Turkey Fajitas Recipe

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I prepare these quick and easy fajitas about once a week, and my family never gets tired of them. I like serving them with salsa and light sour cream on the side. —Bonnie Basinger of Lees Summit, Missouri

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Turkey Fajitas Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

15 15 30

Ingredients

1 pound boneless turkey breast tenderloins, cut into thin strips
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 each medium green, sweet red and yellow peppers, cut into 1/4-inch strips
1 medium onion, thinly sliced and separated into rings
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 cup minced fresh cilantro
1/4 cup lime juice
8 flour tortillas (6 inches), warmed

Directions

In a large nonstick skillet, saute turkey in oil for 2 minutes. Add the peppers, onion, garlic, salt, cumin, pepper and cayenne. Cook and stir for 5 minutes or until turkey is no longer pink and peppers are crisp-tender. Stir in cilantro and lime juice; cook 1 minute longer. Serve in tortillas. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: Two fajitas equals 369 calories, 7 g fat (trace saturated fat), 45 mg cholesterol, 448 mg sodium, 42 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 37 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 starch, 2 vegetable.

Originally published as Turkey Fajitas in Light & Tasty October/November 2004, p29