Oven-Roasted Turkey Meatballs for Meatball Hoagies

One of my all time favorite sandwich recipes is a meatball hoagie. There is just something about toasted bread filled with delicious meatballs, pasta sauce, and ooey gooey melted cheese on top. Most meatball subs at a restaurant are loaded in calories, fat, and refined carbs. I set out to make a more nutritious meatball sub and it turned out well. 1 sandwich is very filling and I couldn't eat anything else but the sandwich, so no sides are necessary, unless you wish to have a small side salad.

If you don't want to make meatball hoagies, feel free to use the meatball recipe and have some spaghetti and meatballs instead. :)

Oven-Roasted Turkey Meatball Hoagies
Serves: 4 to 6 sandwiches
Adapted by: http://www.delish.com/recipefinder/oven-roasted-meatballs-spaghetti-509

Ingredients
4 to 6 whole wheat or whole grain hoagie sandwiches (I make my own but the store bought version works fine)
4 to 6 slices reduced fat provolone cheese slices (Sargento is the brand we use)
Assorted bell peppers and onions (use yellow, green, red, or orange peppers and sweet or red onions)
1 jar organic pasta sauce
2 slices firm wheat bread, coarsely chopped
1 small green zucchini (8oz), shredded
1 large egg white
1/3 cup reduced fat grated parmesan cheese
1 clove of garlic, crushed or minced
1/2 teaspoon lite salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 pound lean ground turkey breast

Directions:
-Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
-In a large mixing bowl, combine the chopped bread, shredded zucchini, egg white, parmesan cheese, garlic, salt and pepper until evenly moisted and mixed together. Add the ground turkey and mix just until all ingredients are combined.
-With wet hands, shape turkey mixture into 2 inch meatballs. Place meatballs in a shallow baking dish and bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until cooked through.
-Meanwhile, heat a large saucepan with a drizzle of olive oil and add your peppers and onions. Saute for just a few minutes. Add the organic pasta sauce and combine and heat well.
-Once the meatballs are finished, remove from the oven.
-Take 1 hoagie roll and place 3 to 4 meatballs in it. Top the meatballs with some pasta sauce/peppers. The final step is to add a thin slice of provolone cheese. Complete this process for all hoagie rolls.
-Place on a baking sheet and place under the broiler for a few minutes to get the cheese melted and the tops of the bread toasty.
-Serve

Enjoy! :)