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Protein Sparing Meatball Sub

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I remember when I was a teenager, going to Subway for meatball sub sandwiches!

I still love meatballs and I make my protein sparing meatballs often, but I haven’t made a meatball sub with them before. I will be making these protein sparing meatball sub sandwiches again for sure!

One thing that I often do when I make my protein sparing meatballs, I make a quadruple batch. Since I have everything out to make the protein sparing meatballs, why not make a huge batch to store the unbaked ones in the freezer for easy meals?  Instead of buying store-bought frozen meatballs with unhealthy ingredients, make my meatball recipe!

Especially when you have cute keto kids to help you make the meatballs right?

I do the same thing with my protein sparing sub bread. I make a quadruple batch and store extra protein sparing sub bread in the freezer to make easy protein sparing subs with.

Another shortcut I take when I am cooking, I use Primal Kitchen sauces! I understand that life gets busy and sometimes we need to find shortcuts. I once always made my own bone broth, sauces, marinara sauces, but that’s because there weren’t any good store-bought options.

Now I find myself making my protein sparing meatballs with Primal Kitchen Marinara Sauces! They are delicious, organic and they do not have any sugar nor vegetable oils in the ingredients!

Primal Kitchen marinara sauce is not only filled with top quality ingredients, it is also delicious! I love that I can easily open a jar and use it to make my protein sparing meatball sub recipe in an instant!

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Protein Sparing Meatball Sub

Maria Emmerich
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Beef and Lamb, Dairy Free, Main Course, Nut Free, PSMF Recipes
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 303

Ingredients
  

PROTEIN SPARING BREAD:

PROTEIN SPARING MEATBALLS:

  • 1 pound 95% lean ground beef
  • 2 tablespoons chopped onion
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 large egg
  • tablespoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon Redmond Real Salt
  • 1/2 cup Primal Kitchen Tomato Basil or Roasted Garlic Marinara Sauce

FOR SERVING:

  • Primal Kitchen Tomato Basil Marinara Sauce
  • Primal Kitchen Roasted Garlic Marinara Sauce

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Place a piece of parchment on a large baking sheet and spray with Primal Kitchen Avocado oil spray. Set aside.
  • Separate the eggs (save the yolks for another recipe like my keto ice cream, hollandaise, mayo or lemon curd), and place the whites into a large bowl or stand mixer. Add the dried egg whites, allulose, salt and cream of tartar if using and whip the whites for a few minutes until VERY stiff.
  • Place the dough onto the prepared baking sheet to form 4 sub rolls using a spatula.
  • Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Turn oven off and leave bread in the oven for 15 minutes to avoid the bread from falling. Let completely cool before cutting or the bread will fall.
  • Meanwhile make the meatballs. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  • In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, onion, garlic, eggs, Italian seasoning, and salt. Stir in 1/2 cup marinara, and combine well. The mixture should be very moist but still able to hold its shape when rolled into meatballs.
  • Form the mixture into 1 1/2-inch meatballs. Arrange the meatballs in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes, or until cooked through and no longer pink inside.
  • NOTE: if you are not doing protein sparing ratios, feel free to add shredded mozzarella cheese to the top of the meatballs in the last 2 minutes of baking.
  • Assemble your meatball sub. Place a few tablespoons of marinara into the center of the sub bread. Place 3 meatballs into each sub and enjoy!
  • Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to a month.

Nutrition

Calories: 303 | Fat: 9g | Protein: 48g | Carbohydrates: 4g | Fiber: 0.3g | P:E Ratio: 3.8

 

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Maria Emmerich

Maria is a wellness expert who has helped clients follow a Ketogenic lifestyle to heal and lose weight for over 20 years. She has helped thousands of clients get healthy, get off medications and heal their bodies; losing weight is just a bonus. She is the international best selling author of several books including "Keto: The Complete Guide to Success on the Ketogenic Diet.".

16 Comments

  • Wenchypoo says:

    I dreamed about this just last night!

  • Julie says:

    Can you sub Monkfruit sweetener and what egg white protein powder do you suggest?

    • Maria Emmerich says:

      That might work but it won’t quite the same texture as it won’t melt and brown like allulose. Any egg white protein powder without anything added should work. 😉

  • Sue says:

    Going to make these today, can’t wait! Thank you so much for all your recipes!

  • Tracy says:

    What is the difference in this PSMF bread and the recipe in your Carnivore Cookbook? I made the PSMF bread recipe in the cookbook and it turned out perfectly. 🙂 It’s only two ingredients; egg whites and egg white protein powder.

  • Karen G says:

    Need suggestions to use the egg yolks. Thank you

  • Julie says:

    I’m in Australia and have only been able to find liquid allulose. Will this still work for the wonderbread? Are there any adjustments that you think I should make? Thanks!

  • Danielle says:

    Can you use monkfruit sweetener?

  • Annemarie says:

    This recipe is amazing, it made for such fun lunches this week! My buns however got so sticky when I stored them in the fridge, any suggestions of what might have caused that or what I could do differently?

  • S M Strouse says:

    Even though I have followed your website, & cookbooks (of which I own a few – and they are excellent) etc, I just started following the PSMF diet recipes – especially the breads. Yesterday I made the tortilla and loved it. I had tried the bread before, but it always fell. However, today I made 2 subrolls and 3 mini pizza crusts – everything looks wonderful. I also made the meatballs but changed them a bit to make them even lower in carbs. Can’t wait to eat it – my meatballs are cooking now =) TY for these great recipes and for your willingness to share them with all of us Keto/Carnivores! It is very generous of you to do this.

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