Jimmy Dean Mediterranean Sausage Pita

• 1 package Regular Flavor Jimmy Dean Pork Sausage
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 3 ripe Roma tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 3 ounces pre-washed spinach, chopped coarsely
• 4 ounces Feta cheese, crumbled
• 1/3 cup pitted, chopped Greek olives (about 15)
• 4 pita bread rounds, cut in half
• 1 teaspoon black pepper (optional)
• Thinly sliced red onion (optional)

1. Cook sausage in a large skillet over medium high heat, stirring frequently, until thoroughly cooked and no longer pink. Stir in garlic and oregano; cover and cook 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in ricotta and lemon juice. In a separate bowl, combine tomatoes, spinach, feta cheese, olives and optional black pepper; stir well. Spread sausage mixture evenly inside each pita half, dividing mix evenly among the eight halves; spread 1/4 cup tomato-spinach mixture evenly across sausage mixture. Add red onion slices if desired. Serve immediately.

regular flavor, garlic, fresh oregano, ricotta cheese, lemon juice, tomatoes, spinach, feta cheese, olives, bread, black pepper, red onion

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/jimmy-dean-mediterranean-sausage-pita (may not work)