Easy Ground Beef Gyros
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 4 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced
- 8 small pita pocket bread, cut in half, warmed (4-inch diameter)
- SEASONING
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- SAUCE
- 2/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt
- 1/3 cup cucumber, chopped
- 3 tablespoons onions, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons fresh parsley, chopped
- In small bowl, combine Yogurt Sauce ingredients, mixing well. Cover and refrigerate.
- Heat oven to 350u0b0F.
- In medium bowl, combine ground beef and seasoning ingredients, mixing lightly but thoroughly.
- Divide beef mixture into 16 equal portions and shape into patties 2 inches in diameter.
- Place patties on rack in broiler pan.
- Bake in oven 10 minutes or until no longer pink OR GRILL over medium heat.
- To serve, place equal amounts of beef and tomato in each pita half; top with yogurt sauce.
lean ground beef, tomatoes, pita pocket bread, garlic, salt, oregano, pepper, yogurt, cucumber, onions, fresh parsley
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/easy-ground-beef-gyros-142823 (may not work)