6 Days Until Super Bowl XLII
January 28, 2008 by Tracey Thompson
Filed under Recipes
It is only 6 more days until the New York Giants and the New England Partriots play for the Super Bowl XLII Championship. As I continue my search for great recipe ideas, one site I always check-out is Epicurious and as always they aim to please.
I think the key is to make your menu as simple as possible. You don’t want to spend all your time in the kitchen, you want an easy set-up and of course an easy clean-up. The best possible advice is to keep your menu scaled down to a few simple foods. Epicurious suggests five standards kicked-up a few notches.
Italian Sausage Meatball Heroes
Brownie Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting
The Italian Sausage Meatball Hero is pictured above and with a User Rating of “4 Forks” who can resist the recipe. You will need to tweak the recipe in relation to the number of guests at your party:
Italian Sausage Meatball Heroes
Fresh marinara sauce makes all the difference in these robust sandwiches. Look for it near the cheeses and fresh pasta at the supermarket.
Prep: 35 minutes
Total: 1 hourServings: Makes 4 servings.
Ingredients
1 pound spicy or sweet Italian sausages, casings removed
1 (23- to 24-ounce) container purchased fresh marinara sauce, divided
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (about 1 1/2 ounces)
1/3 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley, divided
1/3 cup chopped fresh basil, divided4 (5- to 6-inch-long) pieces French baguette, split horizontally
1 cup (packed) coarsely grated whole-milk mozzarella cheesePreparation
Preheat oven to 400°F. Mix sausage, 1/2 cup marinara, Parmesan, 2 tablespoons parsley, and 2 tablespoons basil in large bowl. Using wet hands, shape mixture into 8 meatballs. Bring 2 tablespoons parsley, 2 tablespoons basil, remaining marinara, and meatballs to boil in large skillet. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer until meatballs are cooked through, turning often, about 20 minutes.
Place baguette bottoms on baking sheet; spread each with about 2 tablespoons sauce from skillet. Cut meatballs in half in skillet; overlap 4 halves on each baguette bottom. Spoon remaining sauce over meatballs, then sprinkle mozzarella over, dividing equally. Bake until cheese melts, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining parsley and basil and cover with baguette tops.
