Moroccan-spiced beef and spinach pitas
5
Points®
Total time: 15 min • Prep: 5 min • Cook: 10 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
These tasty pitas are like a quickly put together pizza. Easy to prepare, this Middle Eastern dish is the perfect combination of savoury beef and sweetness of carrots and currants.
Ingredients
Olive oil
2 tsp
Lean beef mince, raw
200 g
Moroccan seasoning
1 tbs
Baby spinach
120 g
Wholemeal pita bread
128 g, (4 x 32g each)
Tomato pasta sauce
½ cup(s), (130g)
Reduced fat feta cheese
30 g, crumbled
Carrot(s)
2 medium
Ground paprika
½ tsp
Lemon juice
1 tbs
Fresh coriander
½ cup(s)
Currants
1 tbs
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 220°C or 200°C fan-forced. Heat oil in a large non-stick frying pan over high heat. Add mince and cook, stirring to break up lumps, for 3 minutes or until browned. Add spice mix and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add spinach and cook until just wilted.
2
Place pita pockets on a large baking tray. Spread with pasta sauce. Spoon over mince mixture and sprinkle with feta. Bake for 8 minutes or until pitas are crisp.
3
Meanwhile, cut carrots into matchsticks. Combine carrot, paprika, juice, coriander and currants in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Serve pitas topped with carrot salad.
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