Middle Eastern · Dinner
Spiced Beef Stuffed Flatbread
Ground beef simmered with onion, garlic, cumin, cinnamon and allspice, tucked into warm pita alongside garlicky yogurt sauce, fresh parsley and toasted pine nuts. Tomato and lemon brighten the spiced filling in this Middle Eastern flatbread.
$4
15 minsPrep
15 minsCook
30 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
545Calories
36.8gProtein
25.4gFat
40.9gCarbs
6.4gSugar
4.2gFiber
813mgSodium
110mgChol
8.9gSat Fat
720mgPotassium
128mgCalcium
5.4mgIron
2.8mcgVitamin B12
10.2mgVitamin C
Goes well with
Lebanese red wine
local
Ayran
international
protein-rich
spice-route
thirty-min-meals
all-time-classics
Instructions
1
Prep
Dice the onion and mince both portions of garlic; measure cumin, cinnamon, and allspice into a small bowl.
2
Heat olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat, add diced onion, and cook 3 minutes until soft and translucent.
3
Add minced garlic and spice mix, cook 30 seconds over medium heat until fragrant, then add ground beef and cook 5 minutes over medium-high heat until browned.
4
Stir in canned tomatoes and pine nuts, season with salt and pepper, and simmer 6 minutes over medium-low heat until thickened.
5
Whisk yogurt with grated garlic and lemon juice until smooth.
6
Warm pita in a dry skillet over medium heat 30 seconds per side until soft and pliable.
7
Plate
Split the pita, spoon beef filling inside, drizzle with yogurt sauce, scatter parsley over top, and serve immediately.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 11 oz311g ground beef
- 22 pita bread (about 2.5 oz/70g)
- 11 onion
- 4 cloves4 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp1/4 tsp allspice
- 3.6 oz50g, about 3 tbsp canned tomatoes
- 2 tsp2 tsp pine nuts
- 2 tsp2 tsp olive oil
- 4 tbsp4 tbsp plain yogurt
- 2 tsp2 tsp lemon juice
- 22 small clove garlic
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp parsley
- salt, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
