Shaggy and Scooby are famous for their bottomless appetites, especially when it comes to sandwiches. They’ve been known to down two-foot subs in one gulp, and anything they make it always piled high with ingredients. A giant sub sandwich seemed like the perfect entree for my Scooby-Doo menu, but the question still remained: what kind should I make? With virtually endless options, I found myself staring at lists of ingredients in hopes of coming up with that perfect sandwich. I wanted something fun and a little funky to match Shaggy and Scooby’s quirky personalities.

Then I thought about pizza. Shag and Scoob’s abiding love for pizza is a little less iconic than their love of sandwiches, but it’s still a big part of the cartoon. Why not bring the two together? I started with a 2-foot-long sub loaf and added a layer of pizza sauce and fresh basil. Then came smoked ham and two layers of sandwich-style pepperoni and mozzarella. Top it off with oil-and-vinegar dressed tomatoes and red onion, more basil, and more sauce, and you’ve got yourself a pizza sub! It was a big hit at our house. Even the toddler was a fan! 🙂

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Shaggy’s Sandwich: An Alison’s Wonderland Original Recipe

Shaggy: I’m so scared! I wish I had a ham sandwich to calm my nerves.

— Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?

INGREDIENTS:

• 2-4 Roma tomatoes (I only wound up using 2, but use more if you want a lot of tomato)
• 1/2 red onion
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 tsp red wine vinegar
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 24-inch loaf Italian or French bread
• 1 cup pizza sauce (I used some leftovers from this recipe and supplemented with storebought)
• fresh basil (approx. 8 medium leaves)
• 12 oz smoked deli ham (12 slices)
• 10 oz sandwich-style pepperoni
• 9 oz sliced mozzarella cheese (12 slices)

 

Makes 1 24-inch sub sandwich

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Slice your tomatoes and red onion into 1/4-inch disks. Place in a medium bowl. Add the olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, and pepper. Toss to combine and set aside.
   
2. Slice your bread lengthwise and set aside the top. If you want, you can toast it, though you’ll probably have to cut it in half width-wise for it to fit on a pan. I recommend doing this if you plan on assembling far ahead of time (like several hours before a party), since this will help prevent the sauce from soaking into the bread and making it soggy.
3. Spread 1/2 cup pizza sauce on the bottom portion of the loaf. Coarsely chop approx. 4 medium basil leaves and sprinkle on top. Layer on the ham, half the pepperoni, 8 slices of mozzarella, the remaining half of the pepperoni, and 4 slices of mozzarella. You can go a full 8 on the second layer of cheese if you want. I decided to go with less so it would be easier to see all the ingredients in the final pictures, but I LOVE cheese. I never feel like there’s too much! ^.^
   
   

   

   

    

4. Lay slices of tomato and red onion on top. Coarsely chop and sprinkle on 4 more basil leaves. Spread your remaining 1/2 cup of pizza sauce on the top half of your bread. Place it over the tomato/onion layer.
   
5. NOTE: If you want, you can wrap it in foil and toast it in a 350° oven for 15-20 minutes to melt the cheese and warm the meat. If you do this, I recommend doing it before adding on the tomato/onion layer. I just think the texture of the raw tomato and onion pairs better with the rest of the ingredients.
6. Split it with your best buddy when you need something to calm you down in a scary haunted house!

 

 

Check out some of my other sandwich recipes!

Whoville Roast Beast Sandwiches

Sherlock Steak Sandwiches

Charybdis Whirlpools: Greek Spiral Sandwiches from The Odyssey

Miss Marple’s Pocket Full of Rye Tea Sandwiches