Name: Lebanese 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; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 4 packaged pitta bread; 1/3 cup packaged hummus; 1 cup packaged tabbouleh

Lebanese meatball pocket

Experience authentic Lebanese flavours at home with these quick and easy meatball pockets! Full of fresh ingredients, this makes a great family lunch or dinner.

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

15M

Total

30M

Ingredients

500 gram minced (ground) beef

1 egg

1/2 cup stale breadcrumbs

2 tablespoon olive oil

4 packaged pitta bread

1/3 cup packaged hummus

1 cup packaged tabbouleh

Method

1.Combine beef, egg and stale breadcrumbs 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 4 pitta bread in half horizontally. Spread pittas with hummus, top with meatballs and tabbouleh.

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