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Easy to make Beef and Cheese Pita Pizza – pita bread topped with cheese, ground beef, peppers and onions. Perfect for lunch or dinner.
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Why This Recipe Works
Pita bread is a great surface to build a pizza on. The bread acts as a crust that’s sturdy enough to hold all your favorite pizza toppings. No need to make your own pizza crust or buy pre-made dough – pita bread is a great alternative and makes an ideal pizza for one person.
I love the flavors in this beef and cheese pita pizza. The flavorful mix of ground beef, onions, peppers, and cheese makes this a hearty meal in itself.
Ingredients
See the recipe box below for ingredient amounts and full recipe instructions.
- olive oil
- chopped onions
- chopped red bell peppers
- garlic
- tomato paste
- ground beef
- water
- salt
- black pepper
- pita bread
- shredded smoked gouda
- sliced avocado (optional)
How To Make This Recipe
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and the red bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for a minute longer. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring for 1 minute. Add the ground beef, 2 tablespoons of water, salt, and pepper. Stir and cook until browned, about 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and transfer the meat mixture to a plate.
- Wipe out the skillet and return to medium heat. Brush both sides of the pita bread with 1 teaspoon of olive oil and sprinkle with a pinch of salt, then lightly toast on the skillet, about 45 seconds per side.
- Arrange pita bread on a baking sheet and top evenly with the shredded gouda. Spoon the meat mixture over the cheese and place the baking sheet in the oven to bake for 5-6 minutes or until the cheese melts. Slice into wedges and top with slices of avocado, if desired
Variations
Consider making different kinds of pita pizzas. Add your favorite toppings or use flavorful leftovers. A few favorite pizza ideas are:
- BBQ Chicken Pita Pizza made with leftover chicken, barbecue sauce, and Monterey jack cheese.
- Margherita Pita Pizza made with fresh sliced tomatoes, torn basil, and mozzarella cheese.
- Hawaiian Pita Pizza made with pineapples, Canadian bacon, and mozzarella cheese.
- Breakfast Pita Pizza made with scrambled eggs, cheese, and cooked crumbled bacon.
Other Ways To Use Pita Bread
- Pita bread is also great to use for sandwiches. Split one open and fill with your favorite sandwich fillings.
- Serve with hummus or baba ganoush.
Expert Tips
- Consider this recipe a guide to inspire you to create other types of pita pizzas.
- Naan bread or English muffins can be substituted for pita bread to make individual pizzas.
- Gluten-free pita bread can be used for gluten-free individual pizzas.
Ways To Use Leftover Ingredients
If you have any ingredients leftover from this recipe, check out our Leftover Ingredients Recipe Finder or you might like to consider using them in any of these single serving and small batch recipes:
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Beef and Cheese Pita Pizza
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil , (plus 1 teaspoon for toasting pita)
- ½ cup chopped onions
- ½ cup chopped red bell peppers
- 1 clove garlic , minced
- 1 teaspoon tomato paste
- 3-4 ounces ground beef , (about 3/4 of a cup or about the size of your fist)
- 2 tablespoons water
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt , (plus a pinch for the toasted pita)
- ¼ teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
- 1 piece pita bread
- ½ cup shredded smoked gouda
- sliced avocado (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and the red bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for a minute longer.
- Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring for 1 minute.
- Add the ground beef, 2 tablespoons of water, salt and pepper. Stir and cook until browned, about 4 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and transfer meat mixture to a plate.
- Wipe out the skillet and return to medium heat. Brush both sides of the pita bread with 1 teaspoon of olive oil and sprinkle with a pinch of salt, then lightly toast on the skillet, about 45 seconds per side.
- Arrange pita bread on a baking sheet and top evenly with the shredded gouda.
- Spoon the meat mixture over the cheese and place baking sheet in the oven to bake 5-6 minutes or until cheese melts.
- Slice into wedges and top with avocado, if desired
Notes
- Consider this recipe a guide to inspire you to create other types of pita pizzas.
- Naan bread or english muffins can be substituted for pita bread to make individual pizzas.
- Gluten free pita bread can be used for gluten free individual pizzas.
Nutrition
The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
Love your recipes for one as I am by myself and having a difficult time preparing good nutritional meals.
Thank you so much.
Thank you, Barbara. I’m so happy you are enjoying the recipes!
Oh, this sounds so good! I’m definitely going to give this a try, I think my husband would love it.
What a genious idea! I love it!
Just told my boyfriend about it and he got really excited haha.
Cannot wait to make this 🙂
Thank you!
These look delicious. I love the idea of using pita bread and I think my kids would get a kick out of helping out in the kitchen on this one.
I love pita bread! I’ll have to try this sometime
This is my kind of meal!!! SO yumm!!!
Love, love!!!! I am trying this asap!!! My kids will love it.
Xoxo,
Angelle