Curried Beef Pita Pockets

  Lunch

If there are people in your family who think they won’t like the taste of curry, serve this. They’ll be curry lovers forever!

Curried Beef Pita Pockets

Average Rating: 5

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 5 min. Cook: 30 min.
YIELD: 4 servings.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, halved
  • 1 tablespoon curry powder
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 medium tomato, seeded and diced
  • 1 medium zucchini, diced
  • 8 pita pocket halves
  • Refrigerated tzatziki sauce, optional

Instructions

  • 1. In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, brown ground beef with the onion, garlic and curry; drain and discard garlic. Stir in the water, salt, sugar and pepper. Cover and simmer 15 minutes.
  • 2. Add tomato and zucchini; cook just until heated through. Spoon meat mixture into pita breads. If desired, serve with tzatziki sauce.

Nutrition Facts

2 filled pita halves: 393 calories, 14g fat (5g saturated fat), 70mg cholesterol, 665mg sodium, 38g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 3g fiber), 27g protein.

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