Hawawshi recipe

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Ingredients

½ pound ground beef
2 tomatoes, diced
1 large onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 pinch paprika, or to taste
1 pinch ground coriander, or to taste
1 pinch ground cinnamon, or to taste
1 pinch ground nutmeg, or to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste
5 pita bread rounds, split
1 tablespoon corn oil

Nutrition Info

274 calories
carbohydrate: 34.6 g
cholesterol: 28.3 mg
fat: 9.1 g
fiber: 3.1 g
protein: 13.3 g
saturatedFat: 2.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 330.1 mg
sugar: 4.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

  2. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Let cool slightly.

  3. Mix beef, tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, paprika, coriander, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and pepper together in a large bowl. Stuff mixture inside of pita bread rounds.

  4. Brush tops with corn oil and wrap each in aluminum foil. Place on a baking sheet.

  5. Bake in the preheated oven until toasted and vegetables are softened, about 30 minutes.

Recipe Yield

5 servings

Recipe Note

Egyptian pita pockets. After cooking, consider adding lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, or jalapeno/serrano peppers into the pita pockets as well.

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