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San Francisco Pita Pockets

Source of Recipe


JoAnn and Larry Wall






List of Ingredients



• 1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach
  
• 3/4 lb. lean ground beef
  
• 1/2 lb. fresh mushrooms, sliced
  
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
  
• 3 T butter or margarine
  
• 3/4 tsp. dill weed
  
• 1/2 tsp. salt
  
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
  
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
  
• 2 cups (8 oz.) grated cheeses (1/2 Cheddar & 1/2
  
• Monterey Jack) - low fat/no fat
  
• 4 pita breads, cut in half
  






Instructions



1. Defrost spinach in microwave on HIGH for 5 minutes,
   
   
2. squeeze out excess liquid.
   
   
3. Microwave meat of HIGH for 6-7 minutes. Drain fat.
   
   
4. In a larger dish, microwave mushrooms, onion & butter
   
   
5. on HIGH for 8-10 minutes. Stir in seasonings.
   
   
6. Microwave on HIGH for 3 more minutes. Remove from
   
   
7. microwave.
   
   
8. Stir spinach & meat into mushroom-onion mixture. Fold
   
   
9. in cheese. Cover with waxed paper or paper plate and
   
   
10. microwave on HIGH for 3 minutes.
    
    
11. Open pita breads and fill with meat mixture. Serve
    
    
12. immediately. Makes 8 servings (if you eat 1/2 a pita).
    
    






Final Comments


We are vegetarians so instead of ground beef/turkey we substitute Morningstar Crumbles (or for a slightly different flavor, the sausage patties crumbled up) which can be found at most grocery stores.