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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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4 Servings
Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

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 Crisco® Extra Virgin Olive Oil or Canola Oil, divided
4 whole gyro-style pitas (6 inches), 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.

Nutrition 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.

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