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whole wheat bread water lean ground beef Parmesan cheese egg oregano fresh onion garlic black pepper pasta sauce black pepper cayenne pepper salt thyme buns Italian cheese
Viewed: 7 - Published at: 9 years agoIngredients
- 2 slices whole wheat bread, coarsely grated
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 14 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 egg white
- 12 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 -2 tablespoon fresh onion, grated
- 12 teaspoon garlic powder
- 12 teaspoon black pepper
- 13 ounces italian pasta sauce (1/2 of a large can)
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 14 teaspoon thyme
- 6 -8 wheat frankfurter buns or 6 -8 submarine buns
- Italian cheese
Method
- Meatballs: Combine bread crumbs and water to moisten.
- Add beef, cheese, egg white, oregano, onion, garlic powder, and pepper.
- Mix by hand until just completely combined, but do not overmix.
- Shape into 26 meatballs and place in foil lined, greased baking dish.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 12 minutes or until completely cooked through.
- Sauce: While meatballs are cooking, combine sauce, black pepper, cayenne, salt, and thyme in saucepan.
- Heat over medium-low heat.
- As soon as meatballs are done cooking turn oven onto broil.
- Pat off extra grease from outside of each meatball and place into saucepan with sauce.
- Stir and cover each meatball completely with sauce.
- Let simmer for 10 minutes.
- Cut each bun in half, tear out inside of top of each bun and fill with 3-4 meatballs each plus sauce.
- Top meatballs with cheese and bottom of bun.
- Wrap each sandwich separately in foil and place directly on baking rack of oven.
- Broil for 5 minutes.
