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Asian Turkey Pitas Recipe

Tired of turkey sandwiches? Try Beverly Graml's fresh-tasting adaptation—a warm spicy stir-fry tucked into pita bread. "A neighbor game me this quick-and-easy recipe years ago," she pens from Yorktown, Virginia. "It's been my most popular day-after-turkey dish ever since."

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Healthy

Quick

Diabetic Friendly

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Asian Turkey Pitas Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

5 15 20

Ingredients

1 medium sweet red pepper, julienned
3 green onions, sliced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon canola oil
1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
1/2 to 1-1/2 teaspoons curry powder
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/3 cup water
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon sesame oil
3 cups shredded cooked turkey
4 whole wheat pita pocket halves

Directions

In a nonstick skillet, saute the red pepper, onions and garlic in canola oil until vegetables are tender. Sprinkle with cornstarch, curry powder and cayenne; stir until blended. Add the water, soy sauce, honey and sesame oil; stir until blended. Add turkey. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Spoon into pita halves. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (2 filled pita halves) equals 397 calories, 8 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 90 mg cholesterol, 705 mg sodium, 44 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 39 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2-1/2 starch, 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Asian Turkey Pitas in Light & Tasty October/November 2003, p22