Italian Meatball Heros

[Karen]

Italian Meatball Heros
A zesty, saucy sandwich! Get a head start on dinner with cooked Italian-style meatballs, tomato sauce and pepperoncinis peppers.
Prep Time: 10 Min
Total Time: 6 Hr 10 Min
Makes: 12 sandwiches

INGREDIENTS:
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2 bags (16 oz each) frozen cooked Italian-style meatballs, thawed
2 jars (26 oz each) tomato pasta sauce
1 jar (8 oz) sliced pepperoncini peppers (Italian peppers), drained
12 hoagie buns, split
12 slices (1 oz each) provolone cheese, cut in half
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves

DIRECTIONS:
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Spray 3- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In cooker, gently mix thawed meatballs, pasta sauce and peppers.

Cover; cook on Low heat setting 6 to 8 hours.

Place 2 cheese half-slices on bottom half of each bun. Spoon about 5 meatballs and sauce over cheese on each. Sprinkle each with about 1/2 teaspoon basil. Cover with top halves of buns.

NUTRITION INFORMATION:
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1 Sandwich: Calories 690 (Calories from Fat 240); Total Fat 26g (Saturated Fat 10g, Trans Fat 1 1/2g); Cholesterol 100mg; Sodium 1750mg; Total Carbohydrate 79g (Dietary Fiber 4g, Sugars 21g); Protein 33g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 20%; Vitamin C 20%; Calcium 45%; Iron 35% Exchanges: 3 Starch; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Vegetable; 3 High-Fat Meat Carbohydrate Choices: 5
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Pepperoncini peppers, also called Tuscan peppers, are a variety of chile pepper with a slightly sweet and spicy-hot flavor. They are most often sold pickled.