Receta Clean Eating Southwestern Pita Pockets
Pita pockets are a fun meal to eat. And by fun, I mean messy. But the truth is, they’re kinda worth it.
Pitas are great because you can pack them with just about anything and you can pretty much count on the fact that they will be yummy.
I’ve been on kind of a Southwestern kick lately, so I thought I’d see if I could put something southwestern in a pita. It worked out really well, and dinner was very filling that night. Mini Chef didn’t care for it simply because it was messy to eat. He’s pretty picky about stuff like that. But he did like the flavor and so did I. It won’t be the last time I make these. Only next time, I think I’ll roll it into a burrito for Mini Chef.
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Clean Eating Southwestern Pita Pockets
(Makes approximately 6 servings)
Ingredients:
- 1 small red bell pepper, chopped
- 1/2 large red onion, chopped
- 8 cloves garlic, chopped fine
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 1/2 lbs. lean ground turkey meat
- 1 cup frozen, organic corn
- 1 tbsp. ground cumin
- 1 tbsp. chili powder
- Spring mix or lettuce
- Fresh chopped tomatoes
- Avocado or guacamole
Directions:
In a large skillet, sauté the bell pepper, onion and garlic in the olive oil until soft.
Stir in the ground turkey.
Once the turkey is browned, add the corn, cumin and chili powder. Cook until everything has cooked through (about 15-20 minutes).
Stuff this filling into your pita pocket along with some lettuce, tomatoes and guacamole.
Preparation time: 20 minute(s)
Nutritional Content:
(Data is for 1/6 the recipe. Data is for filling only and does not include lettuce, tomatoes or guacamole. It is for the cooked portion only.)
Calories: 222
Total Fat: 11 gm
Saturated Fats: 2 gm
Trans Fats: 0 gm
Cholesterol: 95 mg
Sodium: 116 mg
Carbohydrates: 9 gm
Dietary fiber: 2 gm
Sugars: 2 gm
Protein: 25 gm
Please Note: Nutritional information estimated at MyFitnessPal.com. Data may not be accurate and is subject to the availability of specific foods in their database. Where one ingredient is not listed, substitutions must be used. Therefore, you should not refer to this data as being exact. It’s more of a ballpark figure. The Gracious Pantry does not take responsibility for the inadequacies of the nutrition calculator used. This data is provided as a courtesy and general reference only. It is not exact.