Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Recipe of Journey Through Hawaii 5-0


Day 2 on my recipe journey through Hawaii 5-0 and well where to find my inspiration for today's recipe and picture.  OK so I find the picture then I realize three things when I go to choose a recipe, first and foremost there has to be tongue and cheek humor found within it, there has to be some meaty subsistence to it, and given who is inspiring it healthy it must be healthy. 

Meatball-Stuffed Cargo Pockets
Serves: 4            Total time: 22 min   Prep time: 10 min
1egg                                                3tbsp chicken broth
1lb lean ground beef                       1/3-cup green onion (thinly sliced) 
3tbsp breadcrumbs (fine dry)   4 pita pocket (bread 6 to 7 inch)
1tsp ground cumin                          ½- cup Greek yogurt (plain)
 ½- tsp ground cinnamon                2 cups iceberg lettuce (shredded)
 ½- tsp pepper

 In a large bowl, beat egg with a fork to blend. Add beef, bread crumbs, cumin, cinnamon, pepper, broth and greenonions.

 Mix well with your hands. Shape mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls. Bake in a 450°F oven until no longer pink in center--
cut to test (about12 minutes). Set slightly apart in a 10- by 15-inch baking pan. While meatballs are baking, cut pocket
 breads in half crosswise wrap in foil and add to oven to warm during last5 minutes. Fill warm pocket bread
 halves with hot meatballs and drizzle with yogurt and top with shredded lettuce.
**You can substitute ground chicken or turkey for the ground beef.**

1 comment:

  1. Can't wait to try it. New twist on plain old meat balls, great for super bowl weekend

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