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Recipe courtesy of Sandra Lee

Show: Sandra's Money Saving Meals

Episode: Fast Fix Family Favorites

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Total:: 55 min
Prep:: 15 min
Cook:: 40 min

Yield:: 4 servings

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

For Meatballs:

1/2 pound ground beef reserved from Fast Food Cheese Burgers, recipe follows
1 tablespoon garlic, chopped
1/2 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs or panko bread crumbs
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley leaves
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan
1 egg
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 cup tomato sauce, jarred or homemade, recipe follows
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
2 sub rolls
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 medium onion, diced
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes
2 tablespoons freshly chopped basil leaves
2 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley leaves

Fast Food Cheese Burgers

1 1/2 pounds ground beef, 80 percent lean
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 slices American cheese
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
4 hamburger buns
1/4 head iceberg lettuce, shredded
2 dill pickles, sliced

Directions

For Meatballs:

For Sub:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

For meatballs, in a large bowl mix together all ingredients (including the beef), except the canola oil, tomato sauce and mozzarella, until well combined. Using wet hands, form walnut-size pieces into balls. Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat and fry the meatballs until browned on all sides.

Slice the rolls in half lengthwise and put on a baking sheet. Top each half with 1/4 cup of the tomato sauce, 4 meatballs and some mozzarella cheese. Put in the oven and bake for 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Transfer to a serving platter and serve.

Chunky Tomato Sauce:

In a medium pot, add the oil and heat over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute for 3 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for another 15 minutes.

Fast Food Cheese Burgers

Divide the ground beef and reserve 1/2 pound for the Round 2 Recipe, Meatball Subs. Shape into 4 patties and season with salt and pepper. Place in a skillet that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray over medium-high and cook patties 3 minutes on each side. In the last minute of cooking, top the meat patties with cheese so it will melt.

In a small bowl, mix together the ketchup, sour cream and mayonnaise and spread half onto the hamburger buns and reserve the leftover for a dipping sauce for the French Fries. Place the burgers on buns and top with lettuce and pickles.

My Private Notes

Name: Round 2 Recipes - Meatball Subs
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H15M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H40M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H55M0.000S
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 pound ground beef reserved from Fast Food Cheese Burgers, recipe follows; 1 tablespoon garlic, chopped; 1/2 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs or panko bread crumbs; 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley leaves; 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan; 1 egg; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons canola oil; 1 cup tomato sauce, jarred or homemade, recipe follows; 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella; 2 sub rolls; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1/2 medium onion, diced; 1 tablespoon chopped garlic; 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes; 2 tablespoons freshly chopped basil leaves; 2 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley leaves; 1 1/2 pounds ground beef, 80 percent lean; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 slices American cheese; 1/4 cup ketchup; 1/4 cup sour cream; 1 tablespoon mayonnaise; 4 hamburger buns; 1/4 head iceberg lettuce, shredded; 2 dill pickles, sliced