Mushroom Pita Pockets Recipes

GREEK PITA POCKETS

Steps:

• In small bowl, stir together yogurt and lemon juice; set aside.
• In nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, cook sausage, stirring frequently and crumbling for 2 minutes. Add onion, olives, and mushrooms; cook 4 minutes more.
• Add spinach leaves and cook until wilted and sausage is fully cooked, about 1 to 3 minutes. Add eggs and cook, stirring constantly until almost dry. Remove from heat and stir in feta.
• Stuff each pita half with feta-egg mixture. Serve immediately with lemon yogurt.

PORTOBELLO POCKETS

Steps:

• In a large resealable bag, combine the first 11 ingredients. Add the mushrooms, peppers, onion and zucchini; seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate overnight. , In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook and stir the vegetable mixture over medium-high heat for 6-8 minutes or until crisp-tender. Stir in cheese; cook 2-3 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Stuff each pita half with 1/2 cup vegetable-cheese mixture.

BEEF/MUSHROOM POCKETS

Steps:

• Prepare roll mix according to package directions for pizza crust; let rise. , Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the soup, mushrooms, onion and Worcestershire sauce. Remove from the heat., Divide dough into eight pieces. Form each piece into a ball. On a lightly floured surface, roll each ball into an 8-in. circle. Place circles on two lightly greased baking sheets. Divide meat mixture among the eight circles. Top with cheese. , Moisten edges of dough and fold in half. Press edges firmly together with a fork. Prick top of dough. Beat egg and water; brush over each pocket. Bake at 400° for about 20 minutes.

MUSHROOM PITA POCKETS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine mushrooms, red pepper, cucumber, onion, cheese. Add dressing. Toss to mix well.
• Open pita halves and place lettuce leaf in each pita half. Spon filling evenly into the pita halves. Garnish with fresh herbs if desired.
• Variation: Spread 1 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise inside each pita half.

THE SOFTEST PITA POCKET RECIPE: THE OVEN METHOD

Steps:

• Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl and whisk together. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a tabletop mixer that is fitted with the dough hook attachment, add all of the wet ingredients except for the olive oil. Allow the yeast to activate for 8 minutes. As soon as a puffy cloud forms at the top of the mixture, the yeast is active.
• Add the olive oil along with all of the dry ingredients and knead on low speed for 12 minutes.
• Lightly grease a large bowl with 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil and transfer the dough to the bowl. Toss to coat in oil and cover with plastic wrap. Set aside in the warmest room of your home to rise until doubled in volume. About 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 525 °F, 270 °C.
• Cut the dough into 10 equal portions.
• Lightly flour your work surface and roll each portion of dough out into about 6-7-inch circles. Keep their thickness even. Use as much flour as needed to roll them out evenly.
• Line 3 baking trays with parchment paper and sprinkle some semolina flour on top if desired.
• Place 3 pitas on each baking tray.
• Cover the dough with a clean kitchen towel and allow it to rise for 30 minutes.
• Bake the trays in the preheated oven for approximately 4 minutes or until the pockets are formed.
• Transfer the pitas to a plate and serve immediately.
• Leftover pitas can be stored in an airtight bag or container and kept in the freezer or the refrigerator until ready to use.

CHEESY SPINACH AND MUSHROOM PITA POCKET

Steps:

• 1. Wash the spinach with your hands and then squeeze the water out of it about 5 times, hard.
• 2. Dry the spinach even more in a paper towel by squeezing the juice out.
• 3. Chop the portobello mushrooms, starting at the top of the dome, slicing down to the bottom of the stub. Slice each one into about 8 or 9 thin slices.
• 4. Push about 1/3 of the spinach into the bottom of the pita pocket with about a third of the mushrooms and half the walnuts; and then top that with most of the cheese, pushing down to make room for the rest.
• 5. Put the rest of the spinach, walnuts, and mushrooms in the pocket and then the rest of the cheese.
• 6. Microwave on high for about 20 seconds.
• 7. Pour the olive oil into a medium hot skillet and rub one half the pocket in the oil, and flip it so that the oiled part is on the top.
• 8. Fry the pocket for 30 seconds to a minute on each side.2.