SLOW COOKER MEDITERRANEAN MEATBALL PITAS

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Slow cooked meatballs in tomato sauce offer familiar flavors with an exotic touch.

Provided by Hunt's

Categories     Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips     Hunt's

Time 4h50m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 17

PAM® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
1 tablespoon Pure Wesson® Vegetable Oil
2 eggs
½ cup dry unseasoned bread crumbs
½ cup finely chopped red onion
2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 pounds ground sirloin beef (90% lean)
2 (8 ounce) cans Hunt's® Tomato Sauce
5 white pita breads (6 1/2 inch), cut in half, warmed
½ cup crumbled feta cheese
1 tablespoon Chopped fresh parsley and mint

Steps:

  • Spray inside of 4.5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Stir together eggs, bread crumbs, onion, parsley, garlic and spices in large bowl until well combined. Add meat to egg mixture and mix until just combined. Divide and roll meat mixture evenly into 20 meatballs.
  • Working in batches, brown meatballs in skillet until browned on all sides. Pour 1 can tomato sauce into bottom of slow cooker. Place meatballs on top of sauce. Pour remaining tomato sauce over meatballs. Cook on LOW 4 hours or HIGH 2 hours.
  • To serve: Place 2 meatballs in each pita half and top with some sauce. Top each pita with cheese, parsley and mint.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 324.7 calories, Carbohydrate 21.7 g, Cholesterol 110.9 mg, Fat 14.7 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 25.2 g, SaturatedFat 5.7 g, Sodium 809.1 mg, Sugar 2.9 g

Ash Ryan
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These meatballs were a bit too spicy for my taste, but my husband loved them.


Nitin Shah
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I'm not a fan of lamb, but these meatballs were still very good.


Muhammad Kashif Sajjad Sajjad Hussain
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These meatballs were amazing! The flavors were so rich and the meat was so tender.


Repon Ahmad
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The meatballs were a bit too dry, but the sauce was delicious.


rAj thAkuRi
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I made these meatballs for a potluck and they were a huge hit! Everyone raved about them.


Shane Conner
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These meatballs were a bit bland for my taste, but they were still good.


Mahanyele Ndou
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I'm not a big fan of Mediterranean food, but these meatballs were surprisingly good. The flavors were really well-balanced.


Ella Halpin
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These meatballs were so easy to make and they turned out so flavorful. I'll definitely be making them again.


rony mittro
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I'm a vegetarian, but I made these meatballs with tofu instead of lamb and they were delicious!


Md Miraj
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The meatballs were a bit too spicy for my taste, but my husband loved them.


Hayes Minich
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I made these meatballs for a party and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them.


Bella Bentley
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I didn't have any pitas on hand, so I served the meatballs over rice. It was still delicious!


Steve Aibor
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These meatballs were amazing! The flavors were so well-balanced and the meat was so tender.


Asiedu Bright
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I'm not a fan of lamb, but these meatballs were still very good.


Arnap Gain
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I followed the recipe exactly and the meatballs turned out perfectly! My family loved them.


Joanne Emerick
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The meatballs were a bit dry, but the sauce was flavorful.


Hamda Muuse
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These meatballs were easy to make and turned out great! I'll definitely be making them again.


Umar Shokut
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I'm not a huge fan of Mediterranean food, but these meatballs were delicious! The spices were well-balanced and the meat was cooked perfectly.


Md_Farhan Hossain
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These meatballs were a hit with my family! The flavors were amazing and the pitas were the perfect complement.