| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 40 min |
| Prep: | 15 min |
| Cook: | 25 min |
| Yield: | 4 to 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 3/4 pound ground lamb
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- 3 whole wheat pitas
- 1 cup prepared spicy hummus
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a small saute pan over moderate heat, cook the lamb until browned and cooked through, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the lamb to a small bowl. Brush the pita bread using the fat in the pan. Cut each pita into 8 wedges and place on a sheet pan. Bake until golden, about 10 minutes.
- In a shallow baking dish, layer half the pita wedges, half the lamb, half the hummus and half the feta. Make 1 more layer in the same order. Bake the nachos in middle of the oven until the cheese is melted, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with parsley. Serve immediately.
- BYOC: Use your favorite hummus; try lemon or garlic if you prefer no heat.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 324 |
| Total Fat | 21 g |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 19 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 1 g |
| Protein | 17 g |
| Cholesterol | 53 mg |
| Sodium | 407 mg |
Reviews
This recipe is soooo delicious!!! I loved it! I thought it was fantastic! I did use olive oil and seasonings to make my pita chips and I also used fresh mint to garnish after they came out of the oven because lamb and mint to me go so well together! I think this is such a wonderful dish its my new go to lunch recipe! Love Claire some of the best recipes on foodnetwork!
These were awesome!
Oh, these were so good! The grocery store didn’t carry the ground lamb, so I subbed it for ground chicken. Hubby doesn’t like hummus so he had Wendy’s which didn’t bother me one bit, more for me and our daughter! We devoured this!
My all time favorite food, nachos. My all time favorite nachos, these! Simply incredible! I’ve used leftover tzatziki sauce as a sour cream-esque topping. I’ve used ground turkey, pork, beef chicken, lamb…all amazing. I’ve exchange cilantro for parsley too. Basically there is no way to screw up this masterpiece! Another little added flavor is sprinkling the pitas with cumin before baking, and I just drizzle the pitas with EVOO rather than using the fat. Obviously I’ve made these a few times!
I really, really love this recipe. It’s so unbelievably simple and so delicious with lots of room to add some of your favorite Mid-Eastern ingredients. My friends have raved about them non-stop. This will be a staple in my kitchen!
Easy to make and tasty!
This was SOOOOOO rich and yummy. My husband, who is really just a steak and potato kind of guy, was blown away. The only thing I would do next time is maybe use the pita chips you can buy from the store and add some kalamata olives. I just couldn’t get all of my chips crispy enough – I’m not a fantastic chef, so that may be why : I used the Sabra roasted pine nut hummus and brushed my chips with garlic olive oil. I LOVE lamb and this really made it the star. I love Claire’s recipes, they are all so easy and are just real. Thank you Claire!!!!