A good friend gave me this recipe when I first got married. Because some of the ingredients weren’t familiar to me, I was apprehensive about trying it...but years later, it remains a family favorite!
—SHANNON KOENE BLACKSBURG, VA
START TO FINISH: 25 MIN. • MAKES: 4 SERVINGS (1 1 /2 CUPS SAUCE)
1 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt
1 cup finely chopped peeled cucumber
1 tablespoon minced fresh mint
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons snipped fresh dill
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 /4 teaspoon salt
PITAS
1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
1 small onion, chopped
1 medium Golden Delicious apple, finely chopped
1 /4 cup raisins
2 teaspoons curry powder
1 /4 teaspoon salt
8 whole wheat pita pocket halves
1. In a small bowl, mix the first seven ingredients. Refrigerate until serving.
2. In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain. Add apple, raisins, curry powder and salt; cook until apple is tender, stirring occasionally. Serve in pita halves with sauce.
PER SERVING 2 filled pita halves with 1 /3 cup sauce: 429 cal., 11g fat ( 4g sat. fat ) , 71mg chol., 686mg sod., 50g carb. ( 13g sugars, 6g fiber ) , 36g pro.