Veggie Pockets Recipe

Veggie Pockets Recipe Rating 5

"Even our five children enjoy the crunchy vegetable filling in these handy meatless sandwiches," remarks June Ballard of Weston, Idaho. "It's a great way to use a variety of garden produce."

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Veggie Pockets Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 15 min.
  • Yield: 12 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 3 medium onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce
  • 4 cups broccoli florets, cooked and drained
  • 2 cups cauliflowerets, cooked and drained
  • 1/4 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup each grated carrot, red cabbage and yellow summer squash
  • 6 pita breads (6 inches), halved and warmed
  • 2 cups shredded lettuce

Directions

  • In a saucepan, cook onions in oil until tender. Add barbecue sauce; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add broccoli and cauliflower; heat through. Stir in mayonnaise, carrot, cabbage and squash; heat through.
  • Fill each pita half with about 2 tablespoons lettuce and 1/2 cup vegetable mixture. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving equals 143 calories, 4 g fat (0 saturated fat), 1 mg cholesterol, 218 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Veggie Pockets in Taste of Home June/July 2000, p17

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Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2010 by GaryL

A very tasty, quick, and easy weeknight dinner - with lots of healthy veggies to boot! I used Vegenaise vegan mayo and butternut squash, and halved the recipe, since there were only two of us.

 
 
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