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

Fagag Fagag
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This recipe is a keeper! The meatballs are moist and flavorful, and the sauce is rich and savory.


Kimberly Robinson
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I've never made meatballs before, but this recipe made it so easy. They turned out perfect!


EBONG BLAISE EBONG
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This recipe is perfect for a weeknight meal. It's easy to make and the meatballs can be cooked in the slow cooker all day.


Mercy Adeoti
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I'm not a huge fan of Mediterranean food, but this recipe changed my mind. The meatballs were so flavorful and the sauce was perfect.


Nomonde Matsaba
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The meatballs were a little too dense for my taste, but the sauce was excellent.


Birendra Magar
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This recipe is a great way to use up leftover rice. The meatballs are a fun and creative way to serve it.


Amariah Criswell
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Not sure what went wrong, but my meatballs were dry and the sauce was too runny.


Md Rohit
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I've made this recipe several times now and it's always a crowd-pleaser. The meatballs are so flavorful and the sauce is perfect.


pub g lover
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The sauce was a little bland for my taste, but the meatballs were delicious.


Terrance Junior
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Easy to follow recipe, and the meatballs were a hit! I used ground turkey instead of beef and they turned out great.


Malik Noraiz
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The meatballs were incredibly flavorful and juicy. The pitas were soft and fluffy, the perfect vessel for the meatballs and sauce. Will definitely be making this again!