Meatballs on Texas Toast Recipe
This Meatballs on Texas Toast recipe is a simple and satisfying way to enjoy Italian-inspired flavors. Tender meatballs simmered in marinara sauce are nestled on garlic butter Texas toast and topped with melted provolone cheese for a delicious appetizer or side to soup or a salad.
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 4 slices Texas toast (frozen)
- 12-16 frozen meatballs*
- 14 ounces pizza sauce (or thick marinara sauce)
- 4 slices provolone cheese
- Dried Italian herb blend
Instructions
- Following the instructions on the package of your Texas toasts, preheat your oven and bake the toasts on a lined backing sheet. When toasty and golden, remove from the oven. Use a large spoon to flatten the centers of each toast, leaving the crispy crusts upright. This creates a "bowl" for the meatballs. Leave the oven on.
- While the toasts bake in the oven, heat the meatballs to a safe eating temperature. Most brands give several options for heating the meatballs. I usually microwave them on a plate for 5 minutes, and then transfer to a skillet to sear for a few minutes over medium heat.
- In a large skillet with the cooked meatballs, add the pizza sauce and heat through until just starting to bubble.
- Spoon 3 or 4 meatballs into each toast so they fit in a single layer in the "bowl" you created with the spoon. For the brand of meatballs I use, 3 will fit in each toast (for a total of 12 meatballs).
- Place one slice of provolone over each of the toasts. I usually fold the slice in half, and it covers the toast just fine (but it will depend on the side of the bread).
- Put the baking sheet back in the oven and bake until the cheese melts, 2 to 4 minutes.
- Remove and sprinkle the Italian herb blend over each of the toasts.
Notes
* The quantity of meatballs will depend on the sizes of the meatballs and the Texas toast, since there really is no standard size among them. Before you begin cooking, eyeball the toasts and the meatballs and determine how many fit on each slice of bread, and go from there. Packages of frozen meatballs usually have at least 20 in them, so you should have plenty for 4 toasts. Texas toast is often packaged in boxes of 8.