Sheet-Pan Italian Sub Dinner

Sheet-Pan Italian Sub Dinner
Johnny Miller for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Rebecca Jurkevich.
Total Time
25 minutes
Rating
4(1,904)
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The Italian sub, a deli sandwich that piles some combination of cheese, cured meats and preserved vegetables onto a soft roll, is an Italian-American classic. But toss those fillings onto a sheet pan and hit them with a little heat, and they caramelize and crisp into a complete dinner with loads of character — sweet and spicy, bitter and briny. In this recipe, salami, red onions, pepperoncini, tomatoes, radicchio and chickpeas get tossed with an oregano-garlic vinaigrette before roasting. The radicchio and red onion mellow, the tomatoes sweeten and the salami releases fat and seasonings that add even more flavor and richness. (You can swap in cauliflower florets, cubes of squash or halved red potatoes for the radicchio.) Serve with a plop of ricotta for creaminess (or provolone and Parmesan, for a more traditional take), more vinaigrette and crusty bread for sopping it all up or piling it into a sandwich.

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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings
  • 4garlic cloves
  • 2tablespoons dried oregano
  • Kosher salt and black pepper
  • ¼cup red wine vinegar
  • ¼cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1(14-ounce) can chickpeas, drained and patted dry
  • 5ounces salami (casing removed if there is one), cut into ½-inch pieces
  • 1red onion, peeled, halved lengthwise and cut into ½-inch wedges
  • 1medium head radicchio (about ¾ pound), quartered lengthwise
  • 1cup cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
  • 8pepperoncini peppers
  • ½cup ricotta
  • Crusty bread, for serving
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Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)

536 calories; 32 grams fat; 8 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 17 grams monounsaturated fat; 5 grams polyunsaturated fat; 44 grams carbohydrates; 10 grams dietary fiber; 8 grams sugars; 21 grams protein; 1217 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat the oven to 450 degrees. Coarsely chop the garlic, then add the dried oregano and 2 teaspoons salt on top of the garlic and chop together until it forms a paste. Transfer to a bowl, then stir in the vinegar and olive oil.

  2. Step 2

    Pour half the dressing into a large bowl, then add the chickpeas, salami, red onion, radicchio, tomatoes and pepperoncini. Mix gently to coat in the dressing, trying not to break up the radicchio and red onions, then spread evenly on a baking sheet. Roast, tossing halfway through, until the red onions and chickpeas are golden, 15 to 20 minutes.

  3. Step 3

    Season the ricotta with salt and pepper. Serve the roasted mixture with crusty bread, with a dollop of ricotta and extra vinaigrette, or assemble into sandwiches.

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I ended up substituting chicken thighs for salami - just because the folks eating it do not eat salami. My notoriously picky husband declared this to be the best thing I’ve made in a while. Will add to the regular rotation!

tear up the good bread and toss in a bowl with the rest, viola, a sub-salad!

Split into two sheet pans to avoid overcrowding. It took a little longer to get crispy than suggested in the recipe, but the flavors together were delicious. I added the hot mixture to toasted sub rolls and broiled with provolone. Added a little mayo and jarred Italian hot pepper relish to the sandwiches. Ali Slagle totally gets me.

So easy and delicious I could have eaten it raw, but cooked, it was unbelievable.

Quick, delicious, and easy to veganize! We replaced the salami with Field Roast Italian sausage and made a quick tofu ricotta. Also, we ate these open-face: toasted the bread, added a thick smother of ricotta, drizzled some dressing, and piled on the veggies. Kinda messy but it was so fun and delicious that we didn't care. Only recommendation is to cut the radicchio a little smaller so it's easier to eat.

We found the radicchio too bitter in this recipe. Everything else was delicious. Might try mixing baby spinach or arugula in for the last few minutes of cook time or stirring the other ingredients into romaine for a warm chopped salad.

Based on others’ notes of the difficulty in making a sandwich with this, I tried it over pasta. I added some pasta cooking water. I modified the recipe by using fewer pepperoncini and adding red and yellow peppers instead of radicchio. I tossed in some cubes of fresh mozzarella with the pasta. It was a hit!

