BARBEQUE LAMB PIZZA PITA

8 entrée servings or 64 appetizer servings

Preparation time:  15 minutes

Cook time:  15 minutes

1      cup chopped bell pepper

1      cup chopped onion

1      pound ground American Lamb

4      teaspoons garlic salt

2      cups bottled barbecue sauce, divided

1/2   teaspoon cayenne pepper

8      pita breads (5 to 7-inch)

8      canned pineapple slices, cut in half

1      cup shredded provolone cheese

Spray a medium skillet with nonstick cooking spray.  Add bell pepper and onion, cook over medium-high heat for 2 minutes.  Add lamb, garlic salt and cook until brown, stirring to crumble.  Drain well.

In bowl, mix together barbecue sauce and cayenne pepper.  Add 1 cup barbecue sauce mixture to cooked lamb.  Spread 2 tablespoons remaining barbecue sauce on each pita bread.  Top each pita bread with 4 pieces pineapple and 1/2 cup lamb mixture.  Sprinkle each pita with 2 tablespoons cheese.

Bake in 400°F oven until topping is hot and cheese is melted.  Cut each pizza into 4 or 8 wedges.

Nutrition per serving:  399 calories, 18 g protein, 49 g carbohydrate, 14 g total fat

(32% calories from fat), 47 mg cholesterol, 4 g fiber, 1405 mg sodium, 5 mg niacin,

0.25 mg vitamin B6, 1 mcg vitamin B12, 3 mg iron, 2 mg zinc.

Recipe and image provided by the American Lamb Board