Turkey Meatball Subs
"This recipe from Canadian Living Magazine can also be made with ground beef, chicken or pork. The meatballs and sauce would also be good served over pasta."
- Ready In:
- 4hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 21
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
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Meatballs
- 1 egg
- 1⁄2 cup onion, grated
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons dry breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 lb lean ground turkey
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Sauce
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
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To finish
- 4 submarine buns
- 1 sweet green pepper, cut into thin strips and sauteed
- 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
directions
- To make the meatballs, beat the egg in a bowl.
- Mix in the onion, garlic, bread crumbs, cheese, basil, oregano, salt and pepper.
- Add the turkey; mix well.
- Shape into 16 balls.
- Bake on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet in a 400 degree F oven until firm, about 10 minutes.
- Transfer to the bowl of a slow cooker.
- To make the sauce, heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Fry the onion, basil, oregano, salt and pepper until the onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
- Scrape into the bowl of the slow cooker.
- Stir in the tomatoes.
- Cover and cook on low heat for 4 hours or until bubbly.
- Stir in the parsley.
- Divide the meatballs among the buns and ladle some sauce over the meatballs.
- Garnish with pepper strips and parmesan cheese.
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Reviews
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Very nice texture and flavor. They smelled great while baking. Thank you. -
We gave this a "three forks up" (only 3 because there are only 3 of us)! We loved it. With my pound of gr. turkey, I made 20 meatballs. My meatballs stuck to the foil when baking, so I would spray the foil with cooking spray (canola or olive) and probably use heavier foil because it tore also. I just cooked the sauce in a pan, and added the meatballs when they were done in the oven. I used red and green peppers because I had some to use up. And we loooooved these sandwiches! -
Absolutely delicious! They were perfectly flavored and honestly, I did not have the time to make the homemade sauce, so I just simmered the meatballs in "Traditional" Ragu sauce and cooked them in the oven a little longer than the recipe called for. But they were so tender and juicy! Oh I want another one just talking about it! lol
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Irmgard
Canada
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