Name: Mexican meatball pocket
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 gram minced (ground) beef; 1 egg; 1/2 cup stale breadcrumbs; 35 gram packet taco seasoning mix; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 4 packaged pitta bread; 1/2 cup mild taco sauce; 3/4 cup tasty cheese

Mexican meatball pocket

Spice up your next dinner or movie night with these delicious Mexican meatball pockets! Packed full of authentic flavour and mild spice, they're perfect for a quick, tasty lunch or dinner idea.

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

15M

Total

30M

Ingredients

500 gram minced (ground) beef

1 egg

1/2 cup stale breadcrumbs

35 gram packet taco seasoning mix

2 tablespoon olive oil

4 packaged pitta bread

1/2 cup mild taco sauce

3/4 cup tasty cheese

Method

1.Combine beef, egg, breadcrumbs and taco seasoning mix in a medium bowl; roll rounded tablespoons of mixture into balls, flatten slightly.

2.Cook meatballs in a heated oiled large frying pan until browned and cooked through.

3.Cut pitta bread in half horizontally. Fill pittas with meatballs and taco sauce; sprinkle with tasty cheese.

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