Italian Sausage Meatball Heroes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb Italian sausage (spicy or sweet, casings removed)
1 (24 ounce) marinara sauce, fresh, purchased, divided
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated (about 1 1/2 ounces)
1/3 cup Italian parsley, fresh, chopped, divided
1/3 cup fresh basil, chopped, divided
4 French baguettes, split horizontally (5- to 6-inch-long pieces)
1 cup mozzarella cheese, packed coarselygrated whole-milk

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Mix sausage meat,1/2 cup marinara sauce, Parmesan cheese, 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; simmer until meatballs are cooked through, turning often, for about 20 minutes.
Place baguette bottoms on a baking sheet; spread each with about 2 tablespoons sauce from the skillet.
Cut meatballs in half in skillet; overlap 4 halves on each baguette bottom. Spoon remaining sauce over meatballs.
Sprinkle mozzarella over top, dividing equally.
Bake until cheese melts, about 5 minutes.
Sprinkle with remaining parsley and basil.
Cover with baguette tops.