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Greek turkey meatball pitas with tzatziki

Oregano-spiced turkey meatballs tucked into a whole wheat pita with tzatziki, lettuce, tomato and feta.

Greek turkey meatball pitas with tzatziki

Budget Mediterranean High protein

Prep
15 min
Cooking
15 min

Per serving

1,225 kcal

Protein
93 g
Carbs
115 g
Fat
48 g
Fibre
15 g

Amounts are scaled to your plan (×2).

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Ingredients

6 servings

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  • Lean ground turkey (93%) 1.7 kg
  • Rolled oats, rolled oats, to bind 120 g ≈ 1 ½ cups
  • Onion, grated 240 g ≈ 1 ½ cups
  • Garlic, minced, divided 24 cloves 70 g
  • Dried oregano 4 tbsp 10 g
  • Olive oil 4 tbsp 55 g
  • Plain Greek yogurt (2%) 900 g ≈ 4 cups
  • Cucumber, half grated, half sliced 720 g
  • Fresh dill, chopped 35 g
  • Lemon juice 8 tbsp 120 g
  • Whole wheat pita, cut in half 12 pitas 770 g
  • Romaine lettuce, shredded 360 g
  • Tomatoes, sliced 720 g ≈ 4 cups
  • Feta cheese, crumbled 240 g ≈ 1 ½ cups
  • Salt 2 tsp 10 g
  • Black pepper 2 ½ tsp

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Mix the turkey, oats, grated onion, half the garlic, the oregano, salt and pepper, then shape into 8 small meatballs.
  3. Set the meatballs on the sheet, brush with the oil and bake for 14–16 minutes, until browned and no longer pink inside (74°C / 165°F).
  4. Meanwhile, squeeze the grated cucumber dry and stir it into the yogurt with the dill, lemon juice and the rest of the garlic.
  5. Fill the pita halves with lettuce, tomato, sliced cucumber, meatballs and feta, then spoon in the tzatziki.

Tip: Bake a double batch of meatballs; they freeze well for up to 3 months.

No pork or alcohol. Choose halal meat if you eat halal. Nutrition is worked out from USDA FoodData Central values and is an estimate.

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