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!
Total Time
45min
4.9
8 Ratings
Author: SideChef
Servings:
4
Ingredients
Meatballs
•
1
lb
Ground Beef
•
1
Egg
, beaten
•
3/4
White Onion
•
1
tsp
Ground Cumin
•
4
cloves
Garlic
•
1/4
cup
Vegetable Oil
, divided
•
2
Tbsp
Plain Greek Yogurt
•
2
Tbsp
Breadcrumbs
•
to taste
Salt
•
to taste
Ground Black Pepper
Pitas
•
8
Small
Pita Bread
or 4 large Pita Bread
•
8
Cherry Tomatoes
•
1/4
Red Onion
•
2
Small
Lebanese Cucumbers
•
1/2
cup
Fresh Parsley
•
1/2
cup
Plain Greek Yogurt
•
1
Tbsp
Olive Oil
Cooking Instructions
1.
Finely dice
White Onion (3/4)
and
Garlic (4 cloves)
.
2.
Add oil to a frying pan on medium-high heat. Saute onions, garlic, and
Ground Cumin (1 tsp)
for 5 minutes.
3.
Season onion mixture with
Salt (to taste)
and
Ground Black Pepper (to taste)
before setting aside to cool.
4.
Thinly slice
Red Onion (1/4)
and dice
Lebanese Cucumbers (2)
.
5.
Thinly slice
Fresh Parsley (1/2 cup)
.
6.
Halve
Cherry Tomatoes (8)
and scoop out the seeds from the tomatoes before dicing.
7.
Combine
Ground Beef (1 lb)
,
Egg (1)
, cooked onions and garlic,
Breadcrumbs (2 Tbsp)
,
Plain Greek Yogurt (2 Tbsp)
,
Salt (to taste)
, and
Ground Black Pepper (to taste)
.
8.
Form golf-ball sized meatballs.
9.
Heat 2 tbsp of
Vegetable Oil (1/4 cup)
in a skillet over medium-high heat. Fry balls in batches for 2 minutes on each side, or until completely cooked through.
10.
Warm
Pita Bread (8)
in a dry pan for 2 minutes.
11.
Combine cucumbers, red onion, cherry tomatoes, and fresh parsley together with
Olive Oil (1 Tbsp)
,
Salt (to taste)
, and
Ground Black Pepper (to taste)
.
12.
Top each pita with
Plain Greek Yogurt (1/2 cup)
, 1-2 meatballs (depending on the size of the pita), and salad.
Nutrition Per Serving
CALORIES
991
FAT
40.6 g
PROTEIN
51.9 g
CARBS
102.9 g
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