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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (289g) Recipe makes 4 servings
Calories 498
Calories from Fat 196		(39%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 21.8g	33%
	Saturated Fat 6.5g	32%
	Monounsaturated Fat 9.2g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 4.0g
	Trans Fat 0.7g
Cholesterol 73mg		24%
Sodium 958mg		39%
Potassium 731mg		20%
Total Carbohydrate 42.8g		14%
	Dietary Fiber 3.8g	15%
	Sugars 5.0g
Protein 33.2g		66%
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By: Susie D
May 23, 2006

This is a tasty under 30 minute meal perfect for a busy day and made with ingredients usually on hand. The recipe serves the meat mixture in pitas, but flour tortillas or lettuce wraps would be a good choice too. The recipe is from Family Circle magazine.

SERVES 4 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef
2 red bell peppers, seeded and thinly sliced
2 tablespoons fresh ginger, minced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or less according to your taste)
1/2 cup cilantro
3 tablespoons peanut butter
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 lime, juice of
2 green onions, sliced thin including green tops to garnish
4 pita pockets, whole
romaine lettuce leaf

Directions

1
Crumble beef into large nonstick skillet and cook over medium heat. Stir occasionally until browned, about 5-6 minutes. Drain well.
2
Add peppers, ginger, garlic, and red pepper flakes to skillet. Cook until peppers are crisp tender.
3
Whisk together in a small bowl peanut butter, cilantro, soy sauce, lime juice, and sesame oil. Stir into beef and pepper mixture.
4
Cut pitas in half and line with lettuce leave. Fill each with about 1/2 cup of the meat mixture. Sprinkle with green onions and serve.

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From: WillyNillyG

On May 23, 2009

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From: SummerCsea

On May 4, 2009

Awesome! I was looking for a new way to use the groundbeef I had in the fridge and tumbled upon this recipe! I didnt have green onions so I used a regular onion and cooked it in with the ground beef, didnt have cilantro on hand so I used fresh mint, used a lemon instead of a lime (again didnt have one in the fridge) and used only a couple drops of seasame oil because I'm not too wild about the seasame oil taste, and it turned out terrific! Boyfriend loved it as well! Thanks a bunch!

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From: Karina A

On Jul 1, 2006

These were great. What I would do in the future is add a bit more lime juice and cilantro, and lessen the amount of peanut butter. Maybe 2-2.5 tbsp, rather than 3. Other than that, they were great! Hubby loved them, too.

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From: LoriInIndiana

On Jul 22, 2006

This is very quick to put together and only required a few things that I don't usually stock in the kitchen. We made ours with the tortillas, but will be sure to try it with the pitas and lettuce wraps. Thanks for keeping the pep in dinner! — Jul 1, 2006 ETA: We did reduce the amount of peanut butter by 1/2 when we made these. It was just enough for us. Thanks!

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