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Buffalo Beef Meatball Subs & Bacon Fries

Buffalo Beef Meatball Subs & Bacon Fries

with Cherry Tomato Salsa & Ranch
Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamUpdated on July 08, 2026
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Calories
999 kcal
Protein
58.1g protein
Preparation Time
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Allergens:
  • Gluten
  • Wheat
  • Milk
  • Soy
  • Eggs
  • Gluten
  • Cashew
  • Almond
  • Wheat
  • Eggs
  • Soy
  • Fish
  • Milk
  • Sesame
  • May contain traces of allergens
  • Hazelnut
  • Lupin

Dig into this impressive feast of flavour and colour with an unforgettable combo of cheesy corn loaded fries, plus finger-licking meatball subs featuring a kick of heat thanks to a spread of hot sauce. But never fear! Our cherry tomato salsa will help keep things cool and provides a refreshing crunch to a meal with something for everyone.

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Serving amount

1 sachet

All-American Spice Blend

2 packet

Bbq Sauce

(May be present: Gluten, Cashew, Almond, Wheat, Eggs, Soy, Fish, Milk, Sesame.)

250 g

Beef Mince

1 packet

Fine Breadcrumbs

(Contains: Gluten, Wheat May be present: Soy.)

1

Brown Onion

1 packet

Cheddar Cheese

(Contains: Milk)

1 packet

Coriander

1 tin

Sweetcorn

1

Cucumber

100 g

Bacon

2

Hot Dog Bun

(Contains: Wheat, Gluten, Milk, Soy, Eggs May be present: Sesame, Almond, Hazelnut, Lupin.)

2

Potato

1 packet

Ranch Dressing

(Contains: Eggs, Milk)

1

Snacking Tomatoes

1

Hot Sauce

Not included in your delivery

1 drizzle

olive oil

1 piece

egg

(Contains: Eggs)

1 drizzle

white wine vinegar

Energy (kJ)4180 kJ
Calories999 kcal
Fat41 g
of which saturates17.7 g
Carbohydrate95.9 g
of which sugars30.2 g
Dietary Fibre11.8 g
Protein58.1 g
Cholesterol16.2 mg
Sodium2230 mg
The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ
Large Non-Stick Pan

Cooking Steps

Make the bacon fries
1

• Preheat oven to 240ºC/220ºC fan-forced.
• Cut potato into fries. Drain sweetcorn. Cut bacon into 1cm pieces.
• Place fries on a lined oven tray. Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and toss to coat. Bake until tender, 20-25 minutes.
• In the last 8-10 minutes of cook time, sprinkle bacon, sweetcorn and Cheddar cheese over fries.
• Return to oven, then bake until melted and golden. 


TIP: If your oven tray is crowded, divide the fries 
between two trays.  

Get prepped
2

• Meanwhile, thinly slice brown onion.
• Halve snacking tomatoes.
• Roughly chop cucumber and coriander.
• In a medium bowl, combine beef mince, fine breadcrumbs, the egg and All-American spice blend.
• Using damp hands, take a heaped spoonful  of mixture and shape into small meatballs  (4-5 meatballs per person). 


Little cooks: Join the fun by helping combine the 
ingredients and shaping the mixture into meatballs! 
Make sure to wash your hands well afterwards. 

Make the onion glaze
3

• In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat. Cook onion, tossing occasionally, until tender, 4-5 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat, then add BBQ sauce and a splash of water, tossing to coat. Transfer to a bowl, season with salt and pepper and set aside.  

Cook the meatballs
4

• Wipe out the frying pan, then return to medium-high 
heat with a generous drizzle of olive oil.
• Cook meatballs, turning, until browned and cooked 
through, 8-10 minutes (cook in batches if your pan is getting crowded).
• Remove pan from heat, then add onion glaze, turning meatballs to coat.

Heat the buns & toss the salsa
5

• While the meatballs are cooking, slice hot dog buns in half lengthways, three quarters of the way through.
• Place buns on a wire oven rack and bake until heated through, 2-3 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a second medium bowl, combine tomato, cucumber, coriander and a drizzle of white wine vinegar and olive oil. Season to taste. 

Finish & serve
6

• SPICY! Use less hot sauce if you’re sensitive to heat! 
Spread hot dog buns with some hot sauce.
• Fill buns with Buffalo beef meatballs and onion glaze from the pan. 
• Drizzle with some ranch dressing.
• Serve with bacon fries, cherry tomato salsa and any 
remaining dressing. Enjoy! 


Little cooks: Help assemble the subs! 

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