Greek Beef Pitas

The recipe Greek Beef Pitas could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in approximately 25 minutes. One portion of this dish contains roughly 35g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 435 calories. For $3.27 per serving, you get a main course that serves 4. 141 person were glad they tried this recipe. This recipe from Taste of Home requires tomato, cucumber, salt, and plain greek yogurt. With a spoonacular score of 88%, this dish is excellent. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Greek Pitas, Greek Pepper Pitas, and Greek Steak Pitas.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 10 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)

1/2 cup chopped peeled cucumber

1 teaspoon dill weed

3 garlic cloves, minced

1 small onion, chopped

1 teaspoon dried oregano

4 whole pita breads, warmed

1 cup reduced-fat plain Greek yogurt

3/4 teaspoon salt, divided

1 medium tomato, chopped

Additional chopped tomatoes and cucumber, optional

Equipment:

frying pan

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Directions In a large skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until beef is no longer pink and vegetables are tender, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain. Stir in oregano and 1/2 teaspoon salt. In a small bowl, mix yogurt, tomato, cucumber, dill and remaining salt. Spoon 3/4 cup beef mixture over each pita bread; top with 3 tablespoons yogurt sauce. If desired, top with additional tomatoes and cucumbers. Serve with remaining yogurt sauce. Yield: 4 servings. Originally published as Greek Beef Pitas in Simple & Delicious April/May 2014 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-i', container: 'taboola-native-stream-thumbnails', placement: 'Native Stream Thumbnails Redesign', target_type: 'mix' });

 

Step by step:


1. In a large skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until beef is no longer pink and vegetables are tender, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain. Stir in oregano and 1/2 teaspoon salt.

2. In a small bowl, mix yogurt, tomato, cucumber, dill and remaining salt. Spoon 3/4 cup beef mixture over each pita bread; top with 3 tablespoons yogurt sauce. If desired, top with additional tomatoes and cucumbers.

3. Serve with remaining yogurt sauce.


Nutrition Information:

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434k Calories
35g Protein
12g Total Fat
44g Carbs
25% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
434k
22%

Fat
12g
20%

  Saturated Fat
4g
30%

Carbohydrates
44g
15%

  Sugar
8g
9%

Cholesterol
76mg
25%

Sodium
841mg
37%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
35g
70%

Vitamin B12
2µg
48%

Zinc
6mg
44%

Vitamin B3
8mg
42%

Phosphorus
393mg
39%

Vitamin C
31mg
38%

Vitamin A
1780IU
36%

Vitamin B6
0.7mg
35%

Selenium
24µg
34%

Manganese
0.62mg
31%

Potassium
1064mg
30%

Vitamin B2
0.42mg
25%

Iron
4mg
23%

Vitamin K
22µg
21%

Vitamin B1
0.31mg
20%

Magnesium
71mg
18%

Fiber
4g
18%

Copper
0.34mg
17%

Calcium
156mg
16%

Folate
62µg
16%

Vitamin B5
1mg
13%

Vitamin E
1mg
11%

covered percent of daily need
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