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Sausage Egg Pitas Recipe

"When we were kids, my mom made these sausage and egg sandwiches for us on Sundays," shares Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Melanie Love. "Now that I'm a mom, I like to make them, too."

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Quick

Diabetic Friendly

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Sausage Egg Pitas Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

1 package (7 ounces) reduced-fat brown-and-serve sausage links
1 cup egg substitute
1/2 cup chopped green onions
2 tablespoons fat-free milk
1/8 teaspoon dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons fat-free mayonnaise
6 pita pocket halves
1/3 cup chopped lettuce
1/3 cup chopped fresh tomato
2 tablespoons sliced ripe olives

Directions

In a large skillet, cook the sausage until heated through; remove from the pan. Cut into 1/4-in. slices; keep warm
In a small bowl, beat the egg substitute, onions, milk, oregano and pepper. Lightly coat another large skillet with cooking spray. Add egg mixture; cook and stir over medium heat until eggs are set. Spread 1 teaspoon mayonnaise inside each pita half. Fill with the egg mixture, sausage, lettuce, tomato and olives. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 filled pita half equals 198 calories, 7 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 26 mg cholesterol, 531 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 13 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Sausage Egg Pitas in Quick Cooking January/February 2002, p43