Cheeseburger Sub Sandwiches

Who doesn’t love a great cheeseburger recipe? From the juicy meat to the ooey, gooey melted cheese to the bun, these make a fantastic lunch or dinner and it’s easy to rustle up your own rather than heading to a burger restaurant. However, these cheeseburgers aren’t exactly made the traditional way.

Instead of the sesame seed topped buns you’d expect with cheeseburgers, these are made in submarine sandwich buns, giving them a crunchier texture and a different taste.

Using firm buns is important because they will need to hold the cheeseburger ingredients and that’s why burger buns work so well and so do subs. Don’t use soft buns because they might fall apart when you add the burger patties and other ingredients.

Since these make such yummy comfort food, you might like to consider French fries, wedges or potato salad on the side. You’ll love this unusual take on the classic cheeseburger recipe.

Why You’ll Love the Recipe:

You can’t go wrong with tasty homemade cheeseburgers and this recipe is extra-special because it uses sub rolls in place of the more commonly used hamburger buns.

How to Serve Them:

These cheeseburger subs should be served hot, perhaps with fries, wedges, potato salad, coleslaw, or whatever you usually have with burgers.

Ingredients:

• Sub buns
• Oil
• Yellow onion
• Lean ground beef
• Black pepper
• Salt
• Onion powder
• Garlic powder
• Shredded cheddar
• Water
• Sliced tomatoes and shredded iceberg lettuce (optional)

For the Sauce:

• Sweet relish
• Mayonnaise
• Yellow mustard
• Onion powder
• Garlic powder
• Salt
• Black pepper

How to make Cheeseburger Sub Sandwiches:

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

Stir the mustard, relish and mayonnaise together.

Stir in the onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper.

Heat some oil in a skillet and add the beef.

Cook it, breaking it up with a wooden spoon.

Add the onions and, once everything is cooked, drain the excess grease.

Mix in the salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder.

Add the water and cook until all the water is gone.

Take the mixture off the heat.

Use parchment paper to line a baking sheet.

Cut the sub rolls open and put them on the baking sheet.

Spread the sauce on top then add the ground beef mixture on the bottoms.

Add cheddar cheese on top of the beef.

Put the bun tops back on.

Bake for 6 minutes or until the cheese melts.

Open and add lettuce and tomato slices if desired.

Close back up and serve.

If you’re a cheeseburger fan, you’re going to love this take on the classic cheeseburger. It’s like a cross between subs and cheeseburgers and is sure to fill even the hungriest belly.

Cheeseburger Sub Sandwiches

You can’t go wrong with tasty homemade cheeseburgers and this recipe is extra-special because it uses sub rolls in place of the more commonly used hamburger buns.

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Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Course Main

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

• 4 sub buns
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 cup diced yellow onion
• 1½ pounds lean ground beef
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 cup shredded cheddar
• ½ cup water
• Sliced tomatoes and shredded iceberg lettuce optional

For the Sauce:

• ¼ cup sweet relish
• ½ cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Stir the mustard, relish and mayonnaise together.
• Stir in the onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper.
• Heat some oil in a skillet and add the beef.
• Cook it, breaking it up with a wooden spoon.
• Add the onions and, once everything is cooked, drain the excess grease.
• Mix in the salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder.
• Add the water and cook until all the water is gone.
• Take the mixture off the heat.
• Use parchment paper to line a baking sheet.
• Cut the sub rolls open and put them on the baking sheet.
• Spread the sauce on top then add the ground beef mixture on the bottoms.
• Add cheddar cheese on top of the beef.
• Put the bun tops back on.
• Bake for 6 minutes or until the cheese melts.
• Open and add lettuce and tomato slices if desired.
• Close back up and serve.

Can You Make Them Ahead?

No, these are best served as soon as they’re cooked.

Storage Instructions:

Leftovers will get a bit soggy so try to only make as many as you need.

Variations and Substitutions:

You can alter the seasonings in these cheeseburgers or use another kind of cheese. Also, you can use another type of bun in place of the subs if you want.