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Garlic Bread Meatball Marinara Sub

Garlic butter spread over ciabatta with a filling of meatballs in a marinara sauce 🤤 With mozzarella and basil then toasted in the air fryer!

Cook

15m

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition

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Step 1

Spray a pan with low calorie spray and fry the beef meatballs for 3-4 minutes to brown.

Step 2

Pour in the passata, tomato purée, oregano and a pinch of sweetener. Mix well and simmer for 6-8 minutes to reduce the sauce then, if using, crumble over half a beef stock cube.

Step 3

Season with salt and pepper then tear in the basil leaves.

Step 4

Melt the butter in a small bowl then mix in the garlic granules and dried parsley. Spread over the top halves of sliced ciabatta.

Step 5

Place the bottom of the ciabattas in the air fryer, load them with the meatballs and slices of mozzarella, then place on the top halves of the ciabatta.

Step 6

Air fry on 200C for 3 minutes and enjoy!

For

2

M

I

340

g

Beef meatballs, 5% fat, 12 meatballs

250

g

Passata

5

Fresh basil leaves

60

g

Reduced fat mozzarella

Salt & pepper

1

pinch

Sweetener

2

Ciabatta rolls

1

tbsp

Light butter

1/2

tspn

Dried parsley

1

pinch

Garlic granules

1/2

Beef stock cube, optional

Per Serving

Calories

475kcal

Fat

16g

Protein

45g

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Jill R

6 days ago

Hiya, made the meatball sub today for lunch, the hubby and I really enjoyed it. Can I check on the amount of meatballs you include for 1 person. The pack I bought was 12 meatballs, pack weight 350g (noting recipe says 340g) so I used them all - 6 each. The total calories came out at 632 per portion (294 for the meatballs) - so feel I got something wrong 🤷‍♀️ as 150 cals more than the 475 noted on the recipe. Used reduced fat mozzarella at 98 cals for 60g and I used a protein flatbread at 224 cals which lower than my normal ciabatta roll. Butter was 78 cals for the tablespoon.

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Christina

6 days ago

Hey Jill good questions! The total calories for 12 Aldi 5% Skinny meatballs is just 436 calories! so per portion for the meatballs I used it'll be 218 calories each potion, for 6. Here's my nutrition info for the ingredients and brands I used so I hope that helps :)

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Jill R

5 days ago

Thank you, that does help. Aldi for the meatballs next time - mine were from Sainsbury’s

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Lauren H

14 days ago

Made this for my lunches this week! Forgot to send a photo 😭 but as a love of garlic bread this was amazing!

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Christina

6 days ago

Same Lauren anything with garlic bread is a WIN! 🥵

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Deana R

20 days ago

Made this on both a ciabatta and a tortilla like a calzone. Gorgeous

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Christina

6 days ago

To die for Deana! nailed it x

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Megan R

25 days ago

10/10 fave thing yet!!! Tweaked slightly to 6 meatballs as I had the calories left but wow unreal

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Christina

23 days ago

Unbelievable Megan so so good!!

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Loretta S

a month ago

Meatball sub pending! I am so excited I think I am going to inhale this!

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Christina

a month ago

How did it go down in the end Loretta? Taste ok? looks fantastic even with out putting it in the sub haha x

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Loretta S

a month ago

It was lovely as always! The family loved it. Thank you x

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Garlic Bread Meatball Marinara Sub

Garlic butter spread over ciabatta with a filling of meatballs in a marinara sauce 🤤 With mozzarella and basil then toasted in the air fryer!

Cook

15m

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition

Turn cooking mode on

Step 1

Spray a pan with low calorie spray and fry the beef meatballs for 3-4 minutes to brown.

Step 2

Pour in the passata, tomato purée, oregano and a pinch of sweetener. Mix well and simmer for 6-8 minutes to reduce the sauce then, if using, crumble over half a beef stock cube.

Step 3

Season with salt and pepper then tear in the basil leaves.

Step 4

Melt the butter in a small bowl then mix in the garlic granules and dried parsley. Spread over the top halves of sliced ciabatta.

Step 5

Place the bottom of the ciabattas in the air fryer, load them with the meatballs and slices of mozzarella, then place on the top halves of the ciabatta.

Step 6

Air fry on 200C for 3 minutes and enjoy!

For

2

M

I

340

g

Beef meatballs, 5% fat, 12 meatballs

250

g

Passata

5

Fresh basil leaves

60

g

Reduced fat mozzarella

Salt & pepper

1

pinch

Sweetener

2

Ciabatta rolls

1

tbsp

Light butter

1/2

tspn

Dried parsley

1

pinch

Garlic granules

1/2

Beef stock cube, optional

Per Serving

Calories

475kcal

Fat

16g

Protein

45g

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Jill R

6 days ago

Hiya, made the meatball sub today for lunch, the hubby and I really enjoyed it. Can I check on the amount of meatballs you include for 1 person. The pack I bought was 12 meatballs, pack weight 350g (noting recipe says 340g) so I used them all - 6 each. The total calories came out at 632 per portion (294 for the meatballs) - so feel I got something wrong 🤷‍♀️ as 150 cals more than the 475 noted on the recipe. Used reduced fat mozzarella at 98 cals for 60g and I used a protein flatbread at 224 cals which lower than my normal ciabatta roll. Butter was 78 cals for the tablespoon.

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Christina

6 days ago

Hey Jill good questions! The total calories for 12 Aldi 5% Skinny meatballs is just 436 calories! so per portion for the meatballs I used it'll be 218 calories each potion, for 6. Here's my nutrition info for the ingredients and brands I used so I hope that helps :)

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Jill R

5 days ago

Thank you, that does help. Aldi for the meatballs next time - mine were from Sainsbury’s

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Lauren H

14 days ago

Made this for my lunches this week! Forgot to send a photo 😭 but as a love of garlic bread this was amazing!

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Christina

6 days ago

Same Lauren anything with garlic bread is a WIN! 🥵

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Deana R

20 days ago

Made this on both a ciabatta and a tortilla like a calzone. Gorgeous

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Christina

6 days ago

To die for Deana! nailed it x

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Megan R

25 days ago

10/10 fave thing yet!!! Tweaked slightly to 6 meatballs as I had the calories left but wow unreal

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Christina

23 days ago

Unbelievable Megan so so good!!

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Loretta S

a month ago

Meatball sub pending! I am so excited I think I am going to inhale this!

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Christina

a month ago

How did it go down in the end Loretta? Taste ok? looks fantastic even with out putting it in the sub haha x

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Loretta S

a month ago

It was lovely as always! The family loved it. Thank you x

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