Pronto Pita Pizzas Recipe

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In Crossett, Arkansas, Debbi Smith calls on pita bread as a terrific crust for her quick-to-fix individual pizzas. With the healthy ground turkey breast mixture on top, they can also be cut in quarters and served as appetizers.

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Diabetic Friendly

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Pronto Pita Pizzas Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

10 15 25

Ingredients

1 pound ground turkey breast
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 can (8 ounces) no-salt-added tomato sauce
1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
4 pita breads, warmed
1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Directions

In a skillet, brown the turkey; drain. Add mushrooms, onion and garlic; cook until tender. Stir in tomato sauce, fennel seed and oregano. Cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until heated through.
Spread 1 cup of meat mixture on each pita; sprinkle with cheese. Serve immediately. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving equals 358 calories, 187 mg sodium, 63 mg cholesterol, 41 gm carbohydrate, 38 gm protein, 5 gm fat. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 2 starch, 2 vegetable.

Originally published as Pronto Pita Pizzas in Quick Cooking March/April 1998, p22