17 INGREDIENTS 12 STEPS 45min

Mediterranean Meatball Pitas

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These lightly spiced, juicy meatballs are the perfect weeknight meal, especially for kids and fussy eaters. Meatballs can be made ahead so that dinner comes together in a cinch!
Mediterranean Meatball Pitas Recipe | SideChef
These lightly spiced, juicy meatballs are the perfect weeknight meal, especially for kids and fussy eaters. Meatballs can be made ahead so that dinner comes together in a cinch!
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45min
Total Time
$3.94
Cost Per Serving

Ingredients

Servings
4
US / METRIC

Meatballs

455 g
Ground Beef
1
Egg , beaten
2 g
Ground Cumin
4 cloves
60 mL
Vegetable Oil , divided
35 g
Plain Greek Yogurt
6 g
Breadcrumbs
to taste

Pitas

8
Small Pita Bread
or 4 large Pita Bread
8
Cherry Tomatoes
Up to 12
140 g
Plain Greek Yogurt
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Nutrition Per Serving

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CALORIES
991
FAT
40.6 g
PROTEIN
51.9 g
CARBS
102.9 g

Cooking Instructions

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Step 1
Finely dice White Onion (3/4) and Garlic (4 cloves) .
Step 2
Add oil to a frying pan on medium-high heat. Saute onions, garlic, and Ground Cumin (2 g) for 5 minutes.
Step 3
Season onion mixture with Salt (to taste) and Ground Black Pepper (to taste) before setting aside to cool.
Step 4
Thinly slice Red Onion (1/4) and dice Lebanese Cucumbers (2) .
Step 5
Thinly slice Fresh Parsley (20 g) .
Step 6
Halve Cherry Tomatoes (8) and scoop out the seeds from the tomatoes before dicing.
Step 7
Combine Ground Beef (455 g) , Egg (1) , cooked onions and garlic, Breadcrumbs (6 g) , Plain Greek Yogurt (35 g) , Salt (to taste) , and Ground Black Pepper (to taste) .
Step 8
Form golf-ball sized meatballs.
Step 9
Heat 2 tbsp of Vegetable Oil (60 mL) in a skillet over medium-high heat. Fry balls in batches for 2 minutes on each side, or until completely cooked through.
Step 10
Warm Pita Bread (8) in a dry pan for 2 minutes.
Step 11
Combine cucumbers, red onion, cherry tomatoes, and fresh parsley together with Olive Oil (15 mL) , Salt (to taste) , and Ground Black Pepper (to taste) .
Step 12
Top each pita with Plain Greek Yogurt (140 g) , 1-2 meatballs (depending on the size of the pita), and salad.
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Nutrition Per Serving
Calories
991
% Daily Value*
Fat
40.6 g
52%
Saturated Fat
20.5 g
102%
Trans Fat
0.7 g
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Cholesterol
151.1 mg
50%
Carbohydrates
102.9 g
37%
Fiber
5.9 g
21%
Sugars
8.9 g
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Protein
51.9 g
104%
Sodium
1010.5 mg
44%
Vitamin D
0.2 µg
1%
Calcium
268.5 mg
21%
Iron
8.6 mg
48%
Potassium
861.5 mg
18%
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