Recipes: South-of-the-Border Turkey Pitas

Ingredients

• 6 small whole-wheat pita breads
• 2 cups cooked turkey, shredded
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 pkg (1 1/4 oz) taco seasoning mix
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup plain nonfat yogurt
• 1/4 cup salsa
• 1/4 tsp cumin
• 1/4 tsp chili powder
• 1 cup shredded lettuce

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 ° F. Wrap the pita bread in aluminum foil. Place the turkey, onion, taco seasoning, and water in a saucepan. Heat over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture comes to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

Heat the wrapped pita bread in the oven for 10 minutes or until it is warm and pliable. Meanwhile, combine the yogurt, salsa, cumin, and chili powder in a small bowl. Take the pita bread out of the oven and unwrap. Split each bread to make a pocket.

Spread the inside of each pita pocket with 1 Tbsp of the salsa mixture. Divide the turkey mixture evenly into each pita pocket. Sprinkle on the shredded lettuce and top with an additional Tbsp of the salsa mixture.

Nutrition Information

Serves: 6
Serving size: 1/6 recipe
Starch Exchange: 1
Lean Meat Exchange: 2
Calories: 190
Total Fat: 3 g
Calories From Fat: 27
Cholesterol: 36 mg
Sodium: 588 mg
Carbohydrate: 22 mg
Dietary Fiber: 0 g
Protein: 19 g

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