Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 was a really good movie that we have to whip a yummy recipe out of it! This is so good my kids asked to make it on our movie nights!

Creating food to drop from the sky was out of our control because we don’t have a Flint Lockwood Diatonic Super Mutating Dynamic Food Replicator (FLDSMDFR for short), so we headed to our own food lab (OK, it was the kitchen) to create a magical lunch inspired by the movie.

The wonders of Very Good Chance of Meatballs Sandwich

One of the things that I have difficulty finding is something to send with my kids in their lunchbox that they will actually eat. On top of that, I have this mom guilt-thing about trying to find a balanced meal. It is the perfect food storm.

That is where the Very Good Chance of Meatballs Sandwich comes in. It is the perfect grab-and-go food. It works as an appetizer, is easy to serve when entertaining during the big game, is adored as a family dinner, and the kids will take the left-overs to school in their lunchbox with a smile.

It doesn’t contain ANY anchovies and won’t attack search parties or try to learn to swim.

Ingredients of Very Good Chance of Meatballs Sandwich Recipe

• Bread Dough for 1 Loaf
• 12 Meatballs
• 1 Large Jar of Spaghetti Sauce
• Shredded Italian Cheese Blend

NOTE: All of this can be prepared ahead of time and popped into the oven 20 minutes before serving.

How to make Very Good Chance of Meatballs Sandwich

Step 1

Prepare the bread dough – I use a bread machine and use my favorite bread dough recipe. I set it on manual so that it stops prior to the baking process. I have also used purchased refrigerated bread dough and even purchased pizza dough.

Step 2

Get the meatballs & sauce – I use frozen meatballs and add them to a jar of my favorite spaghetti sauce in the crockpot and place it on high for 4 hours. It defrosts the meatballs and lets them soak up a lot of the yummy sauce!

Step 3

Once the dough and meatballs are ready, separate the bread dough into 12 small balls on a floured surface. Using a rolling pin, flatten each into a circle about 3x the diameter of the meatballs.

Step 4

Add a little of the cheese mixture, add the meatball, and then a little more cheese before pulling up the sides of the dough to cover the meatball.

Step 5

Tuck the open end together, and then place that side down on a greased baking sheet. Repeat for the rest of the meatballs.

Step 6

Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes until golden.

Step 7

Serve to the kids, but let it cool down a bit first!

get Ready for some Movie time goodness

Time for movie night! Whip up some of these sandwiches, grab some finger foods, pop some popcorn and sit down with the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.

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This article has been updated and was originally sponsored.