Baked chicken and chickpea meatballs in pita with salad
Mediterranean meatballs with pulses, served in pita.
Open in the appPer serving
- Calories
- 549 kcal
- Protein
- 38.8 g
- Carbohydrates
- 63.5 g
- Fat
- 17.5 g
Values computed from the ingredients with USDA FoodData Central and the CREA tables.
Ingredients
For 1 serving
- Ground chicken110 g
- Cooked chickpeas80 g
- Parsleyto taste
- Cumin1 pinch
- Whole wheat pita1
- Tomatoes80 g
- Lettuce30 g
- Nonfat Greek yogurt50 g
- Extra virgin olive oil5 g
- Saltto taste
Contains: gluten, lactose,
Method
- Preheat a conventional oven to 200 °C and line a tray with baking paper. Drain and rinse the cooked chickpeas, pat them dry and mash them with a fork; chop the parsley.
- Mix the chickpeas with the chicken mince, parsley, cumin and a pinch of salt until it holds together; with wet hands shape it into 6 balls.
- Place them on the tray, brush with the oil and bake for 18 minutes, turning halfway, until golden and firm, cooked right through.
- Meanwhile wash and slice the tomatoes, wash and dry the lettuce and season the Greek yoghurt with a pinch of salt.
- Warm the pitta in a dry pan for 30 seconds per side, until soft, open it into a pocket and fill it with lettuce, tomato, the meatballs and yoghurt.
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