Best Curried Beef Pita Pockets Recipes

THAI BEEF PITAS

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This is a tasty under 30 minute meal perfect for a busy day and made with ingredients usually on hand. The recipe serves the meat mixture in pitas, but flour tortillas or lettuce wraps would be a good choice too. The recipe is from Family Circle magazine.

Provided by Susie D

Categories One Dish Meal

Time 25m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef
2 red bell peppers, seeded and thinly sliced
2 tablespoons fresh ginger, minced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or less according to your taste)
1/2 cup cilantro
3 tablespoons peanut butter
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 lime, juice of
2 green onions, sliced thin including green tops to garnish
4 pita pockets, whole
romaine lettuce leaf

Steps:

Crumble beef into large nonstick skillet and cook over medium heat. Stir occasionally until browned, about 5-6 minutes. Drain well.
Add peppers, ginger, garlic, and red pepper flakes to skillet. Cook until peppers are crisp tender.
Whisk together in a small bowl peanut butter, cilantro, soy sauce, lime juice, and sesame oil. Stir into beef and pepper mixture.
Cut pitas in half and line with lettuce leave. Fill each with about 1/2 cup of the meat mixture. Sprinkle with green onions and serve.

PITA BEEF POCKETS

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Try a Betty Crocker pita sandwich recipe.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Entree

Time 15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1/3 cup horseradish mustard
2 pita breads (6 inch), cut in half to form pockets
1/2 lb thinly sliced cooked roast beef (from deli)
1 small tomato, thinly sliced
4 slices (1 oz each) provolone cheese
Baby spinach leaves or lettuce leaves

Steps:

Spread mustard on inside of pita pocket halves.
Fill pockets with beef, tomato, cheese and spinach.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 340, Carbohydrate 20 g, Cholesterol 60 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 2 g, Protein 25 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, ServingSize 1 Sandwich, Sodium 690 mg, Sugar 2 g, TransFat 1/2 g