Bacon cheeseburger meets meatball sub with this kid-friendly Bacon Cheeseburger Meatball Sub recipe.

Meat, Meat, and more Meat.

These meatball sandwiches are a meat-lover’s dream. Light buns are filled with very generous sized meatballs made of ground turkey, ground beef, bacon, cheddar cheese, and more. Mmmm…YUM!

Eat the meatballs plain or on a bun.

I decided to make this a meatball sub recipe, after finding inspiration from a recipe in a Taste of Home cookbook. Once I was eating my sub, though, I realized that the meatballs actually tasted really good on their own, dipped in some ketchup! If you are feeding kids, you may try serving the meatballs with no bun, a fork, and a little ketchup.

Pile on what you typically would enjoy on  a cheeseburger.

Speaking of ketchup…what do you typically like to put on your cheeseburger? Ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, barbecue sauce, onion, tomato, lettuce? Whatever ingredients you would normally put on a cheeseburger are the same ones that you will love to top your meatball sub with.

Freezer friendly, and feeling generous.

This recipe makes eight satisfying servings. You may be saying, “But Alisha, I don’t want to eat big, delicious meatballs all week long.” That’s okay, I totally get it, and I have good news…meatballs freeze and reheat really well! Yay!

What are WW friendly “light” hot dog buns?

In this recipe I used Healthy Life Wheat 80 Calorie light hot dog buns. If you are not familiar with “light buns”, you can refer to my list of low point  bread and buns here.

Another WW friendly recipe that uses meatballs.

If you are a big fan of meatballs, I have another WW friendly recipe you just HAVE to try sometime: Italian Turkey Meatballs & Sauce with Zoodles. This recipe is delicious!

Alrighty, let’s get to this recipe…

Here is what you need:

Cooking spray
2 strips bacon
1 pound 99% lean ground turkey
1 pound 95% lean ground beef
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 onion, diced
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/3 cup breadcrumbs
1/4 cup reduced-fat shredded cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, snipped
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon light mayonnaise
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
8 light hot dog buns
Optional: toppings you enjoy on cheeseburgers (i.e. ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, barbecue sauce, etc.)

Here is what you do:

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Lightly spray a 9×13 inch baking sheet with cooking spray.

In a small sauté pan, cook the bacon until crispy, transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and pat off grease with the paper towel. Once bacon is cooled, crumble the bacon.

In a large bowl, combine bacon with the remaining ingredients, except for the buns.

Shape meat mixture into 24 balls that are about 3 tablespoons each, or approximately 1-1/2 to 2 inches in diameter.

Place meatballs on the cooking sheet and bake for 25-30 minutes.

Place three meatballs on each bun and top with favorite cheeseburger toppings (ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, barbecue sauce, etc.)

Makes 8 Bacon Cheeseburger Meatball Subs.
One Meatball Sub is 8 green, 6 blue, and 6 purple points.

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Bacon Cheeseburger Meatball Subs

One Meatball Sub is 8 green, 6 blue, and 6 purple points.

Makes: 8 meatball subs

Calories: 306

Author: Alisha Hughes

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 2 strips bacon
• 1 pound 99% lean ground turkey
• 1 pound 95% lean ground beef
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 onion, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/3 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup reduced-fat shredded cheddar cheese
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, snipped
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon light mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 8 light hot dog buns
• Optional: toppings you enjoy on cheeseburgers (i.e. ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, barbecue sauce, etc.)

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 400°F. Lightly spray a 9x13 inch baking sheet with cooking spray.
• In a small sauté pan, cook the bacon until crispy, transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and pat off grease with the paper towel. Once bacon is cooled, crumble the bacon.
• In a large bowl, combine bacon with the remaining ingredients, except for the buns.
• Shape meat mixture into 24 balls that are about 3 tablespoons each, or approximately 1-1/2 to 2 inches in diameter.
• Place meatballs on the cooking sheet and bake for 25-30 minutes.
• Place three meatballs on each bun and top with favorite cheeseburger toppings (ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, barbecue sauce, etc.)