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Turkey-meatball Pitas

January 30, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs		Mcrecip, Turkey	5	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Ground turkey
2		Low-fat bread, chopped
2	T	Grated onion
1		Egg white
1 1/2	t	Ground cumin
1 1/4	t	Salt
5		Whole-wheat pitas
1/2		Cucumber, peeled and cut
		into 3/4-inch pieces
8	oz	Plain nonfat yogurt
2	T	Chopped fresh cilantro OR
		1-teaspoon dried mint
		leaves
4	c	Romaine lettuce, thinly
		sliced

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Spray 15 1/2" by 10 1/2" jelly-roll  pan
with nonstick cooking spray. In large bowl, with hand, mix ground
turkey, bread, onion, egg white, cumin, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 3
tablespoons water. Shape turkey mixture into 25 meatballs. (For  easier
shaping, use wet hands.) Place meatballs in jelly-roll pan and  bake 12
to 15 minutes until cooked through (meatballs will not  brown). Cut
about 1 inch from top of each pita; reserve cutoff pieces  for use
another day. Wrap pitas in foil. After meatballs have baked 5  minutes,
warm pitas in oven until meatballs are done. Meanwhile, mix  cucumber,
yogurt, cilantro or mint, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. To serve,  fill pitas
with lettuce and meatballs; top with cucumber sauce.  Each serving:
About 380 calories, 28 g protein, 44 g carbohydrate, 11  g total fat (3
g saturated), 46 mg cholesterol, 1020 mg sodium.  Copyright Â© 1995 The
Hearst Corporation; all rights reserved  Notes: Work Time: 15 minutes;
Total Time: 27 to 30 minutes.  Buster for McRecipe by Pat Hanneman
(kitpath) feb98  Recipe by: Homearts Recipe Archive  Posted to
MC-Recipe Digest by KitPATh <phannema@wizard.ucr.edu> on  Feb 26, 1998

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 154 Calories From Fat: 66 Total Fat: 7.3g Cholesterol: 62.6mg Sodium: 651.6mg Potassium: 406.7mg Carbohydrates: 3g Fiber: 1.4g Sugar: 1.2g Protein: 19.5g