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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Middle Eastern >> Rest Middle Eastern

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Combine vegetables and basil together and mix well. | 2. In a large bowl combine 2 cups of chopped vegetables and mix the bulgur, water, tomato sauce and salt. | 3. Mix well and let stand 10 minutes. | 4. Add meat and blend well. | 5. Knead about 5 minutes, moistening your hands with cold water at intervals. | 6. Taste for salt. | 7. Add more if necessary. | 8. Shape as desired and place on platter. | 9. We liked it squished flat with a fork and spread liberally with fresh chopped parsley and green onions as garnish. | 10. Eat with pita bread or crusty french bread, YUM! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
meat	2 1/2	lb	ground lean	1292.76	0.0	253.7892	23.0202
wheat bulgur	2 1/4	cups	ground cracked	-	-	-	-
cold water	2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
tomato sauce	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
salt	1 1/2	1/2		-	-	-	-
basil	1	tablespoon		0.6095	0.0702	0.0835	0.017
onion	3	cups	chopped	192.0	44.832	5.28	0.48
parsley	1	bunch	chopped	-	-	-	-
green pepper	1		chopped	32.8	7.6096	1.4104	0.2788

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.