Meatball Sub with Fresh Tomato Sauce
Makes: 4 servings
Free of: gluten and all top allergens
Photo: Chris Gonzaga
Ingredients
Meatball Sub
- 1 gluten-free baguette or 4 gluten-free buns
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb (454 g) lean ground beef
- 1 ‚ÅÑ 4 cup (60 mL) onion, finely diced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 ‚ÅÑ 4 cup (60 mL) rice cereal
- 1 egg or equivalent egg replacer
- pinch each salt and pepper
Fresh Tomato Sauce
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 10 oz (284 g) can puréed tomatoes
- 1 ‚ÅÑ 4 cup (60 mL) fresh basil, chopped
- pinch each salt and pepper
Instructions
- For meatballs, combine beef, onion, garlic, rice cereal, egg or replacer, salt and pepper in large bowl. Mix well and form balls using about 2 tbsp of mixture each. Set aside.
- For sauce, sauté onion and garlic in a large skillet for 4-6 minutes until soft.
- Add the tomato, basil, salt and pepper. Simmer 8-10 minutes. Set aside.
- In another large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add the meatballs. Sauté until brown.
- Add tomato sauce and simmer 6-8 minutes or until meatballs are cooked.
- Transport meatballs and sauce in a Thermos. Pour over a sliced baguette or bun for a lunch that a teen will find “awesome”.
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