Beef Stuffed Pitas

Beef Stuffed Pitas is a high-protein oven-baked recipe ready in 35 min. It makes 4 servings, each 590 kcal with 32 g protein. Intermediate level, 15 ingredients.

Recipe by @ananegoita, adapted and measured by Cookpath.

  • 35 mintotal
  • Intermediatelevel
  • 590kcal a serving
  • 32 gprotein
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Beef Stuffed Pitas

What is Beef Stuffed Pitas

Pita halves filled with spiced beef, onion, garlic and parsley and baked crisp, served with a yogurt, tahini and lemon sauce.

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How to make Beef Stuffed Pitas

Tips from the cook

  • Mix the beef until it turns slightly sticky, so it holds together inside the pita.
  • Press the filling in evenly right to the edges, so the meat cooks at the same pace across the pita.
  • Sear meat side down first, then crisp the other sides, and finish in the oven so the beef cooks through.
  • Swap the beef for lamb mince if you like.
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Goes well with

Sides from Cookpath that balance this dish, the same picks the app suggests.

Greek Salad15 min · 500 kcalWatermelon Feta Salad20 min · 190 kcal

Meal prep and storage

Keeps 3 days in the fridge. Reheat in a hot oven or pan to crisp the pita again, and keep the sauce separate.

Prep a few days

See this week’s meal prep plan on the blog, or plan your own week in the app.

Beef Stuffed Pitas substitutions

Out of something, or cooking around an allergy. Each swap was checked against a source.

Pita bread2 options
  • BFree gluten-free pita (vegan range) 1:1

    Only one reviewer; check the label for other allergens.

  • Gluten-free wraps (Toufayan, Mission, Udi's) 1:1, fold or cut

    Does not puff into a pocket; check the label for dairy.

Onion2 options
  • Leek, white and light-green part 1:1 by volume

    Still an allium; raw dishes.

  • Fennel bulb, finely diced 1:1 by volume

    Sweet aniseed note; raw dishes.

Greek yogurt1 option
  • Thick unsweetened coconut or soy yoghurt 1:1

    Runnier.

    Still contains soy.

Tahini2 options
  • Sunflower seed butter 1:1; unsweetened gives the closest flavour (do not add sesame oil for a sesame allergy)

    Thicker and sweeter than tahini, less bitter.

  • Cashew or almond butter 1:1

    Not for nut allergy; lacks tahini bitterness.

    Still contains tree nuts.

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