Vegetarian Pecan Meatball Hoagie

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 8 ounces low fat cottage cheese
• 8 egg whites
• 1 large onion, chopped coarsely
• 1 cup pecans, chopped coarsely
• 2 cups soda crackers, crushed coarsely
• 1 teaspoon sage
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 5 whole wheat hoagie rolls
• 1 1/2-2 quarts tomato sauce
• 2 garlic cloves, whole and peeled
• olive oil

Recipe

• 1 in a blender container, blend cottage cheese until smooth. pour into a mixing bowl.
• 2 add the egg whites, onion, pecans, crackers, sage, and garlic powder and mix well. allow to thicken in refrigerator for 10 minutes.
• 3 form mixture into 2-inch balls.
• 4 fry in lightly oiled pan, turning to brown on all sides.
• 5 put browned meatballs in baking dish, cover with tomato sauce and heat in oven or microwave until sauce bubbles.
• 6 cut hoagie rolls in half and lightly brush cut sides with olive oil. toast rolls in 400 degree f oven until very lightly browned, remove from oven and rub garlic clove on each side. bake an additional 3-4 minutes or until nicely browned.
• 7 put 3 meatballs with sauce down the center of each toasted hoagie roll and serve warm.