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ground beef gyros

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Meat And Seafood

GROUND BEEF GYROS

This is a great summer meal and quick and easy to put together and tastes wonderful. Refreshing served with the cucumber sauce and is even low in fat. I think this came from Quick Cooking. It's a favorite in our house.

Ingredients

  • 1(8 ounce) container plain yogurt
  • 1⁄3cup chopped seeded cucumber (thinly slice remainder of cucumber)
  • 2tablespoons finely chopped onions
  • 1garlic clove, minced
  • 1teaspoon sugar
FILLING
  • 1lb lean ground beef (I use ground turkey)
  • 1 1⁄2teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1teaspoon onion powder
  • 1teaspoon salt (optional)
  • 3⁄4teaspoon pepper
  • 4pita breads
  • 3cups shredded lettuce
  • 1large tomatoes, chopped
  • 1small onion, chopped

Direction

  1. In a bowl, combine first 5 ingredients.
  2. Cover and refrigerate. (If possible overnight).
  3. In separate bowl, combine ground beef and seasonings.
  4. Mix well.
  5. Shape into 4 patties.
  6. Grill, covered, (you can also use a toaster oven or broil these) over medium to high heat for 10 to 12 minutes or until meat is no longer pink, turning once.
  7. Cut patties into thin slices.
  8. Stuff into pitas.
  9. Add lettuce,cucumber, tomato, and onion.
  10. Serve with yogurt sauce.