Adam's slow cooked meatball sandwich
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- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
1. In a large bowl, stir together egg, bread crumbs, 1/3 cup onion, the salt, oregano, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Add ground beef; mix well. Shape meat mixture into 32 balls. Arrange meatballs in a single layer in an ungreased 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree F oven for 25 minutes. Drain off fat.
2. For the sauce, in a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker, stir together tomato sauce, the remaining 1/3 cup onion, the sweet pepper, brown sugar, mustard, chili powder, garlic salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and the hot pepper sauce. Add cooked meatballs, stirring gently to coat with sauce.
3. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 3 to 4 hours or on high-heat setting for 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
4. Place four meatballs on the bottom of each bun. Top with some of the sauce and some of the cheese. Add bun tops. Makes 8 servings.
Serving Size: Makes 8 Sandwiches
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AMAN11387.
1 egg, lightly beaten 1/3 cup fine dry bread crumbs 2/3 cup finely chopped onion (2 small) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef 1 15 ounce can tomato sauce 1/2 cup chopped green sweet pepper (1 small) 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar 1 tablespoon yellow mustard 1 teaspoon chili powder 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/8 teaspoon bottled hot pepper sauce 8 hoagie buns, split and toasted 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (8 ounces)
1. In a large bowl, stir together egg, bread crumbs, 1/3 cup onion, the salt, oregano, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Add ground beef; mix well. Shape meat mixture into 32 balls. Arrange meatballs in a single layer in an ungreased 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree F oven for 25 minutes. Drain off fat.
2. For the sauce, in a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker, stir together tomato sauce, the remaining 1/3 cup onion, the sweet pepper, brown sugar, mustard, chili powder, garlic salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and the hot pepper sauce. Add cooked meatballs, stirring gently to coat with sauce.
3. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 3 to 4 hours or on high-heat setting for 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
4. Place four meatballs on the bottom of each bun. Top with some of the sauce and some of the cheese. Add bun tops. Makes 8 servings.
Serving Size: Makes 8 Sandwiches
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AMAN11387.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 719.0
- Total Fat: 24.5 g
- Cholesterol: 87.1 mg
- Sodium: 1,061.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 73.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3.6 g
- Protein: 29.7 g
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