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Meatball Pitas

Source: dLife

Whole wheat pitas stuffed with tasty homemade meatballs in a zesty yogurt, garlic, and lemon juice sauce.

Nutrition Facts

Makes 8 servings
Amount Per Serving

Calories	151.7

Total Carbs	19.7 g

Dietary Fiber	2.7 g

Sugars	1.6 g

Total Fat	2.8 g

Saturated Fat	0.9 g

Unsaturated Fat	0.5 g

Potassium	62.1 mg

Protein	13.0 g

Sodium	423.3 mg

Dietary Exchanges 2.8 Fat, 0.1 Vegetables, 0.0 Fruits, 0.9 Meat, 0.1 Milk, 1.1 Starch,

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Servings

Ingredients

Sauce 0.5
0 1/2 cup lowfat plain yogurt 1.0
1 tsp fresh lemon juice 1.0
1 each medium garlic cloves 0.25
0 1/4 tsp salt

Meatballs 12.0
12 oz extra lean ground beef (5% fat) 1.0
1 tbsp oregano leaves 0.75
0 3/4 tsp salt 1.0
1 each medium garlic cloves 0.125
0.125 tsp ground cayenne (red pepper) 4.0
4 each large whole wheat pitas 8.0
8 piece fresh romaine leaves 1.0
1 each fresh tomatoes

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a small bowl, combine yogurt, lemon juice, 1 clove garlic, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Set aside.
Combine ground beef, oregano, 3/4 teaspoon salt, 1 clove garlic, and cayenne pepper in a medium-size bowl. Mix well. Form beef mixture into 24 meatballs about 1-inch in diameter. Place meatballs in a 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
Bake meatballs, uncovered, for 20 minutes, or until no longer pink.
Carefully open pita bread halves. Line each half with a lettuce leaf. Fill each half with 3 meatballs, 1 tablespoon of sauce, and tomato wedges.