Beef and Bulgur Pitas

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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This recipe makes 4 servings

Nutritional Info
Per serving: about	-
cal	372372 cal
pro	23 g23g pro
total fat	7 g7g total fat
sat. fat	2 g2g sat. fat
carb	59 g59g carb
fibre	9 g9g fibre
chol	32 mg32mg chol
sodium	413 mg413mg sodium
potassium	818 mg818mg potassium
% RDI:	-
calcium	88 calcium
iron	3535 iron
vit A	6060 vit A
vit C	3535 vit C
folate	3636 folate

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Ingredients

1/2 cup bulgur , medium or coarse1/2 1/2cup cupbulgur, medium or coarse
8 oz extra-lean ground beef 8 8oz ozextra-lean ground beef
1 carrot , grated1 1carrotcarrots, grated
1 zucchini , grated1 1zucchinizucchinis, grated
1 onion , chopped1 1oniononions, chopped
2 cloves garlic , minced2 2cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp chili powder 1 1tbsp tbspchili powder
1 tsp ground cumin 1 1tsp tspground cumin
1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 1/4tsp tsppepper
1 cup no-salt-added tomato juice 1 1cup cupno-salt-added tomato juice
1/2 cup fresh coriander , chopped1/2 1/2cup cupfresh coriander or parsley, chopped
2 tsp lime juice 2 2tsp tsplime juice
4 whole wheat pita pockets 4 4whole wheat pita pocketwhole wheat pita pockets
4 leaves leaf lettuce 4 4leaves leavesleaf lettuce
16 slices English cucumber 16 16slices slicesEnglish cucumber
16 cherry tomatoes , halved16 16cherry tomatocherry tomatoes, halved
1/4 cup low-fat plain yogurt 1/4 1/4cup cuplow-fat plain yogurt

Preparation

In saucepan, bring 3/4 cup (175 mL) water to boil; stir in bulgur. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer until no liquid remains, about 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, in nonstick skillet, sauté beef over medium-high heat, breaking up with spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Drain off any fat from pan.

Add carrot, zucchini, onion, garlic, chili powder, cumin and pepper; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Add tomato juice and bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer until liquid is almost evaporated, about 5 minutes. Stir in bulgur, 1/4 cup (50 mL) of the coriander and lime juice.

Cut top third off each pita; place inside each bottom. Line each with lettuce leaf and some of the cucumber. Spoon in beef mixture; top with tomatoes, remaining cucumber, yogurt and remaining coriander.

Source : Canadian Living Magazine: November 2003