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Easy Recipes

Sheet-Pan Italian Subs

Need to feed a crowd, fast? This sheet-pan hack is for you! Overlapping the bread slices means you can fit more onto the sheet pan, and the melty Provolone and pressing these down (sort of like a massive DIY panini press) makes sure they still hold together.

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp. melted butter, divided
  • 2 loaves sliced bread, white or sourdough
  • 1 lb. deli-style sliced ham
  • 1/2 lb. salami
  • 1/2 lb. sliced mozzarella
  • 1/2 lb. sliced provolone
  • 2 c. baby spinach
  • 1 (8-oz.) jar pepperoncini, drained and sliced
  • Parmesan and chopped parsley, for garnish

Directions

  1. Step 1Preheat oven to 400°. Brush half the butter inside a half sheet pan, then lay out bread in a single layer, overlapping slices to look like shingles. (Make sure the entire sheet pan is covered!) Press down on bread to flatten slightly. 
  2. Step 2Top bread with mozzarella, then layer ham, spinach, salami, pepperoncini, and provolone on top. Shingle another layer of bread on top, then brush with remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Put a second sheet pan on top of bread and weigh it down with a heavy skillet. 
  3. Step 3Transfer to oven and bake until the sandwich is pressed and starting to turn golden, about 10 minutes. Remove sheet pan and bake until top bread is golden, about 20 minutes more.
  4. Step 4Garnish with parsley and Parmesan, and cut into squares, if desired.