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Prep time: 40 minutes (20 minutes to prepare, 10 minutes to cook, and 10 minutes to make into mail bag)
Makes: 4 patties
Serving Size: 1/2 patty for toddlers, 1 full patty for school-age children
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Ingredients
Patties:
1 tsp. olive oil
1 (15-oz.) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed and drained
1 egg, beaten
1/2 c. breadcrumbs
1/8 tsp. dried onion
1 clove minced garlic
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
Cooking spray
"Envelope":
2 whole-wheat pitas
1/2 cup hummus
1 c. shredded lettuce
1/2 c. diced tomatoes
4 cucumber slices
8 strips of red pepper
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Supplies
Cutting board and knife
Large frying pan
Measuring spoons
Measuring cups
1 large mixing bowl
Food processor or vegetable masher
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Directions
1. Wash all vegetables and set aside
2. If you have a food processor, combine 1 tsp. oil, chickpeas, egg, breadcrumbs,
onion, garlic, salt, and pepper. Otherwise, thoroughly mash chickpeas
prior to combining with other ingredients and then mix well.
3. Spray frying pan with cooking spray and heat to medium high
4. Shape bean mixture into four patties ½ inch thick and fry for 5 minutes
on each side or until golden brown.
5. Cut pita in half to make two pockets per pita
6. In each pocket place 1 patty (½ for toddlers), ¼ cup lettuce, 1/8 cup tomato,
and 2 tb. hummus.
7. On the outside of the pita, place pepper strips to look like address
and cucumber to look like a stamp.
*Parents will need to do the washing, cutting, and frying but kids can add the salad ingredients and decorate the outside of their letter.
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Note: Nutritional analysis may vary depending on ingredient brands used. Values were rounded to nearest whole number, except for iron.
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