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I love when I can #CreateAMeal in under 45 minutes and when my Teen asked me for Meatball Subs the other day I decided to see what kind of Meatballs I could find at Walmart; I was tired of the same old frozen stuff that didn’t taste like anything. So I grabbed my coupons and a recipe idea and off I went.
I must have spent an hour walking our local Walmart looking for idea to create a yummy Meatball Sub when I decided to make my own. I glanced over in the meat department and now sure why but something made me check out the chicken section. Crazy, I know… chicken and meatballs?? I found ground turkey, but my Teen doesn’t like it and the other teen is allergic to turkey, so I kept looking. I knew I wanted something different and all the sudden I found this yellow roll that had “Ground chicken” written on it. It was Ground Chicken from Tyson, I almost overlooked it, and it looked like a Breakfast sausage.
I started to think, I could make Meatballs with ground chicken, so I quickly gathered some of the other ingredients that I needed and Chicken Meatball Subs was born.
I have to say, the smell in the house while I made these Chicken Parmesan Meatball Subs was amazing and the taste was even better…. AHH the Tyson Ground Chicken was the best idea I had. It was so simple to work with, great to mix up and our dinner was done in no time at all. I knew I had to share it with you guys, you will LOVE it!
This is what you need
(I know, I forgot the cheese in the picture… not sure what I was thinking … Ooopss.. Sorry)
- 1 pound Tyson ground chicken
- some fresh parsley chopped (I like a lot so I didn’t measure)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 small zucchini, grated
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- ½ cup Panko bread crumbs
- ⅓ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 egg, beaten
- Hoagie rolls
- 4 ounces mozzarella cheese, sliced
- ¾ cups marinara sauce
This is how to make it … Really is simple, but big in taste
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with foil and set aside.
2. Place ground chicken in a large mixing bowl and season with salt, pepper, basil and oregano; add parsley, beaten egg, zucchini, garlic, Panko, and Parmesan cheese. Mix the meat well.
3. Form the chicken meatballs and place on a baking sheet and got about 20 meatballs out of one pound of Tyson Ground Chicken.
4. Bake the meatballs for 16-18 minutes or until golden and firm. Switch the broiler on.
5. Cut sub rolls making the bottom a little deeper than the top and spread garlic butter on both sides.
6. Add meatballs to the bottom sub, spoon warm marinara sauce over the meatballs and add Mozzarella cheese.
7. Place the subs under the broiler to toast the rolls and melt the cheese until golden.
See, that was totally simple and I know you can do it, too. The Chicken Meatballs turned out AMAZING!! I snug a small zucchini under the meat mix and no one even knew it; it gave a moist texture to the dry chicken and gave the meatballs lots of flavor and it was just delicious. YUM… extra vitamins to boot. Dinner was dished up in no time at all. Start to finish no more than 45 minutes and under $15 for a family of 5. Can’t beat that. Everyone loved it. This will be on our Meal Plan over and over again.
I love the taste of ground Chicken, giving the kids that extra protein without all the fat and something different then the red meat. Ground Chicken is so versatile and can be used in so many dishes, pretty much if you use ground beef in it, Chicken ground up will work as well. You will love it and your family will eat healthy as well.
For more #CreateAMeal ideas that you can dish up in no time at all, be sure to visit Tyson on the Web and follow on Twitter. Let’s talk about chicken…lol…I also created a Google Plus Story about my shopping trip, come over and see all the new products I found.
Kristyn says
oh this meal looks so delicious! i need to make this for dinner
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Grace Hodgin says
What a great idea and a wonderful recipe. I love meatball subs but never thought about making them myself.
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Melanie Roberts says
They are super easy; and soo much better as the frozen stuff you can find… really quick and YUMMY, you have to give it a try
Sandy VanHoey says
I will have to look for that ground chicken. I think I have overlooked it everywhere also. What a great job you did creating this recipe. It looks amazing. I am no good and trying to create my own thing. I try every now and then. There have been a few that turned out ok but this is just terrific looking.
