makes the recipe!
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb Italian sausage
- 1/2 lb ground beef
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1/2 onion diced
- 1/2 green pepper diced
- 14 oz pizza sauce
- 2 loaves french bread sliced in half horizontally & vertically
- 1 cup Mozzarella cheese grated
- 2-4 tbsp butter softened
- 2 tsp garlic salt
Instructions
- If sausage has casings remove them and crumble into pan with the ground beef. Brown both meats together until no longer pink. Drain fat.1/2 lb Italian sausage, 1/2 lb ground beef
- And pepper & onion1/2 onion, 1/2 green pepper
- add garlic salt, red pepper flakes & pizza sauce.1 tsp garlic salt, 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes, 14 oz pizza sauce, 1/2 tsp oregano
- stir to combine and heat for 5 min
- Preheat oven to 400 F. Cut the split French loaf into 2 separate sandwiches. Repeat with second loaf.2 loaves french bread
- Pull a small amount of bread out of the bottom and top of the loaf to make a bowl for the meat.
- Fill the bowl with meat mixture.
- Cover the meat mixture with shredded Mozzarella cheese.1 cup Mozzarella cheese
- Place the top of loaf onto the sandwich
- Lay out foil for each sandwich and spray with non-stick spray. Lay sandwich on foil and wrap. Bake for 10 minutes in the oven
- Open foil up and brush with butter and sprinkle with garlic salt. Bake 5 min more with the foil packet open2-4 tbsp butter, 2 tsp garlic salt
- Remove from foil packets and serve
Nutrition
Serving: 1sandwichCalories: 1146kcalCarbohydrates: 44.1gProtein: 46.6gFat: 89.5gSaturated Fat: 28.8gCholesterol: 144mgSodium: 1752mgPotassium: 892mgFiber: 6.1gSugar: 9.8gCalcium: 101mgIron: 10mg
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