Greek-Inspired Beef Pitas

Ingredients

• Ground beef

  80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw

  ½ lb or 227g

• Onions

  Raw

  ½ small or 35g

• Garlic

  Raw

  1 cloves, minced or 3g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  ½ tsp, ground or 0.9g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ dash or 0.2g

• Nonfat greek yogurt

  Nonfat, plain

  ½ cup or 120g

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, raw, year round average

  ½ medium whole or 62g

• Cucumber

  With peel, raw

  ¼ cup slices or 26g

• Dill weed

  Spices, dried

  ½ tsp or 0.5g

• Pita bread

  Whole-wheat

  2 pita, large or 128g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  ½ tbsp or 7g

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.