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Greek Breakfast Pockets

Greek Breakfast PocketsFeel free to serve this delicious breakfast sandwich anytime of the day.

Recipe Ingredients:

1/2 cup Greek-style (thick) unflavored yogurt
Juice of 1 lemon
4 ounces bulk sausage (Greek, lamb or pork)
1 small onion, diced
1/3 cup Greek olives, diced
3/4 cup wild mushrooms, chopped
1 cup fresh baby spinach leaves, packed
6 large eggs, beaten
2/3 cup (about 4 ounces) Wisconsin Feta Cheese, crumbled
2 pitas, halved crosswise

Cooking Directions:

  1. In small bowl, stir together yogurt and lemon juice; set aside.
  2. In nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, cook sausage, stirring frequently and crumbling for 2 minutes. Add onions, olives and mushrooms; cook 4 minutes more.
  3. Add spinach leaves and cook until wilted and sausage is fully cooked, about 1 to 3 minutes.
  4. Add eggs and cook, stirring constantly until almost dry.
  5. Remove from heat and stir in Feta.
  6. Stuff each pita half with Feta-egg mixture. Serve immediately with lemon yogurt.

Makes 4 servings.

Tip: Line pitas with additional spinach leaves, if desired.

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Inc.