Beef Pitas with Yogurt Sauce Recipe

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Begin your Greek menu with our Test Kitchen's tasty version of a traditional gyro. With tender seasoned beef and sautéed onions, Beef Pitas with Yogurt Sauce is sure to be a hit. Top it with a very easy to make yogurt sauce that doubles as a dip for warmed pita chips and is also great on Greek salads.

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Beef Pitas with Yogurt Sauce Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
  • Yield: 4 Servings
15 10 25

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (8 ounces) fat-free plain yogurt
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • PITAS:
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 pound beef top sirloin steak, cut into thin strips
  • 1 large sweet onion, sliced
  • 4 teaspoons olive oil, divided
  • 4 whole pita breads, warmed

Directions

  • For sauce, in a small bowl, combine the yogurt, parsley, garlic and salt. Refrigerate until serving.
  • In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the oregano, rosemary, salt and pepper; add beef. Seal bag and toss to coat.
  • In a large nonstick skillet, saute onion in 2 teaspoons oil until golden brown. Remove and keep warm. Saute beef in remaining oil until no longer pink.
  • Serve beef and onion on pitas with yogurt sauce. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 filled pita with 1/4 cup sauce equals 391 calories, 11 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 64 mg cholesterol, 774 mg sodium, 42 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 30 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 starch, 3 lean meat, 1 fat.

Originally published as Beef Pitas with Yogurt Sauce in Simple & Delicious July/August 2007, p21

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Reviewed on Aug. 15, 2011 by smfousek

The recipe calls for 4t oil, divided, but doesn't say where to put 2 of the teaspoons. I put it in the bag with the meat and it was great. I also added chopped cucumber to the sauce and it was a nice addition.

 
 
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