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Meatball sub melts

Janine Ratcliffe

Published: May 30, 2018 at 4:01 PMSave recipeServes 4EasyTotal time: 50 minsloading...Save in our Winter Sale - get 5 months for £5 when you subscribe today

Check out these indulgent meaty sandwich subs with gooey mozzarella and nutty parmesan. This easy recipe serves a family of four and is ready in less than an hour. Plus, it's low calorie, too

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Ingredients

Nutrition

250g minced beef
250g minced pork
1 small onion grated
1 clove garlic crushed
grated to make 2 tbsp parmesan
1 tbsp olive oil
chopped to make 2 tbsp basil plus leaves to serve
2 handfuls rocket
4 sub rolls halved and toasted
a large handful grated mozzarella

TOMATO SAUCE

½ a clove garlic sliced
olive oil
227g tin chopped tomatoes
a pinch dried chilli flakes
1 tsp sugar

Nutrition: per serving

kcal496low
fat27.3g
saturates10.5g
carbs26.6g
sugars5.2g
fibre2.4g
protein34.8g
salt0.9g

Method

step 1
Put the first five ingredients in a bowl. Season well and mix together with your hands. Form into 16 meatballs.
step 2
Fry in a large frying pan with the olive oil until browned all over, then scoop out onto a plate.
step 3
For the sauce, sizzle the sliced garlic in a little olive oil, in the same pan you fried the meatballs, then tip in the tomatoes, chilli flakes and sugar. Simmer for 5 minutes or until thickened.
step 4
Stir the meatballs into the sauce with the chopped basil and simmer for 10 minutes, turning them halfway.
step 5
To serve, pile rocket and meatballs onto the sub roll bases with some sauce and top with a layer of grated mozzarella. Put under a hot grill to melt the cheese then add a few more basil leaves, put the sub tops on and serve.

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