Easy Meatball Sub on a Stick is an easy appetizer made with breadstick dough, meatballs, seasoning, mozzarella and seasonings!
A DELICIOUSLY FUN SNACK OR APPETIZER
This recipe is a fun way to eat a meatball sub! It's super simple to make but it makes it very easy for everyone to serve themselves. Everyone absolutely loved these and they were the surprising hit at our get together! If you want a fun, new recipe to share with family and friends, you gotta try these!

TIPS FOR MAKING THIS FUN APPETIZER/SNACK:
- Use any flavor meatball your family will enjoy. Original, turkey, Italian or even the plant-based meatballs will work.
- Crescent roll dough or pizza dough can be substituted for the breadstick dough.
- The meatballs come frozen so you'll need to defrost them in the refrigerator overnight or in the microwave before making this. You want them soft enough to be able to insert onto the skewers.
- For one tube of breadsticks, you'll need 36 meatballs.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
- frozen meatballs
- breadstick dough
- Italian seasoning
- mozzarella cheese
- marinara sauce
- bamboo skewers

HOW TO MAKE MEATBALL SUB ON A STICK:
Preheat oven to 375F degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Unroll dough and separate into 12 breadsticks. Thread one end of a breadstick on a skewer; add one meatball then thread the dough around the meatball.

Repeat threading with breadstick and 2 additional meatballs.

Place about one inch apart on cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining breadsticks and meatballs.

Bake for about 20 minutes. Meatballs should be cooked through and the breadsticks a nice light, golden brown. You may need to rotate the trays halfway through to ensure even cooking.

Once finished, take out pans and sprinkle the meatballs with mozzarella cheese and top that off with a sprinkle of Italian seasoning.

Put the meatballs back into the oven for another 3-4 minutes or until cheese has melted.

Heat up some of your favorite marinara sauce and serve with the meatball skewers for dipping!

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Meatball Sub on a Stick
Ingredients
- 1 bag frozen meatballs
- 1 tube breadstick dough
- 12 bamboo skewers
- 2 Tablespoons Italian seasoning
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup marinara sauce, for serving
- sliced green onions or fresh chopped parsley, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F degrees.
- Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Unroll dough and separate into 12 breadsticks.
- Thread one end of a breadstick on a skewer; add one meatball then thread the dough around the meatball.
- Repeat threading with breadstick and 2 additional meatballs.
- Place about one inch apart on cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining breadsticks and meatballs.
- Bake for about 20 minutes.
- Meatballs should be cooked through and the breadsticks a nice light, golden brown.
- You may need to rotate the trays halfway through to ensure even cooking.
- Once finished, take out pans and sprinkle the meatballs with mozzarella cheese and top that off with a sprinkle of Italian seasoning.
- Put the meatballs back into the oven for another 3-4 minutes or until cheese has melted.
- Serve with warm marinara sauce. Optional: Garnish with sliced green onions or fresh choped parsley
Notes
- Use any flavor meatball your family will enjoy. Original, turkey, Italian or even the plant-based meatballs will work.
- Crescent roll dough or pizza dough can be substituted for the breadstick dough.
- The meatballs come frozen so you'll need to defrost them in the refrigerator overnight or in the microwave before making this. You want them soft enough to be able to insert onto the skewers.
- For one tube of breadsticks, you'll need 36 meatballs.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
Sierra
This looks totes amaze, but I can't seem to figure out exactly what a 'serving' constitutes. Is that per skewer? I'm going to try and turn this into a fun dinner for my family of five so I don't want to come up short on meatballs! 😮
Brandie @ The Country Cook
Hi Sierra! You get twelve skewers out of this so one serving is one skewer. Hope that helps!