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Description
Egyptian pita pockets. After cooking, consider adding lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, or jalapeno/serrano peppers into the pita pockets as well.
Ingredients
- ½ pound ground beef
- 2 tomatoes, diced
- 1 large onion, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 pinch paprika, or to taste
- 1 pinch ground coriander, or to taste
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon, or to taste
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg, or to taste
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 5 pita bread rounds, split
- 1 tablespoon corn oil
Directions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- 2. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Let cool slightly.
- 3. Mix beef, tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, paprika, coriander, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and pepper together in a large bowl. Stuff mixture inside of pita bread rounds.
- 4. Brush tops with corn oil and wrap each in aluminum foil. Place on a baking sheet.
- 5. Bake in the preheated oven until toasted and vegetables are softened, about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 5 servings
calories: 274 kcal
carbohydrates: 34.6 g
protein: 13.3 g
saturated fat: 2.7 g
cholesterol: 28.3 mg
sodium: 330.1 mg
fiber: 3.1 g
sugar: 4.1 g
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