Zesty Meatball Sandwiches

Contributed By: lubecki
Rival

These are good! Cook in crockpot.

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Total Preparation Time: 15 to 30 minutes
Ingredients: Beef
Actual Cooking Time: More than 2 hours
Number of Servings: 8
Origin: Italian
Special Features: Quick to Prepare (under 30 minutes)
Kids can help make it
Make Ahead
Crock Pot
Nutrition Content: Good Source of Calcium
Meal Type: Entree

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Ingredients

1 Egg
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon Crushed red pepper flakes
2 cloves Garlic, minced or 1/4 teaspoon
Garlic powder
1/4 cup Chopped onion
1 pound Extra lean ground beef
1 pound Ground turkey
1/2 cups Bread crumbs
1/3 cup Grated Parmesan cheese
1 can (16 ounces) tomato sauce
2 tablespoons Red wine vinegar
6-8 Hoagie-type sandwich rolls, split and warmed

Preparation

1. In large bowl, beat egg with salt, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes and garlic. Add chopped onion, beef, turkey, bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese; mix well.

2. Shape mixture into 1-inch balls and brown in a large skillet. Drain meatballs and transfer to a 5-quart slow cooker/Crock-Pot. In the same bowl, mix tomato sauce and wine; pour over meatballs.

3. Cover and cook on low for 5 1/2 to 6 hours. To serve, place 3-4 meatballs in each split roll; top with sauce from Slow Cooker. If desired add condiments and serve.

Serves 6-8.

Condiments if desired; shredded mozzarella cheese, red and yellow pepper strips, sliced onion and olives.

Cook's Notes

Nutrition Information

Calories: 452 ; Total Fat: 18 g ; Saturated Fat: 6 g ; Polyunsaturated Fat: 2 g ; Carbohydrates: 42 g ; Protein: 37 g ; Vitamin A: 245 IU ; Vitamin C: 5 mg ; Calcium: 188 mg ; Sodium: 962 mg ; Iron: 4.5 mg ; Fiber: 3 g

Recipe Comments

Commented by: kittycat04

This is very good. I love the chibata bread!!!! Serve with extra sauce, otherwise way too dry! But still... YUM!!

 

Commented by: iwonkap

just add one more can of tomatoe sauce (total 28 oz. can tomatoe sauce and more vinegar, cider, etc..)

 

Commented by: vipster2000

These delicious meatballs are perfect with mayo in my opinion, otherwise they're too dry. My dinner tonight was entirely this- zesty meatball sandwiches on that yummy bread, and with some mayo. It's finger-lickin' good!

 

Commented by: sammygal

My boys loved it! The only thing we would change would be to add more pasta sauce, not near enough (meatballs a little dry for our liking). I didn't have red wine vinegar, but used rice vinegar instead. Still turned out great. Regardless, we still loved it - thank you!

 

Commented by: alko0013

Very good and easy to make. A staple to the meal plan.

 

Commented by: stagegirl

I do prefer to cut back on the pepper, but these are easy and especially great if you form the meatballs around a small cube of cheese!

 

Commented by: jenniferkelley

I didn't love these but they were pretty easy and something different than we normally eat. I love recipes that use the slow cooker. I'll probably try sauteing red and orange peppers to add to the sandwich before serving next go around

 

Commented by: jenbaum

This is a great recipe. It was nice to have my family all eat the same thing for dinner. Thank you

 

Commented by: tamikam

I pre cooked the meatballs yesterday and started the slow cooker at lunch today. By dinner time it was done and perfect! Thank you for a fantastic recipe.

 

Commented by: rebelita80

I omitted the 1 lb ground beef & red wine vinegar (didn't have on hand - also allowed me to use small crockpot). I used stuffing for the bread crumbs. I used 8 oz tomato sauce & 8 oz spaghetti sauce for the sauce. Despite or due to using 1/2 the meat & altering sauce, it turned out great - my hubby & I both really enjoyed them. 2/21/08 / \ / \ / \ / \ - Today I omited turkey and red wine vinegar, but I used quick oats for breadcrumbs, spaghetti sauce for sauce, onion soup mix for chopped onions, didn't pre-cook meatballs, cooked on HIGH in crock pot. 10/14/08

 

Commented by: scarbajal

It's just my husband and myself. When I told him what I was making for dinner, he asked if I had also made mashed potatoes. He wanted to eat this meal as an open-faced sandwich. We toasted regular sandwich bread, put mashed potatoes on top of the bread, and then placed the meatballs and sauce on top. Needless to say, he went back for seconds and had to restrain himself from going back for thirds. Tonight we will try it over spaghetti.

 

Commented by: erhjermstad

These are really good for sandwiches or spaghetti. I added a little more red pepper to the sauce to make it a little more spicy and some brown sugar and liquid smoke. Very good. Next time I think I'll double the sauces to have more for sandwiches and spaghetti.