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    Scrambled Egg Pockets

    May 3, 2012 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 8 Comments

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    I tore some of the pita away to show you the egg mixture.
    I tore some of the pita away to show you the egg mixture.

    Breakfast for dinner serves a wonderful dual purpose. It’s cheaper than normal dinners and kids love the change. The scrambled egg pockets have a unique twist to traditional eggs and the ingredients are healthy, so I feel good giving it to my family for dinner. I did learn the hard way to really look at which ingredients I buy. This calls for plain greek yogurt, and the first time I bought & used vanilla yogurt. Big mistake! LOL. I got it right the 2nd time and it made a world of difference. Everybody was happy and I had 7 full tummies after dinner. This recipe is also very adaptable for different bread types and ingredients added to the eggs. Change it up!

    Some of the things I did to make this meal even more frugal, is to use coupons, buy pitas on the 40% rack of breads at Wal-mart, and bought 2 individual yogurts instead of a tub.

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    Angie’s Scrambled Egg Pockets

    Yield – 8 servings

    Preparation Time – 10 minutes

    Cooking Time – 10 minutes

    Ingredients

    • 8 pita pockets
    • 1 cup greek yogurt
    • 1.5 cloves garlic, chopped
    • 4 tsp lemon juice
    • 4 tbsp butter
    • 12 eggs, beaten
    • 2 tbsp parsley flakes
    • 1/2 cup shredded cheese, your favorite kind
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    Directions

    • Scramble the butter, eggs and cheese together.
    • Warm the pitas in the microwave for 20 seconds, a few at a time, under a damp paper towel.
    • Combine the rest of the ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
    • Add the eggs to the yogurt sauce, mix and insert into pitas.

    Cost $5.75

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    Comments

    1. Rita says

      May 3, 2012 at 7:57 pm

      I assume you want these eggs, etc cooked before you put them in the pita’a?? I don’t see all of the recipe??

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    2. Janna says

      May 3, 2012 at 8:30 pm

      Of course you cook them. Who wants to eat raw eggs?

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    3. karen hiebert says

      May 3, 2012 at 8:56 pm

      might try this, I have a cup of greek yogurt(plain) at home and some egg beaters.

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    4. Michelle says

      May 3, 2012 at 8:58 pm

      It says right in the directions to scramble them together, that means on the stove in the pan with the heat on. She’s not missing any steps to anything 😉

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    5. Melissa says

      May 4, 2012 at 9:39 am

      I see where after you cook the eggs you add them to a yogurt SAUCE. How do you prepare the sauce or is it just yogurt.

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    6. Angie says

      May 4, 2012 at 10:12 am

      Rita, yes, you cook the eggs when you scramble them. Melissa, the yogurt sauce is just the yogurt mixture.

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    7. Deacon says

      May 4, 2012 at 3:32 pm

      My wife is going to freak when I tell her about this recipe as well as this site! She is always looking for a way to make good meals at a reasonable price. Thanks!

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    8. Allison C says

      May 24, 2012 at 6:26 pm

      This was actually pretty good! I didn’t use ALL the sauce, maybe 3/4 of it. I also don’t recommend using wheat pitas….it just takes away from the flavor!

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