Nashville Hot Chicken Meatball Sandwich

5 from 36 votes

Nashville Hot Chicken Meatball Sandwich

Nashville Hot Chicken Meatball Sandwich is sweet, spicy, and full of flavor. This meal also takes less than 30 minutes to prepare and is hearty and satisfying.

Course any meal, dinner, entree, entree: lunch

Cuisine American/Southern

Keyword meatballs, sandwiches

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Servings sandwiches

Calories 434kcal

Author Paula

Ingredients

Homemade meatballs

1 pound ground beef
⅔ cup bread crumbs
1 large eggs whisked
salt and pepper to taste

For the sauce

6 tablespoons butter salted or unsalted
2 tablespoons hot sauce
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons brown sugar
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper

For the slaw

¼ head cabbage about 3 cups, sliced thin
⅓ cup white wine vinegar apple cider vinegar may be substituted
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt optional
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoon celery seed

For the Sandwich

meatballs
hoagie buns
green onions sliced thin
⅓ cup mayonnaise

Instructions

Homemade meatballs

In a medium-sized bowl, add the hamburger, bread crumbs, egg, salt, and pepper. Mix until it is well combined and the egg is incorporated.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Using a spring-release scoop, scoop the mixture into balls.
Place the meatballs in a baking dish. Bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees.

For the sauce

Combine the butter, hot sauce, honey and brown sugar in a small saucepot over high heat.
Stirring constantly, bring to a boil and cook until the brown sugar melts, 2 to 3 minutes.
Remove from the heat, mix in the cayenne, garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper, and stir until smooth.
Remove and reserve 3 tablespoons of sauce.
Reduce heat to medium-low and add meatballs to sauce.
Simmer until meatballs are heated through, about 5 minutes.For the slaw
In a small bowl, whisk vinegar, sugar, olive oil, salt, pepper, and celery seed.
Pour mixture over sliced cabbage and toss.
Refrigerate until ready to use.

For the sandwich

Toast the hoagie rolls
Mix 3 tables sauce with 1/3 cup mayonnaise
Add mayo to the bun
Top with meatballs, slaw, and sliced green onions
Serve

Nutrition