Ground Beef Gyros

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (8 ounce) container plain yogurt
• 1/3 cup chopped seeded cucumber
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped onions
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 lb lean ground beef (i use ground turkey)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 3/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 pita breads
• 3 cups shredded lettuce
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, combine first 5 ingredients.
• 2 cover and refrigerate.
• 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, tomato, and onion.
• 10 serve with yogurt sauce.