Meatball Sticks with Chunky Dipping Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 pound (1/2 kilogram) ground beef
• 1 pound (1/2 kilogram) ground turkey
• 1 and 1/3 cups Gefen Panko Crumbs, divided
• 1/4 cup soy milk
• 4 large eggs
• 1 large handful chopped fresh parsley, leaves only
• 1 large handful chopped fresh basil, leaves only
• 4 cloves garlic, minced or 4 cubes Gefen Frozen Garlic
• 1 teaspoon Manischewitz Kosher Salt
• pinch of black pepper
• 1–2 pinches red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/3 cup walnut pieces
• thick pretzel sticks
• 14 ounces (400 grams) crushed tomatoes in tomato juice, such as Tuscanini Crushed Tomatoes
• 1 red pepper, halved
• 1 onion, halved
• olive oil, for drizzling
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar or honey
• pinch pepper
• Gefen Garlic Powder, to taste
• fresh basil, for garnish