meatball subs with caramelized onions
Last September, surprising nobody more than my husband, decided I’d be a Good Football Wife this year and start using Sunday afternoons to make a hearty meal, one that stuck to our ribs and balanced out all those salads we enforce on ourselves during the week. I made and then I made… Right. It about stopped there. In my defense, my husband’s team of choice, The Giants, were hardly Good Football Material this year, so perhaps both of our enthusiasms waned simultaneously. Also, the baby decided he had to start dismantling the apartment most weekends, so somebody had to, you know, make sure he didn’t injure himself and blame us. , man.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 15 of 18 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Beef | 100g cooked | 250 |
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Romano Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Parmesan Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 110 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Meat | not in our table | 0 |
| Veal | not in our table | 0 |
| Sauce | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- The baguettes or seeded sandwich rolls you’ll use for your sandwiches (see Note above for how to estimate)
- 2 pound ground meat of your choice (I used pork but have in the past used beef, veal, chicken, turkey or a blend thereof)
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 1/3 cup finely grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- Pinch of red pepper flakes
- 2 small garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 large egg
- Olive oil
- 4 cups prepared tomato sauce (plus extra if you like a lot of extra sauce)
- 2 large yellow onions, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt
- 2 cups coarsely shredded Gruyère