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Title: Turkey-Meatball Pitas Categories: Turkey, Mcrecip Yield: 5 Servings 1 lb Ground turkey 2 sl Low-fat bread; chopped 2 tb Grated onion 1 lg Egg white 1 1/2 ts Ground cumin 1 1/4 ts Salt 5 Whole-wheat pitas 1/2 lg Cucumber; peeled and cut -into 3/4-inch pieces 8 oz Plain nonfat yogurt 2 tb Chopped fresh cilantro OR -1-teaspoon dried mint -leaves 4 c Romaine lettuce; thinly -sliced 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Spray 15 1/2" by 10 1/2" jelly-roll pan with nonstick cooking spray. 2. In large bowl, with hand, mix ground turkey, bread, onion, egg white, cumin, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 3 tablespoons water. 3. 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). 4. 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. 5. Meanwhile, mix cucumber, yogurt, cilantro or mint, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. 6. 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 © 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 1998 |