Lunch recipe · from the recipe book

Greek-Spiced Beef Pita Melts with Avocado

Name: Greek-Spiced Beef Pita Melts with Avocado
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 lb (450 g) Ground beef, 90% lean; 4 large pitas (256 g) Whole-wheat pita; 1 whole (200 g) Avocado; 1 medium (110 g) Yellow onion, finely diced; 3 cloves (9 g) Garlic, minced; 2 cups loosely packed (60 g) Baby spinach, roughly chopped; ¾ cup chopped (150 g) Tomatoes, diced; 3 oz (80 g) Part-skim mozzarella, shredded; 3 tbsp crumbled (30 g) Feta cheese, crumbled; 2¼ tsp (10 g) Olive oil; 2 tsp (2 g) Dried oregano; 1 tsp (2 g) Ground cumin; 1½ tbsp (20 g) Lemon juice; ¼ tsp (2 g) Salt; ½ tsp (1 g) Black pepper; 2 tbsp chopped (8 g) Fresh parsley, chopped

Warm oregano-and-cumin ground beef with spinach and tomato tucked onto toasty pitas under melted mozzarella and feta, finished with a cool lemony avocado smash.

Oven
35 min · 25 min hands-on
Serves 4

46–60 g carbs
Protein 30 g+
Fiber 6 g+

Ingredients

1 lb450 gGround beef, 90% lean
4 large pitas256 gWhole-wheat pita
1 whole200 gAvocado
1 medium110 gYellow onionfinely diced
3 cloves9 gGarlicminced
2 cups loosely packed60 gBaby spinachroughly chopped
¾ cup chopped150 gTomatoesdiced
3 oz80 gPart-skim mozzarellashredded
3 tbsp crumbled30 gFeta cheesecrumbled
2¼ tsp10 gOlive oil
2 tsp2 gDried oregano
1 tsp2 gGround cumin
1½ tbsp20 gLemon juice
¼ tsp2 gSalt
½ tsp1 gBlack pepper
2 tbsp chopped8 gFresh parsleychopped

Steps

Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) and line a sheet pan with parchment.
Dice the onion and tomato, mince the garlic, chop the spinach and parsley, shred the mozzarella and crumble the feta.
Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook 4 minutes until soft, then add the garlic and cook 30 seconds.
Add the ground beef, oregano, cumin, half the salt and the black pepper. Cook, breaking it up, until browned and it reaches 160°F (71°C), about 6 minutes. Spoon off any excess fat.
Stir the spinach into the beef until wilted, then take the skillet off the heat.
Lay the pitas on the sheet pan. Divide the beef mixture among them, top with the tomato, then scatter the mozzarella and feta over each.
Bake 7 to 9 minutes, until the cheese melts and the pita edges crisp.
While the melts bake, mash the avocado with the lemon juice and the remaining half of the salt.
Spread the avocado mash over the hot melts, sprinkle with the parsley, cut in halves and serve.

Contains: Milk, Gluten. Some brands contain soy.

Cook mode Log it in Today

Made it

Made it? Share how yours turned out.

Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

Want one that fits your numbers?

Pick the meal, the pan and your targets, and the Every Helping recipe generator writes a recipe with every number worked out. Free on the web.

Make a recipe More from the recipe book

Greek-Spiced Beef Pita Melts with Avocado

Ingredients

Steps

Made it

You might also like

Want one that fits your numbers?