Meatball Subs with Caramelized Onions [Bulkbites.com]

• Servings: 12
• Time: 90 minutes

Lean beef that can be used as an option in this recipe makes for a healthy choice. Besides containing loads of vitamins and minerals, lean beef contains healthy fats that are believed to have anti-carcinogenic properties. Lean beef also present to you other nutritional benefits and helps prevent heart diseases. Despite contains lots of nutrients, lean beef is surprisingly low in calories and can therefore be beneficial to your health. Some of the essential nutrients present in this meat include B-complex vitamins, iron, phosphorous, zinc, protein, etc. Eating lean beef helps strengthen muscles, bones and teeth. Gruyere cheese has been included in this recipe because it provides different types of amino acids that are essential for building and repairing muscles. Besides this, it supplies your body with important nutrients like potassium, calcium, iron, etc.

Nutrition

• calories: 237
• protein: 23
• carbs: 9
• fat: 12
• saturated fat: 5.64
• polyunsaturated fat: 0.78
• monounsaturated fat: 4.47
• cholesterol: 81
• sodium: 179
• potassium: 591
• dietary fiber: 1.74
• sugars: 4.69
• vitamin a: 80
• vitamin c: 9
• calcium: 240
• iron: 2
• magnesium: 0
• complex carbs: 2.57
• other fats: 1.11

Ingredients

• 9.96 serving Beef, ground, 95% lean meat / 5% fat, raw
• 0.96 tablespoon Oil, olive, salad or cooking
• 0.96 slice Plain Butter
• 0.96 dash Salt, table
• 2.04 large Onions, raw
• 3.96 cup Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added
• 0.96 tsp Spices, onion powder
• 2.04 cup, shredded Cheese, gruyere
• 0.96 large Egg, whole, raw, fresh
• 0.36 tbsp Sauce, worcestershire
• 2.04 cloves Garlic, raw
• 0.96 gram Peppers, hot chili, red, raw
• 0.36 cup Cheese, parmesan, dry grated, reduced fat
• 2.04 tbsp Parsley, fresh

Instructions

• In a large bowl add breadcrumbs, ¾ cup warm water, 2 pound ground meat, chopped parsley, salt, grated Parmesan, 1 large egg, 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp onion powder, a pinch of red pepper flakes and ¾ tsp salt and combine well.
• Prepare 2-inch meatballs from the above mixture, once all the ingredients are distributed evenly. Arrange the meatballs on a tray.
• Heat little oil in a saute pan and cook the meatballs until they turn brown.
• Once the meatballs are sufficiently cooked transfer them to a tray containing paper towel so that excess oil is absorbed.
• Remove the leftover oil in the pan and heat tomato sauce in it.
• Transfer the meatballs into the pan. Cover it and simmer for at least 30 minutes.
• When the meatballs are being cooked, you can cook the onions.
• To cook onions heat little butter and olive oil in a large skillet.
• After adding onions into the skillet, sprinkle little salt and pepper and continue cooking until the onions have turned golden brown and soft.
• Serve the cooked meatballs with caramelized onions hot.