Photo: Greek Goulash Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 pita rounds
- Olive oil cooking spray
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 pounds ground sirloin or lamb
- Black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano or 2 sprigs fresh, finely chopped
- 2 pinches ground cinnamon
- 1 onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, grated
- 1 small eggplant, peeled and chopped into 1/4-inch dice
- 1 box frozen spinach, 10 ounces, defrosted and wrung dry in towel
- 1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup pitted, chopped kalamata black olives
- 1 lemon, zested
- 1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1/2 pound orzo pasta
- 1 1/2 cups crumbled feta cheese
Directions
Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
Cut pita rounds into 6 wedges each with knife or kitchen scissors. Scatter wedges onto a baking sheet and spray with olive oil cooking spray. Season with salt and bake 10 minutes until golden. Remove from the oven and cool.
Heat a large high sided skillet with extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, over medium- high heat until oil ripples. Add beef or lamb, brown and crumble meat, about 5 minutes. Season the meat with salt, pepper, oregano, cinnamon. Add the onions, garlic and eggplant and cook 6 to 7 minutes then stir in spinach and tomato sauce. Simmer a few minutes and adjust seasonings.
Chop olives with lemon zest and parsley - Greek Gremolata!
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook orzo according to box instructions.
Drain orzo and combine with meat goulash. Top bowls of goulash with feta cheese, pita chips and olive gremolata
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By redwoods007
on June 02, 2013
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This sounded good, but I needed to make changes due to a more Italian dinner theme. I used ground turkey instead of beef/lamb. I added a bit more oregano and garlic. Took out large can of tomato sauce and used can of drained diced tomatoes and small can of sauce. I was serving this to someone who needs gluten-free foods, so I cooked up some frozen Potatoes O'Brien instead of orzo. Layered it in 13x9x2 with potatoes, layer of shredded mozzarella, meat mixture, olive mixture, then topped it with fresh shredded parmesan cheese. It was delicious!! The cinnamon was a nice treat and the lemon with the olives was a fun twist also. I would make this again.
By Mama_the_Home Chef
Mechanicsburg, PA
on May 21, 2013
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As the previous reviewer stated, it was okay, but not amazing. I'm pretty sure I won't make this again.
By sandraelaine1975
houston tx
on January 20, 2012
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It was ok..not bad but I dont think I will make this again but I still love Rachael!!!
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