Mexican-Style Sausage Bean Sandwich  
Makes 8 sandwiches

Prep Time: 22 min.
Cooking Time: 30 min.

Ingredients

• 8 - French bread rolls
• 1 - can (15 1/2-ounces) kidney beans, drained
• 1/2 - pound lean ground beef
• 1/4 - pound Italian sausage, chopped
• 2 - eggs
• 3/4 - cup onion, peeled and chopped
• 1 - garlic clove, crushed
• 1/2 - teaspoon salt
• 1/2 - teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 - teaspoon ground oregano
• 1/4 - teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 - Tablespoon oil
• 1 - can (10 3/4-ounces) Enchilada Sauce
• 1 - can (15-ounces) tomato sauce

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly spray a cookie pan with vegetable cooking spray and set aside.  Remove soft centers from French bread rolls and (reserve centers for another use) and place rolls into a plastic bag to prevent drying.

1. Set rolls aside.
2. Drain kidney beans and reserving 1/2 cup whole beans; set aside.
3. Mash the remaining beans; set aside.
4. In a large bowl combine ground beef, Italian sausage, eggs, 1/4 cup chopped onions, crushed garlic clove, salt, cumin, oregano and pepper.
5. Mix well.
6. Shape into 1 1/2-inch balls.
7. Place onto prepared baking pan and bake for 20 minutes and drain excess fat. Set aside.
8. Meanwhile, in a large skillet heat 1 tablespoon oil and add reserved whole beans, mashed beans, remaining chopped onions, enchilada sauce, and tomato sauce.
9. Cook for 5 minutes, or until bubbly and add the meatballs; heat thoroughly.
10. Spoon the meatballs and sauce into reserved rolls.