Melanie Roberts says
Hi Ms. Sandy… I know you can do this.. it was really really simple but OHHHH soo good… I will make my own meatballs from now on, really took no time at all and much much better as the frozen ones in the store.. you can freeze these of course and keep them… Try it and let me know the outcome, I know it will be GREAT!!
Jennifer says
This looks excellent! I have never seen chicken meatballs, but definitely would like to try now!!
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Melanie Roberts says
They are sooo good and much healthier for you.. YUMMM
Ashley - Embracing Beauty says
Yum, those look amazing!
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Brett says
looks REALLY good. i haven’t seen the ground chicken before- not packaged like that- it looks like it would also fit a lot better in the freezer. and i could use it for buffalo chicken meatballs i make 🙂
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Melanie Roberts says
it would fit a lot better in the freezer, those big boxes always take up a lot of room, this takes no room at all.. we LOVE it…. ohhhh Buffalo Chicken meatballs,… can I come for dinner?
Janel C says
I really like meatball subs but my kids don’t like red pasta sauce. This looks like the perfect alternative!
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Melanie Roberts says
Yes Janel, you can even leave the sauce off for the kids… really was THAT good… and totally changeable to your likes
Daisy says
I love this recipe! This is something that everyone in my family will happily eat.
Melanie Roberts says
Thanks Daisy… glad you checked it out
Almost Supermom says
Those look AMAZING! Almost worth eating bread for 😉 LOL!
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Melanie Roberts says
hahahah Thanks Supermom…. that made me smile… but they are amazing without the bread, too 😉
Carlee C. says
Those sandwiches look DELICIOUS! I like the idea of using something other than beef for a change.
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Matthew's Mom says
We are having this for dinner! I just made one substitution – I have a basil plant on my patio so I used 1 tspn fresh basil instead of dried. I’m sure that it’s great either way.
Melanie Roberts says
ohh fresh is ALWAYS better!!!! let me know how it turned out.. hope you guys LOVE it as much as we did!!!!!!!!!
Robyn Wright of RobynsOnlineWorld.com says
This post made me hungry! Love the addition of the zucchini too!
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Melanie Roberts says
Thanks Robin for checking the recipe out and the zucchini made it soo moist and honestly the kids had no clue it was there….:-)
Shell Feis says
Those look crazy good! I love meatball subs & these take it to another level!
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Pam says
Those look delicious, Melanie!
Melanie Roberts says
Thanks Ms. Pam
Ashley B says
Oh.my.goodness! These chicken parm meatball subs look so gosh darn delicious! I love how you thought and created “outside the box”, I think that is really important in recipe creation. I also love all the pictures. And adding garlic butter to the whole mix? Girlll, that’s brilliant!
Melanie Roberts says
Ohh thanks Ms. Ashley, soo glad you could come by and check it out let me know how it turns out if you try it…. glad you liked the recipe
Emerald says
Looks delicious we will have to try this.
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Tough Cookie Mommy says
I love chicken parmesan and being able to put it in a sandwich is even more mouth watering. I could see myself taking this into work for lunch.
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Melanie Roberts says
These would be awesome for work, make ahead and take along…..
Stefani says
Those look delicious! I make meals with chicken all the time, but yet to ever make chicken patties. What a great idea, I definitely want to try your recipe.
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Glenda says
Yum! Oh boy would my teenage son love that sandwich! What a great idea to use chicken!
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Motherhood on the Rocks says
These sound amazing!
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Alicia says
Those look so super yummy! I’m going to have to give that recipe a try!
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Elizabeth Towns says
I use ground chicken in a lot of recipes – it is awesome in spaghetti and in meatloaf. I will definitely be trying your recipe as my son would probably love a meatball sub! Adding it to my menu for this weeks dinners!
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Thien-Kim says
My husband would love these. And they’re budget friendly!
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Melanie Roberts says
Oh YES… so budget friendly….I already made a second batch and froze them.. EVERYONE loved them that much!!!!!!
Elena says
Looks yummy! Thank you for the recipe!
Kimberly M. says
Looks yummy and sounds tasty. I’m sure my grandchildren would love this too. Thank you for the recipe.