HUGE hit. I sub cauliflower for radicchio. I also throw in a can of artichoke hearts, keeping the rest of the recipe as is. We make homemade puffy pita/naan-like bread to go with it and fold it up like an Italian sub taco. Yum. My grocery store only sells thin-sliced salami, so we have used that. I just slice the slices into strips. Generally mot a huge pepperoncini fan, but they’re a must. The ricotta makes it over the top divine. My mouth is watering for it again as I write this!

Excellent. It is a quick and easy dinner.

either make the dressing hours ahead or fry garlic in the oil a minute then mix the dressing together. Also, you could marinate the salad in the dressing 1/2 hour before baking. Slice peppers into cross section rings instead of leaving whole.

I'm going to swap out hot Italian sausage for 1/2 the salami.

Perfect. Just perfect (although I only used 2 tablespoons of oil, it was perfect)!

Sweet! I was hoping to veganize this! Thanks!

Far better than the sum of parts, definitely making again. Used sausage rather than salami. Don’t skip the ricotta! Next time... -chop onion & radicchio smaller -Add bell pepper

Delicious and something different for dinner. I stuffed this into bakery fresh French rolls, drizzled dressing over the filling and draped provolone over the top. The stroke of genius was to brush a bit of the dressing onto the crust of before popping the roll back in the oven to melt the cheese and let the basted dressing crisp the crust. Yum. The radicchio was a bit too chewy to load into the sub - next time will lay it next to the roll as a side and add a few leaves of spinach to the veggies

Subbed sweet italian sausage for the salami and broccoli rabe for the radicchio... fantastic and such an easy weeknight meal! Threw everything together in a hoagie roll and it was totally delicious. Seems really convertible with whatever ingredients are in season too.

Left out the salami to make it vegetarian. Tried it with marinated tofu once and it was okay but not necessary. Added cubed kohlrabi instead of radicchio, which was very tasty. Doubled the tomatoes. Cubed some provolone and tossed it in at the last minute instead of ricotta. Super yummy and easy. A hit with friends.

It was ok. Ricotta not worth it

This was fantastic! A deconstructed Italian sub. My husband asked, “How can we get this on the regular rotation?”

Very tasty. I did it as a salad, cutting up toasted bread and tossing with that just before serving. I should use slightly less salt next time, but definitely like this. Ali Slagle has the best bean recipes!

We made this last week & it was great! Almost not like cooking, I added sweet Italian chicken sausage that was on hand.

This is DELICIOUS. I don’t use radicchio because no one in my family likes it. The one thing I suggest is MORE vinegrette

Really, really good. I live overseas and sourcing good (American) Italian food is difficult. So, often times I make my own. This dish is definitely in the rotation now.

Cooked for 25 minutes by mistake but everything was crispy and good. Used Italian sausage instead of salami because that’s what I had and may be a little healthier? It was yum! Served on top of pasta

This was very good and definitely remniscient of an Italian sub. Really enjoyed the flavors as they came together. Added some fennel seeds and a little lemon juice the the ricotta before dolloping on top and really enjoyed it.

First time, long time. Ali Slagle never misses! We found this to be *just* okay hot out of the oven (we shoveled it onto crust bread and ate it like messy hand toasts) but the leftovers were PHENOMENAL cold with the remaining crusty bread toasted and tossed in along with artichoke hearts, hunks of mozzarella and salad greens. Would make again just to turn it into this Italian sub panzanella situation for WFH lunches.

This was good, not great. Made a lot of extra dressing for the table top and people used it all up. I used Genoa salami and regret not using salami that had a kick to it.

A good Saturday dinner. Following the advice of another reader, I piled the filling on split hoagie rolls and broiled with provolone. Next time I'll reduce the garlic (also easy on the salt if you're using salami) and the radicchio was a little bitter and tough; there was a lot of dressing that I used another night on a salad. Leftovers are great in a frittata.

I subbed cabbage instead of radicchio and added a red bell pepper. Will definitely make again.

Super fun. A drizzle of sticky aged balsamic over the top doesn't hurt.

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