Beef & Spinach Gyros
A gyro typically is made of meat, often lamb, roasted on a spit and served sandwich style in folded pita bread. It's topped with tomato, onion and a Greek-style yogurt. Tradition takes a slight twist with the use of ground beef, spinach and ripe olives. Opa! —Mary Johnson, Coloma, Wisconsin
6 ServingsPrep/Total Time: 25 min.
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
- 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 6 green onions, chopped
- 1 can (2-1/4 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained
- 2 teaspoons lemon-pepper seasoning, divided
- 1 large tomato, chopped
- 1 cup (8 ounces) fat-free plain yogurt
- 1/2 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
- 6 pita breads (6 inches), halved
- 12 lettuce leaves
- 1 cup (4 ounces) crumbled feta cheese
Directions
- In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink.
- Add the spinach, onions, olives and 1 teaspoon lemon-pepper; heat
- through. Stir in tomato; set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine the yogurt, mayonnaise and remaining
- lemon-pepper. Line pita halves with lettuce; fill with beef mixture
- and feta cheese. Serve with yogurt sauce. Yield: 6 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 2 filled pita halves with 1/4 cup sauce equals 453 calories, 18 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 65 mg cholesterol, 1,027 mg sodium,