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Siempre Homemade

Beef stuffed pitas with Mediterranean spices

Quick, high-protein Mediterranean beef-stuffed pitas.

Ingredients

  • pita bread
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1/4 onion
  • 1/4 cup peppers
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp cumin (ground)
  • 1 tsp coriander (ground)
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp allspice (ground)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)

Directions

  1. 1

    Place the onion, peppers, garlic, meat and spices together in a large bowl, mix until well combined and set aside.

  2. 2

    Cut your pita bread in half, pull apart the two sides of the pita and place about 1/4 cup of meat mixture inside and press flat.

  3. 3

    Heat a grill pan or skillet on medium heat and cook the stuffed pitas for about 5 minutes on each side until the pita is golden brown, crispy on the outside and the inside is cooked thru.

  4. 4

    Repeat with remaining pitas.

  5. 5

    You can also bake them in a 400 degree oven for 12 minutes until golden brown and crispy.