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Meatball Stuffed Cheesy Garlic Bread

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes

INGREDIENTS
  • 1 pack of 12 of small buns
  • 1lb lean mined beef 
  • 4 TBSP butter, melted
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 TBSP chopped parsley
  • 1 TBSP of basil
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella
  • 1/2 cup shredded parmesan
  • 1 TBSP dried oregano
  • 1 TSP salt
  • 2 TSP pepper
  • 1 TBSP olive oil
  • 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
  • 3 TBSP tomato puree 
  • 1 TSP caster sugar
INSTRUCTIONS (Images below instructions for guidance)

  1. Preheat oven to 180C.
  2. Cut a hole into the rolls large enough for meatballs to fit on the top of each roll.
  3.  Add minced garlic and chopped parsley to melted butter. Brush the mixture to each roll.
  4. Meanwhile, make meatballs. Put ground beef, parmesan, oregano, salt, and pepper into a large bowl, mix until evenly distributed. Roll 12 meatballs. 
  5. Heat olive oil in sauté pan on medium heat. Brown meatballs on all sides.
  6. For the sauce add basil, casting sugar, tomato puree and 1 clove of garlic to the chopped tomatoes and blend, season with ground black pepper. 
  7. Place each meatball and a tablespoon of sauce into bread hole,  then top with shredded mozzarella. 
  8. Place in oven for 20 minutes. 

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