This Italian Sub Sandwich is the ultimate game day meal! Full of salami and capicola hot ham, melted provolone cheese and banana peppers, these baked sandwiches as satisfying as they are delicious!
These sub sandwiches make a delicious addition to your party spread. Serve them alongside other favorites like Classic Macaroni Salad and Antipasto Pasta Salad.
ITALIAN SUB SANDWICH RECIPE
Around here, a popular type of submarine sandwich is an Italian Sub. It’s typically made with salami, capicola hot ham and sometimes ham. This popular sandwich, also called a hero or a hoagie in some parts, is a mainstay on the menu of every sub shop.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SUB AND A GRINDER?
The difference between these sandwiches is actually more about where you live than what’s on them. Layer some meat, cheese, toppings and dressing on an long Italian style roll, and you’ve got yourself a sub, hero, grinder, hoagie, blimpie…the list can go on. Originally a sub was named for navy shipyard workers and the submarines these sandwiches resembled. The term grinder is thought to have originated from the amount of grinding, or chewing, it took to eat one.
WHAT IS IN A CLASSIC ITALIAN SUB SANDWICH?
Everyone has a different way of dressing their Italian sub. I personally like mine with provolone cheese, lettuce, tomato, banana peppers, a little mayo and some oil (which is a sauce similar to Italian dressing that is used on these subs). Some people throw on onions and even more hot peppers as well.
But for this recipe, I wanted to make them hot, because melty cheese is always a good idea! So I got rid of the all the items that can become soggy when heated and stuck with the basics. These are seriously quick and easy to throw together and would be a total hit at any game day or casual social gathering!
HOW TO MAKE BAKED ITALIAN SUB SANDWICHES
- Slice 6 hero rolls length-wise but don’t slice all the way through. You want the halves in tact so they can cradle the sandwich ingredients.
- Lay the hero rolls with split side up in a 9″ x 13 ” baking pan and bake them for 5 minutes to very lightly toast the buns.
- Once the rolls come out of the oven, start by layering 3 folded slices of capicola onto the bottom bun, then 3 folded slices of salami, banana peppers and finally provolone cheese.
- Return the pan to the oven and bake for 20 minutes or until the sandwiches are hot and the cheese is melted and serve immediately!
HOW TO SERVE ITALIAN SUBS
- These are best served right away, hot out of the oven. But they will last for up to 4 days cooled and covered in the refrigerator.
- I like to serve them with some Italian dressing for dipping, but you can also add fresh ingredients onto the sandwiches after they’re done baking if you’d like, like lettuce and tomato.
Want more tasty game day sandwiches? Try these:
- Baked Ham and Cheese Sliders
- Baked Buffalo Chicken Sliders
- Slow Cooker Sausage and Peppers
- Monte Cristo Sliders
- Shredded Chicken Parmesan Sandwich
- Cuban Sandwich Recipe
- Easy Baked French Dip Sandwiches
Italian Sub Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 6 hero rolls, sliced length-wise but leaving both sidesof the roll attached to each other.
- 18 slices capicola hot ham
- 18 slices salami
- 1 cup banana peppers, sliced
- 6 slices provolone cheese
- Italian dressing, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place the rolls into a 9" x 13" baking pan, open-side up.
- Bake the rolls for 5 minutes and remove from oven.
- Place 3 folded slices of capicola hot ham onto the bottom of each roll.
- Add a layer of 3 folded pieces of salami onto the sandwiches.
- Divide the sliced banana peppers between the 6 sandwiches.
- Fold each slice of provolone cheese in half to break into two pieces and place on top of the banana peppers.
- Return the pan to the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Serve immediately with Italian dressing.
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