Carbonara Chicken Meatball Subs. Yummy chicken meatballs cooked in creamy carbonara sauce — easy to make, fun for kids, and perfect stuffed inside soft sub rolls or served with fresh veggies!
What You Need
- 500g chicken mince
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon cracked black pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- ½ cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 bottle of your favorite store-bought carbonara sauce
How To Make Carbonara Chicken Meatball
- Put the chicken mince, rosemary, thyme, pepper, salt, garlic, and breadcrumbs into a big bowl. Mix everything together really well to make your meatball mix.
- Wash your hands but keep them a little wet — this makes rolling the meatballs much easier and way less sticky!
- Roll the mix into small round balls, about the size of a golf ball. You should get around 20 meatballs.
- Pour all of the carbonara sauce into your slow cooker and spread it around the bottom.
- Carefully place each meatball into the sauce, one by one. Try to be gentle so they don’t break!
- Put the lid on using The Tea Towel Trick and cook on low heat for 3 hours.
- Do NOT stir or move the meatballs until the very last hour of cooking. If you move them too early, they can fall apart because they haven’t firmed up yet.
- Once they are done, place the meatballs into soft sub bread rolls for a super easy and yummy dinner.
- Not feeling subs? You can also serve the meatballs on a plate with fresh veggies on the side — whatever you like!
Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 3 hours | Total Time: 3 hours 15 minutes | Makes: ~20 meatballs
💡 Tip: Kids can help roll the meatballs — just make sure little hands are washed first!