Chicken Meatball Sandwich

This is an easy to make meatball sandwich using Ground chicken mixed with dried  herbs and breadcrumbs coated with marinara sauce with melted cheese served on a toasted hoagie roll.yum yum yum!!!!

Ingredients:
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1/2 lb Ground Chicken
salt & pepper
1/2 cup Bread Crumbs(i used Italian Bread Crumbs)
1 - large egg
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp rep chili flakes
hoagie rolls
Grated or sliced pepper jack cheese

For the Marinara Sauce:
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2 cup crushed can tomatoes
1 chopped onions
1 tsp minced garlic
1/2 cup chicken or veg stock
1/2 tsp red chili flakes
Salt & Pepper

You can serve this as  spaghetti and meatballs  or on a roll for a sandwich which is my favorite way to have them.

Preparation:
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Preheat oven 400 degree F.Line a baking sheet coated with cooking  spray.set aside.
In a bowl,combine ground chicken,egg,bread crumbs,garlic powder,dried herbs,chili flakes,Salt & pepper.Shape into a golf sized meatballs.Arrange them in a cookie sheet with 1 inch apart and a nice drizzle of  EVOO(extra-virgin olive oil).Bake 15-20 mins until cooked through.

For the sauce:
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Heat a pan with tbsp of oil.Add the chopped onions and minced garlic and saute  until onions turn soft.

Add a tsp of red chilli  flakes and 2 cups of crushed can tomatoes.Add the stock and simmer for few mintutes until sauce thickens to a desired consistency.At this point check for the seasoning and adjust to taste.

Add the cooked meatballs to the sauce coating well.place the shredded or sliced cheese on top of meatballs and cover for a minute or until the cheese is nice and melted.

Scoop meatballs with melted cheese on a buttered and toasted rolls or melt cheese under broiler.serve.

Makes about 12 meatballs.