Meatball Sandwiches just in time for the Superbowl...

It's so easy it's almost like cheating... in fact, it is cheating. I have to admit. There is nothing fancy about these meatball sandwiches.

However, they are so yummy they'll be gone before halftime!



That's right... frozen meatballs and marinara sauce. I said "easy", right?!



Dump the marinara in the crockpot and turn it on high...



Toss in the frozen meatballs and pour more marinara over the top...



Put a lid on it and walk away. Come back in about two hours and toss the meatballs and marinara to make sure they are all covered with sauce. These will need to cook on high for another 2-3 hours (depending on your crockpot).

For the bread? Another frozen shortcut... I'm telling you, high-class baby!



But if you believe ANYTHING I tell you... believe this, your friends and family will be convinced that you kneaded the dough on these rolls yourself! So easy and so good!



I followed the instructions on the back of the bag to do a quick thaw (warm your oven to it's lowest temp, or about 170 degrees F and then turn it off). Brush melted butter on the top of each of them and let them sit in the warmed oven for about 1 - 2 hours.



Once they've thawed and risen properly... then they get baked. Follow the instructions on the back of the bag. It's that easy.




Disclaimer - as you can tell, this is only a partial blog...


With all the excitement of the Superbowl (and the endless amounts of food on the table... and the counter... and the tv trays... and the... ) I forgot to take a picture of the final product.


But I'm sure you can imagine what meatball sandwiches look like...

Cut the golden roll in half, shove in as many meatballs as possible (ladling some marinara sauce over the top) and add a slice of provolone or mozzarella. Enjoy...



enjoy your time in the kitchen...

An apple a day...

An apple a day keeps the doctor away...



... does it still count when it also comes with a whole block of cream cheese, half a bag of toffee bits and an overflowing cup of carmel sauce?!



Allow the cream cheese to soften up a bit and then spread it across the bottom of a wide and shallow bowl. (If I had a wider and shallower bowl I would have used it. Maybe a deep dish pie plate would work nicely here too?) Either way... let's move on to the next step...



Pour about a cup of carmel sauce/dip on top and smooth it out with the back of a spoon...





Stop drooling... and start your grocery list...



... because the next item you're going to need to buy is a bag of toffee bits. You can find these in the baking section by the chocolate chips. It appears to simply be broken up Heath bars. oh yum...



Scatter about half of the bag on top, or at least enough to completely cover the carmel in a thin layer.



Then place the dish back in the refrigerator and let it cool/set.



Once you are ready to serve this to your loved ones, thinly slice 2-4 granny smith apples and make 2 layers along the side of the dish.




A big THANK YOU to 2 friends for sharing this... one shared it with her sister (what a great friend) and then the sister shared it with me. Who knows where this originally started... but who really cares. Right?!

Take it to your next open house, holiday party, etc... your friends will hug you for it!


enjoy your time in the kitchen...