Susan Krauss
Redwood City, California
Greek-Style Meatball Bites
Perfectly seasoned meatballs bake in pizza dough cups. Top these appetizers in a snap with a purchased Greek sauce.
Greek-Style Meatball Bites
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 50 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 36
Ingredients
- 1 box (9 oz) frozen chopped spinach
- 3/4 lb ground lamb
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese (2 oz)
- 1 can (13.8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Classic Crust Pizza Crust
- 1/3 cup tzatziki sauce (from 12-oz container)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 36 mini muffin cups with cooking spray. Microwave frozen spinach as directed on box 3 to 4 minutes to thaw. Drain well; squeeze dry with paper towels.
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Step2Meanwhile, in large bowl, mix lamb, Italian seasoning, onion powder, 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add spinach and feta cheese; mix with spoon or hands until well blended.
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Step3Lightly sprinkle work surface with flour. Unroll dough onto floured surface. Cut in half crosswise; press or roll each half to 10x8-inch rectangle. Using 2-inch round cutter, cut 18 rounds from each dough rectangle. Press 1 dough round in bottom and up side of each muffin cup. Scoop or spoon 1 tablespoon lamb mixture into each cup; press in lightly.
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Step4Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until crust is golden brown, lamb is no longer pink in center and meat thermometer inserted in center reads 160°F. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Top each cup with 1/2 teaspoonful tzatziki sauce. Serve warm.
Nutrition
50
Calories
2g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
6g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 50
- Calories from Fat
- 20
- Total Fat
- 2g
- 3%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 5%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 160mg
- 7%
- Potassium
- 25mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 6g
- 2%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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