BACK TO RESULTS \\ Diet & Nutrition Recipes Beefy Pita Pockets

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium onion
  • 2 cups mushrooms
  • 1 medium red bell pepper
  • 1/2 cup flat leaf parsley1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Kitchen Bouquet® browning and seasoning sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 6 pieces pita bread

Preparation

  1. Slice onion and mushrooms; slice bell pepper into thin strips. Chop parsley.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  3. Add onion, bell pepper and mushroom. Sauté until vegetables are tender, about 6 minutes. Remove vegetables to a plate.
  4. Add beef to the skillet and cook until no trace of pink remains, 5 to 6 minutes. Spoon off and discard any fat.
  5. Add the Worcestershire sauce, Kitchen Bouquet sauce and black pepper; stir and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
  6. Add vegetables to the beef and stir to combine.
  7. Stir in the parsley and cook until heated through. Remove from heat.
  8. Warm pitas. Cut a 2″ strip off the side of each pita and pull open.
  9. Fill each pita with the beef and vegetable mixture.

Helpful hints

  • Kitchen Bouquet® browning and seasoning sauce is a low-sodium seasoning that adds extra color and flavor to meat and vegetables.
  • Compare pita brands and select the lowest sodium brand. Select white or wheat–both are kidney-friendly.

Submitted by:

Recipe provided by DaVita patient, Charlean, and submitted by DaVita renal dietitian, Lisa from California.

Nutrients per serving

Calories

421

Protein

21

g

Carbohydrates

37

g

Fat

21

g

Cholesterol

57

mg

Sodium

393

mg

Potassium

443

mg

Phosphorus

193

mg

Calcium

102

mg

Fiber

3.0

g

Added Sugar

g

Kidney and kidney diabetic food choices

2 meat
2 starch
2 vegetable, medium potassium
2 fat

Carbohydrate choices

2-1/2

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