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Hearty Pita Tacos Recipe

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“You don't need to skimp on flavor when trying to eat healthy. Our 9-year-old daughter enjoys helping us make these tasty tacos and enjoys eating them even more.” Jamie Valocchi — Mesa, Arizona

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Hearty Pita Tacos Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
1 small sweet red pepper, chopped
2 green onions, chopped
1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
3/4 cup frozen corn
2/3 cup taco sauce
1 can (2-1/4 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon pepper
6 whole wheat pita pocket halves
6 tablespoons shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese
Sliced California Avocado and additional taco sauce, optional

Directions

In a large skillet, cook the beef, red pepper and onions over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the beans, corn, taco sauce, olives and seasonings; heat through.
Spoon 3/4 cup beef mixture into each pita half. Sprinkle with cheese. Serve with avocado and additional taco sauce if desired. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 filled pita half (calculated without optional ingredients) equals 339 calories, 10 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 52 mg cholesterol, 787 mg sodium, 38 g carbohydrate, 8 g fiber, 26 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2-1/2 starch.

Originally published as Hearty Pita Tacos in Healthy Cooking April/May 2010, p45

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Reviewed on Apr. 28, 2011 by 1ragmop

How in the world do you get the filing in the Pita bread like that. I'm lucky if I can get half that much in before they split. Usually have filling falling all over the plate and all over me when I try to eat them. Shirley