Turkey Meatball Garlic Bread Heroes

Preparation

1. Make Tomato Sauce:

   Step 1

   Purée tomatoes with their purée in a blender.

   Step 2

   Heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat until it shimmers, then sauté onion until golden, 5 to 6 minutes. Add garlic and sauté 1 minute. Add tomato purée, sugar, and salt and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 30 to 35 minutes.

2. Make Meatballs While Sauce Simmers:

   Step 3

   Stir together bread crumbs and milk in a large bowl and let stand for 10 minutes.

   Step 4

   Stir in eggs, cheese, garlic, parsley, oregano, and salt, then add turkey and blend with your hands until just combined well (do not overmix).

   Step 5

   Form 1 1/2-tablespoon portions into meatballs and arrange on 2 well-oiled large, heavy, rimmed baking sheets.

3. Make Garlic Bread:

   Step 6

   Stir together butter, oil, garlic, salt, cheese, parsley, and pepper in a bowl. Spread about 2 rounded teaspoons garlic butter onto both split sides of each bun. Arrange buns, buttered sides up, on a large baking sheet.

4. Broil Meatballs and Garlic Bread:

   Step 7

   Preheat broiler.

   Step 8

   Broil meatballs 3 to 4 inches from heat, turning over once, until golden and just cooked through (165°F on instant-read thermometer), 5 to 8 minutes.

   Step 9

   Broil buns, buttered sides only, until golden, 30 seconds to 1 minute, watching closely (buns brown fast).

5. Assemble Heroes:

   Step 10

   Spoon some sauce on each bun, then top with 4 meatballs (depending on size of buns), and drizzle with more sauce.