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Lamb Meatball Pitas
Photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi

Lamb Meatball Pitas

20 ingredients 20 min + 40 min 4 openrecipes
Lamb Meatball Pitas

These lamb meatball pitas are more like pit-zas! Big Middle Eastern flavors of lamb, hummus and yogurt sauce get layered into an Italian pizza package.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1287
Calories
67g
Protein
63g
Fat
114g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 17 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Pine Nut 1 oz (28g) 191
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Meatball not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0
Saffron not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Sauce not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • ½ cups FOR THE MEATBALLS:
  • 2 whole Breadcrumbs
  • ¼ cups Eggs
  • ¼ cups Pine Nuts
  • 1 teaspoon Fresh Mint, Packed And Finely Chopped
  • 1 pinch Hickory Smoked Sea Salt
  • ½ teaspoons Saffron
  • ½ teaspoons Cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoons Nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoons Coriander
  • ½ teaspoons Cumin
  • ⅛ teaspoons Smoked Paprika
  • 1 pound Cayenne Pepper
  • 1 cup Ground Lamb
  • ½ whole Additional Breadcrumbs, As Needed For Coating
  • 1 dash FOR THE YOGURT SAUCE:
  • 1 pinch Greek Yogurt
  • 4 whole Cucumber, Peeled And Grated On The Largest Holes Of A Box Grater
  • 1 cup Olive Oil
  • ½ whole Salt

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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