Pita Sloppy Joe Recipes

PITA SLOPPY JOE

Steps:

• Place ground beef, shallot and garlic in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook until beef is evenly browned.
• Drain off any grease.
• Stir the salsa, ketchup, mustard, vinegar, brown sugar and Worcestershire sauce into the beef mixture.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Heat to a simmer over low heat, and cook until thoroughly heated, stirring frequently to prevent it from burning on the bottom.
• Spoon the mixture into the pita shells.
• Top with lettuce if you like.

SLOPPY JOES PITA POCKETS

Steps:

• Brown ground turkey in a large skillet in the oil over low heat for 5 min, breaking up the meat as it cooks.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer the cooked ground turkey to a bowl, leaving the remaining oil in the skillet for additional use.
• In the same skillet, in the hreserved oil, saute onions on medium heat for 5 min (use more olive oil IF needed).
• Return the meat to the skillet and add the soup mix and the tomato soup.
• Reduce the heat to low and simmer 5 min, stirring often.
• To serve: Cut open pita pockets; spoon in mixture; top with shredded swiss cheese.
• Variation: Swap out the swiss cheese for another kind of cheese such as mozzarella, cheddar or monterey jack.
• NOTE: prep time covers the onion chopping; cook time covers the remainder of the preparation.