Greek-Inspired Beef Pitas

Ingredients

• Ground beef

  95% lean meat / 5% fat, raw

  1 lb or 453g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 small or 70g

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 cloves, minced or 6g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  1 tsp, ground or 2g

• Salt

  Table

  15 dash or 6g

• Nonfat greek yogurt

  Nonfat, plain

  1 cup or 240g

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, raw, year round average

  1 medium whole or 123g

• Cucumber

  With peel, raw

  ½ cup slices or 52g

• Dill weed

  Spices, dried

  1 tsp or 1g

• Pita bread

  Whole-wheat

  4 pita, large or 256g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
2. Sauté the beef, onion, and garlic for 8-10 minutes until the beef is no longer pink and the vegetables are tender, breaking up the beef into crumbles. Drain any excess fat and stir in oregano and salt.
3. In a small bowl, mix the yogurt, tomato, cucumber, dill, and salt to taste.
4. Spoon the beef mixture over each warmed pita bread and top with the yogurt sauce.

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