CURRIED BEEF PITA POCKETS

Curried Beef Pita Pockets image

If there are people in your family who think they won't like the taste of curry, serve this. They'll be curry lovers forever! -Mary Ann Kosmas, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 35m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, halved
1 tablespoon curry powder
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 medium tomato, seeded and diced
1 medium zucchini, diced
8 pita pocket halves
Refrigerated tzatziki sauce, optional

Steps:

In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, brown ground beef with the onion, garlic and curry; drain and discard garlic. Stir in the water, salt, sugar and pepper. Cover and simmer 15 minutes. , Add tomato and zucchini; cook just until heated through. Spoon meat mixture into pita breads. If desired, serve with tzatziki sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 393 calories, Fat 14g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 70mg cholesterol, Sodium 665mg sodium, Carbohydrate 38g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 27g protein.