We seem to get into ruts with our eating. One day I was determined to find some new meals but nothing so exotic that the pickier eaters would revolt. Enter Meatball Souvlaki! I found the recipe on the Woman's Day website but made a few modifications for our family.
Meatballs:
1/2 c plain bread crumbs
1 egg
1/3 c water
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp white pepper
1 1/2 lb ground beef
Mix the above and form into meatballs. These can bake at 500 for about 15 minutes.
Cut 1 lb medium zucchini into 1/2 inch rounds and 1 medium red onion into 1/2 inch thick wedges. Place these in a separate baking dish and drizzle with 2 tsp olive oil. Roast for 15-20 minutes. You may stir them in the middle of the roasting.
The original recipe called for mixing the meatballs and veggies for another 5-10 minutes of roasting. We always keep them separate until we assemble the plates.
While these roast, you need to make the yogurt sauce:
1 c plain Greek yogurt
1/4 c water
1/3 c chopped fresh mint
1/4 tsp each: salt, garlic powder, ground cumin
To assemble, place 1 pocketless pita on your plate and top with zucchini/onions then meatballs. Drizzle with yogurt sauce.
This meal takes about 45 minutes to put together from start to finish. If you already have meatballs in the freezer, it goes faster.
The funny thing about this recipe is that we liked it so much, it became a new "rut" for us. So easy to pull together on a school night that it landed on the weekly menu a few too many weeks in a row!
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