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Open-Faced Meatball Sandwiches

My husband and I love meatball subs, so I tried to come up with a different version that’s easy to make after a hard day,” Karen Barthel relates from North Canton, Ohio. “The meatballs freeze well, too.”

8 ServingsPrep: 30 min. Cook: 10 min.

Ingredients

1/4 cup egg substitute
1/2 cup soft bread crumbs
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Dash salt
1-1/4 pounds lean ground turkey
2 cups garden-style pasta sauce
4 hoagie buns, split
2 tablespoons shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
Shredded Parmesan cheese, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the first nine ingredients. Crumble turkey
over mixture and mix well. Shape into 40 meatballs, 1 in. each. In a
large skillet coated with cooking spray, brown meatballs in batches;
drain.
Place meatballs in a large saucepan. Add the pasta sauce; bring to a
boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until meat
is no longer pink.
Spoon meatballs and sauce onto bun halves; sprinkle with mozzarella

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Open-Faced Meatball Sandwiches (continued)

Directions (continued)

cheese and Parmesan cheese if desired. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 sandwich equals 231 calories, 9 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 60 mg cholesterol, 488 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 17 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1 starch, 1 vegetable.