Recipe and source notes

Rice and Roast Beef Sandwiches

8 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 1 small red onion, sliced thin
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 3 cups cooked brown rice
  • ½ cup whole kernel corn
  • ½ cup sliced ripe olives (optional)
  • ½ cup barbecue sauce
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon garlic salt
  • 4 whole-wheat pita rounds, halved and warmed
  • 8 lettuce leaves
  • 1 cup sliced, cooked lean roast beef
  • 1 large tomato, seeded and chopped

Make it step by step

  1. Cook onion in oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until tender.
  2. Add rice, corn, olives, if desired, barbecue sauce, lime juice, cumin and garlic salt; toss until thoroughly heated.
  3. Line each pita half with lettuce leaf, ½ cup hot rice mixture and roast beef; sprinkle with tomato.
  4. Serve warm.

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