Saucy Meatball Sandwich

Start to Finish: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

1-1/4 pounds frozen cooked Italian style meatballs (18)

1 jar pasta sauce (26-28 pounds)

1/2 cup coarsely chopped onion (1 medium)

6 hoagie buns, split and toasted

1 cup shredded Italian-style cheese blend (4 ounces)

Directions:

In a large saucepan combine the frozen meatballs, pasta sauce, and onion. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes or until meatballs are heated through, stirring occasionally. Spoon hot meatball mixture into split buns. Spoon any remaining sauce over meatballs. Sprinkle with cheese.

Servings: 6

Notes: This was so good. Great dinner on a somewhat chilly spring day.

Variations: I made the meatballs from scratch and we did not actually toast the hoagie buns.

Estimated Price: $15 (unless you have ingredients to make the meatballs from scratch, then $8.00)

Cookbook: Better Homes and Gardens 500- Five Ingredient Recipes

Nutrition Facts per serving: 802 cal., 36 g total fat (14 g sat. fat), 74 mg chol., 2,293 mg sodium, 88 g carbo., 9 g fiber, 32 g pro. Daily Values: 8% vit. A, 9% vit. C, 27% calcium, 36% iron

Meatballs

I had a recipe that called for frozen meatballs and after looking in the grocery store and deciding that I didn't want to spend $9 on something I probably had the ingredients to make at home I decided to look up a recipe online and try it out. I found this recipe on allrecipes.com and I liked how they turned out. We had some polish sausages left over from a barbecue so I just ground up that for the sausage.

Ingredients:
1 lb lean or extra lean ground beef
1/2 lb bulk Italian sausage
1/3 cup fine dry bread crumbs
3 med cloves garlic
1 scant tsp salt
1 tsp dried leaf basil
1 med onion, finely chopped
1 large egg
1/3 c grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons water, or as needed
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions:
1) Line a shallow baking pan with foil and oil the pan.
2) Mix ingredients and shape into 1-1/2 to 2 inch diameter meatballs.
3) Broil 8 inches away from heat for 10 minutes; turn over and broil for 10 minutes more.