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Ground Beef Gyros Recipe

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If your family likes gyros as much as mine, they'll love this easy version that's made with ground beef instead of lamb. I found the recipe in a newspaper and adapted it to fit our tastes. They're very much like the ones served at a local restaurant. A cucumber yogurt sauce adds an authentic finishing touch. —Ruth Stahl, Shepherd, Montana

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Ground Beef Gyros Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

1 cup (8 ounces) plain yogurt
1/3 cup chopped seeded cucumber
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon sugar
FILLING:
1-1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon salt, optional
3/4 teaspoon pepper
1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
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4 pita breads (6 inches), halved, warmed
3 cups shredded lettuce
1 large tomato, chopped
1 small onion, sliced

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Chill. In a large bowl, combine seasonings; crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into four patties.
Grill, covered, over medium-hot heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 6-7 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160°. Cut patties into thin slices; stuff into pita halves. Add lettuce, tomato and onion. Serve with the yogurt sauce. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (prepared with fat-free yogurt and lean ground beef and without salt) equals 422 calories, 11 g fat (0 saturated fat), 42 mg cholesterol, 453 mg sodium, 45 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 33 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3-1/2 meat, 3 starch.

Originally published as Ground Beef Gyros in Quick Cooking March/April 2000, p29

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Reviewed on May. 05, 2013 by cmberman

So quick and easy and so like the real thing. I love gyros and will definitely make this again soon. P.S. Relatively inexpensive too! A real bonus!

Reviewed on Mar. 29, 2013 by Michelle.Lewandowski

Got so tired of paying top dollar at restaurants for gyro. Finally took the dive and made this. I used iceberg lettuce as a wrap instead of the pita and premade tzaziki from Costco. It's heaven and nearly carb-free. Thanks so much. Shared with all my friends on FB. If you lay it all out as a buffet -style meal, it makes a gorgeous platter as build-your-own gyro.

Reviewed on Mar. 06, 2013 by 7sophie14

This was SO good!! My family loved it, even though they were a little nervous about trying it. Everyone had seconds. It was great.

Reviewed on Jul. 26, 2012 by sheila7m

Very easy and quick to make. Everyone in the family liked them. I used sour cream rather than yogurt in the sauce.

Reviewed on May. 28, 2012 by heidi186

Super easy recipe, very good taste. We buy pita shells from a local restaurant instead of trying to find ones that wont fall apart in a regular grocery store. I make the cucumber sauce with sour cream instead of yogurt, just as a personal preference.

Reviewed on Jun. 27, 2011 by Erin Ayers

This was very good and we loved it! We are going to be making these a few more times this summer.

Reviewed on May. 25, 2011 by Magoo1two

Quite tasty and easy to prepare.

Reviewed on May. 25, 2011 by Magoo1two

Quite tasty and easy to prepare.