Beef and Mushroom Pita Pockets
Quick halal beef pita pockets with mushrooms and onions, ready in 20 minutes.

Total
20 min
Prep
5 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
1
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Recipe serves 1
Ingredients
- 150 g Ground beef (halal)
- 1 piece Pita bread
- 80 g Mushrooms, sliced
- 1/2 Onion, sliced
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 1/2 tsp Ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp Paprika
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1 Tomato, diced(optional)
- 1/2 cup Lettuce, shredded(optional)
Instructions
- 1
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- 2
Add onion and mushrooms; cook 4 minutes until softened.
- 3
Add ground beef, cumin, paprika, and salt; cook 6-8 minutes until browned.
- 4
Warm the pita bread in the skillet or toaster for 1 minute.
- 5
Cut pita in half and open pockets.
- 6
Fill pockets with beef mixture, then top with tomato and lettuce.
- 7
Serve immediately.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
560
28% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 32 g |
| Carbohydrate | 42 g |
| Fat | 28 g |
| Fiber | 5 g |
| Sugar | 5 g |
| Sodium | 620 mg |
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