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Week 30 - Wednesday

Italian Meatball Sandwiches
1 pound ground beef                     3  8-oz cans tomato sauce
1 cup bread crumbs                      1 can water
½ cup Parmesan cheese             ½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning       ½ teaspoon oregano
2 teaspoons parsley                     1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon salt                              ½ cup Parmesan cheese
½ teaspoon pepper                       6 deli buns
1 egg                                               6 slices provolone cheese
½ cup milk                                                           

Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, cheese and seasonings in large bowl.  Beat together egg and milk and pour into beef mixture.  Mix well and shape into meatballs the size of a walnut.  Place on a foil-lined baking sheet.  Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.*

In a saucepan, mix together tomato sauce, water, spices and Parmesan cheese.  Bring to a boil.  Lower heat  and simmer on low for 20 minutes.  Add baked meatballs.

Slice provolone cheese in half diagonally, forming triangles.  Arrange 2 cheese triangles on each bun.  Place on baking sheet and broil for a few minutes until cheese is starting to melt and buns start to brown.  Remove from oven and place 3 to 4 meatballs on bun.  Spoon sauce over meatballs

*To cook in crockpot, use extra lean ground beef.  Spoon half the sauce in crockpot.  Add meatballs and pour remaining sauce over meatballs.  Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or high 3 to 4 hours. 

You can substitute canned spaghetti sauce in place of the sauce ingredients, if desired.

Roasted Zucchini Sticks
2 medium zucchinis
cooking spray
seasoned salt

Wash and quarter zucchinis.  Coat with cooking spray.  Sprinkle generously with seasoned salt.  Place on foil-lined baking sheet.  Bake at 425 for 15 to 20 minutes until browned.

Italian Crepes
3 eggs                                     Nutella (this is a chocolate and hazelnut mixture found in a jar by the peanut butter.)
1 cup milk                                     
1 cup flour                               3 bananas, sliced
1 tablespoon sugar                whipped cream
1 teaspoon vanilla                  chocolate syrup

Beat together eggs, milk, flour, sugar and vanilla.  Heat skillet on medium heat.  Coat bottom of pan with butter.  Pour about ¼ batter in center of pan.  Lift pan and move downward and around to spread batter around bottom of pan.  Cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute or until lightly browned.  Carefully turn and cook on other side for 30 seconds.

Warm Nutella in microwave for 1 to 2 minutes until soft.  Spread Nutella over crepe.  Arrange bananas over half of crepe.  Fold in half.  Top with whipped cream and drizzle with chocolate sauce.
 

 

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