Mediterranean Meatball Pitas

Mediterranean Meatball Pitas

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!

Ingredients

1lb
Ground Beef
1
SponsoredEggland's Best Classic Egg, beaten
3/4
White Onion
1tsp
Ground Cumin
4cloves
Garlic
4Tbsp
Vegetable Oil, divided
2Tbsp
Plain Greek Yogurt
2Tbsp
Breadcrumbs
to taste
Salt
to taste
Ground Black Pepper
8
SmallPita Breador 4 large Pita Bread
8
Cherry TomatoesUp to 12
1/4
Red Onion
2
SmallLebanese Cucumbers
1/2cup
Fresh Parsley
1/2cup
Plain Greek Yogurt
1Tbsp
Olive Oil
Nutrition Per Serving
Calories
991
Fat
40.6 g
Protein
51.9 g
Carbs
102.9 g

Cooking Instructions

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 (1 tsp) 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 (1/2 cup).

step 6

Halve Cherry Tomatoes (8) and scoop out the seeds from the tomatoes before dicing.

step 7

Combine Ground Beef (1 lb), Eggland's Best Classic Egg (1), cooked onions and garlic, Breadcrumbs (2 Tbsp), Plain Greek Yogurt (2 Tbsp), Salt (to taste), and Ground Black Pepper (to taste).

step 8

Form golf-ball sized meatballs.

step 9

Heat 2 tbsp of Vegetable Oil (4 Tbsp) 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 (1 Tbsp), Salt (to taste), and Ground Black Pepper (to taste).

step 12

Top each pita with Plain Greek Yogurt (1/2 cup), 1-2 meatballs (depending on the size of the pita), and salad.