This inexpensive and incredibly simple Pakistani dish is typically had with Basmati rice, tossed salad, and spicy pickles. It is easy to prepare and tastes even better the next day.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 25 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 3 (14 ounce) cans pizza sauce
- 1 (10 ounce) jar apple jelly
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 (16 ounce) package frozen meatballs
- 6 hoagie rolls, split lengthwise
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, mix pizza sauce, apple jelly, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Bring to a low boil over medium heat.
- Place frozen meatballs into the sauce mixture. Cover and simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes, or until meatballs are done, stirring occasionally.
- While the meatballs are cooking, preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place the split hoagie rolls on a large baking sheet.
- Place several meatballs and desired amount of sauce in each roll. Layer with mozzarella cheese. Place in the preheated oven for 2 to 3 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 700 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 87 g |
| Cholesterol | 70 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 7 g |
| Protein | 25 g |
| Saturated Fat | 12 g |
| Sodium | 2442 mg |
| Sugars | 38 g |
| Fat | 28 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Only giving it 3 stars because the amounts are so far off (glad I read the reviews!). I used 2 jars of pizza sauce and maybe 8 oz of jelly (a bit too much). It makes a lot of sauce. I made my own meatballs since I don’t like the taste of frozen meatballs. Kudos to the person who suggested digging out the top bun to make a boat. It helped a lot! To cut down on mess and sogginess, I spooned the meatballs into the hoagies without a ton of sauce, and spoon sauce into shallow bowls to dip our sandwiches into instead. I think next time I’ll try 24 ounces of red sauce (pizza or pasta) and start with a couple tablespoons of jelly and go from there. I’m thinking of adding some heinz chili sauce or ketchup for a little tang, along with extra garlic. It’s a good recipe to improve upon.
Made this recipe for a group of friends and it was a hit. Used marina sauce as well as about 3T of jelly to avoid the sweetnes others warned about. Heated sauce up in crock pot until warmed and jelly melted then added frozen meatballs. Sauted onions and peppers on the side for toppers along with Provolone cheese slices. Has been added to my family’s favorites and frequently requested meals.
This was so delish. I did need to make a smaller batch as I only had a half a bag of meatballs. Cut down to two jars of pizza sauce and about 6oz of the jelly. Still made enough sauce to have plenty for the leftovers. Wasn’t sure about the jelly but it worked fine and I wouldn’t say you could even taste it. I guess it’s no different than Italians putting in a little sugar in their sauce to bring out the tomato flavor. I was afraid that the hogies were going to be to soggy but when they came out of the oven they were perfect. They had a little crunchiness around the edges.. Had a really great taste. Have already shared with coworkers.
3.28.18 Chose to serve this as an appetizer rather than a sandwich. I looked at the sauce ingredients and thought “…this is gonna be 5 stars or 1 star.” Well, to my surprise, it turned out to be a 5-star recipe! Who knew pizza sauce, apple jelly, and Italian seasoning could taste so good? This sauce certainly is outside-the-box and outrageously good. And did I mention EASY?? I’m not a fan of processed frozen meatballs, so in the future, I’ll set aside time to make my own cocktail-size meatballs and pop them into a zip-lock bag for the freezer. This recipe has been around for a long time, so glad I finally found it.
Very good! I used 1 c. of apple jelly and it was plenty. I defi Italy didn’t add the salt. Made lots of sauce so recipe could probably be halved. Made this in conjunction with meatball nirvana recipe on this site.
My family loved this!
Very good and easy. I made in the crock pot, and meatballs and sauce were very tasty. Even my super picky 5 yo liked it. Will make again.
Very easy. My very picky son requests all the time.
I use Turkey meatballs and mango jalapeno jelly. also just used regular marinara. Yum! Easy and good.
My daughter was moving and I fed the crew with my version. Used Italian bread loaves with seasoning. Also, omited the jelly, heated the sauce and added the meatballs until hot. Opened the bread and hollowed out a little, then placed many meatballs & sauce in each loaf Added sliced mozzarello cheese on one and pepper jack white cheese on the other, added sweet peppers and quickly closed and wrapped in several layers of HD foil and carried in insulated bag. They declared them delicious!
This sauce is amazing! I used the meatball nirvana recipie on this site. It was fantastic. My kids ask me to make it now!
Meatballs were on sale at our local supermarket. I wanted to make something akin to a meatball sub. This recipe seemed like a winner! I cut the sauce in half and used the called for amount of meatballs. There was still plenty of sauce to go around. My kids loved it!
I found a package of meatballs in the freezer, and this was a great way to use them up. Really enjoyed the unique flavor of the sauce using pizza sauce, apple jelly and Italian seasoning. This came together quickly and went great with another AR dish ‘Bee’s Mac and Cheese Bake’. Would love to try this sauce with homemade meatballs – next time!
BETTER THAN MY MOTHER-IN-LAW’S! My husband requested meatball grinders for Superbowl sunday. Since I am not the best cook, he suggested I call his mom for her recipe- well,since I am too stubborn to do so. I tried this instead. Not only did he love it- he said it was better than mom used to make (of course I will not tell her that !) I bought 8 large fresh meatballs,cooked them in the ovenand tossed them in the sauce after simemring it for a while. It was awesome and they made great leftovers.
Oh my goodness! Didn’t change a thing, and everyone loved it! My young girls loved just the meatballs. We will absolutely be having this again and again!
Not sure if it was just me or what but not a huge success. It was okay but the flavor was a little off for me. Maybe the sweet part didn’t do it for me. I would also say not to use frozen meatballs. Homemade are so much better and worth the work.
This was very easy to make. And everyone enjoyed them. After reading all the reviews of it being to sweet I though of reducing the jelly but decided to make it normal. I got no negative comments and alot of thanks. But one thing I will agree on is there is alot of sauce. I would increase the meatballs to 2-1/2 lbs or cut out a can of sauce and maybe 3oz of jelly. I will def make this again
Very yummy! However I added less apple jelly because of another review and it was perfect! Will make again!
liked this, quick and easy for some football watching food~
This was good. I was scared from previous reviews saying that it was too sweet so I only used about 1.5 tbsn of the jelley and added crushed red pepper. Really good…thanks for the recipe.
I had some meatballs I’d previously frozen from another recipe on AR, “Meatball Nirvana”. I halved the recipe. Having read the many reviews about it being too sweet , I decided to add the apple jelly to taste. I started with half a cup and ended up using 3/4 of a cup. I think the sweetness depends on the apple jelly you’re using. I have also heard this works equally well with grape jelly. Do use frozen solid meatballs if you don’t want them to break up as you stir, as mine did. Not a problem since they’re being tossing onto some buns. Not spectacular but easy to toss together for a party or quick dinner. I might make it again but with some tweaks. Maybe grape jelly and other seasonings.