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Ground Beef Gyros

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Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 cup low fat plain yogurt
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped cucumber
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped dill
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 medium onions sliced into rings
  • 3/4 pound 95% lean ground beef cooked and drained
  • 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 6 whole wheat pita breads warmed
  • 1 small tomato chopped

Instructions
 

  • DO-AHEAD TIP: Cook ground beef.
  • In a small bowl, combine yogurt, cucumber and dill. Cover and refrigerate. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  • Add onion rings and cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add cooked ground beef, garlic powder and oregano.
  • Cook for 4 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
  • Stuff beef mixture in warmed pita breads. Serve with yogurt sauce and garnish with chopped tomato. Enjoy!!!

Notes

SERVING SUGGESTION: A big salad of mixed baby greens, sliced red onion, avocado, tomato and crumbled Feta cheese, tossed with red wine vinaigrette.
VEGETARIAN: Use TVP crumbles instead of ground beef.
KOSHER: Make sure ground beef is certified kosher. Use soy yogurt.
GLUTEN FREE: Use gluten-free pita bread.
NUTRITION: Per serving: 309 Calories; 7g Fat; 21g Protein; 43g Carbohydrate; 6g Dietary Fiber; 32mg Cholesterol; 398mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 1/2 Grain (Starch); 3 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 3 Fat. Points: 8
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