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Title: Spicey Turkey and Mushrooms in Pita
Categories: Ground Beef Turkey
Yield: 4 Servings
| 1/4 | c | Broken walnuts or pecans |
| 1 | lb | Ground turkey |
| 1 | md | Onion -- chopped |
| 1/4 | lb | Mushrooms -- sliced |
| 16 | oz | Canned tomatoes -- |
| Undrained | ||
| 1 | ts | Sugar |
| 1/2 | ts | Cinnamon |
| 1/4 | ts | Crushed red pepper -- (up to |
| 1/2 | Teaspoon) | |
| 1/4 | ts | Salt |
| 4 | lg | Lettuce leaves |
| 2 | Pita bread -- cut in half |
Gently brown broken nuts in a large, non-stick skillet coated with cooking= spray, stirring frequently. Remove to a small dish lined with paper towel= and set aside.
Brown turkey in the same skillet and drain well. (Or, cook in microwave in= a colander until just no longer pink.) Set aside.
In the same skillet, saut=E9 onion until soft. Add turkey, mushrooms,= tomatoes with their liquid, sugar, and seasonings. Over high heat, bring= to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, uncovered, until liquid is= absorbed. This will take a while depending on the amount of canned tomato= liquid. Stir occasionally.
Line each pita half with a large lettuce leaf. Divide mixture equally among= pita halves. Top each with 1 tablespoon nuts. Makes 4 servings.
per serving: 342 Kcal 15g fat (3g sat fat) 38% CFF 725mg Na 3.1g fiber (26.5g PRO/14.6g FAT/26.8g CHO) Exchanges: 1 starch, 3 lean meat, 2 veg, 1 fat
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NOTES : 1. One serving of the meat mixture alone: about 211 Kcal, 9.8g fat= (2.6g sat) 42% CFF 563mg Na 2.1g fiber. 2. If extra lean ground beef is substituted for the ground turkey, per= serving with pita and nuts: 438Kcal 25g fat (8g sat fat) 50% CFF 693mg= Na 3.1g fiber (27.9g PRO/24.6g FAT/26.8g CHO) 3. FAT: The nuts contribute 48 Kcal and 4.4g fat to each serving. Drain= the ground turkey well, rinse under hot water, and pat dry to reduce fat as= much as possible. 4. SODIUM: The salt contributes 133mg Na to each serving and the canned= tomatoes, 181mg. Substitute low-sodium canned tomatoes (15mg Na per= serving) to save 166 mg Na per serving. The other major sources of Na in= this recipe are, per serving, pita half (160mg), onion (137mg), and the= turkey (106mg). 5. MasterCook electronic format by Rosemary Winters. Nutr. Assoc. : 5471 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Recipe By : Anne Padgett
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