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For their second year in a row, Pita Break is a proud sponsor of the Subaru Triathlon Series. For your pre-race energizing boost, we suggest you join the other racers and reach for our healthy Breakfast Pitas. Look around and you'll see that many runners are already enjoying this tasty and nutritious treat before the starting whistle. Every day is a good day for a Pita Break Pita. A wide variety of flavours and sizes are available at most grocery stores and they all are preservative free. So today and every day, get up and go go go with a Pita Break Pita.
As a pre or post race meal, we offer the following tasty and healthy recipe.
Pita Break’s Veggie-Enhanced Sloppy Joes
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4 to 6
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 medium onion, peeled, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 zucchini, chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
8 oz mushrooms, sliced
1 carrots, peeled, chopped
1 can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes
1 can (19 oz) white kidney beans, rinsed, drained
1 lb. ground chicken or lean ground beef
1 can (5 ½ oz, 156 mL) tomato paste
1 tbsp. chili powder
salt, to taste
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
hot sauce (optional)
sour cream (optional)
In medium saucepan sauté olive oil, onion, garlic, zucchini, red pepper, mushrooms and carrots until tender. Add tomatoes and white kidney beans, simmer 5 minutes.
Puree in food processor or blender.
In separate large saucepan, brown ground meat (or chicken) until fully cooked. Drain excess fat. Add tomato paste, chili powder and salt to meat mixture. Stir well.
Add enough pureed vegetables to keep mixture thick.
Toast Pita Break Multigrain Pita halves in toaster.
Fill pocket halves with: vegetable meat mixture, shredded cheese, sour cream, hot sauce (all optional). Serve immediately.
Use extra for spaghetti sauce or soup.
We will see you on the course and in the food tent!!!
For more recipe ideas and information about Pita Break please visit us at www.pitabreak.com