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  This dish features a spinach and tomato paste pesto sauce, mixed into some vegetables and ground turkey. It goes well inside of a pocket pita, like with my Whole Wheat Pita Bread. It's also great served on top of some brown rice, or just on its own. Nutrition facts are just for the filling, not including any rice or bread.

Time
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hours

 Cost
Total Cost: $11.71
Cost per Serving: $1.95
Ingredients
Pesto
- 1 lb (454 g) Frozen spinach, thawed ($1.55)
- 6 oz (170 g) Tomato paste ($0.87)
- 1/2 cup (116 g) Nonfat cottage cheese ($0.50)
- 6 tbsp (50 g) Grated parmesan cheese ($0.66)
- 3 tbsp (45 g) Lemon juice ($0.14)
- 3 tbsp (45 g) Minced garlic ($0.27)
- 2 tbsp (28 g) Extra virgin olive oil ($0.39)
- 1 tsp (3 g) Garlic powder ($0.03)
- 1 tsp (2 g) Onion powder ($0.02)
- 1 tsp (3 g) Lemon pepper ($0.02)
- 1/2 tsp (1 g) Black pepper, ground ($0.03)
- Pinch (0 g) Salt ($0.00)

Meat & Vegetables
- 2 medium (140 g) Onion ($0.46)
- 6 oz (170 g) White Mushrooms ($1.35)
- 1 tsp (6 g) Salt ($0.00)
- 1.3 lb (589 g) Ground turkey, 93/7 ($5.17)
- 1 tbsp (2 g) Basil, dried ($0.00)
- 2 tsp (4 g) Garlic powder ($0.04)
- 2 tsp (5 g) Onion powder ($0.07)
- 1 tsp (3 g) Lemon pepper ($0.02)
- 1/2 tsp (1 g) Red pepper flakes ($0.02)

Instructions
1.  Spray a large pan with a touch of oil, and saute the spinach over medium heat until fully cooked, about 5-10 minutes, covered

2.  Transfer spinach to a food processor with the rest of the pesto ingredients (tomato paste, cottage cheese, parmesean cheese, lemon juice, minced garlic, oil, garlic and onion powder, black pepper, lemon pepper, and salt). Blend until smooth

3.  Lightly spray your pan with oil, and cook the onions and mushrooms with salt. Add some water to help steam and cook the veggies. Cover, and stir occasionally until the water has cooked off and vegetables are almost done

4.  Add your meat to the pan and brown it. When fully cooked, add the spices (basil, garlic and onion powder, lemon pepper, and red pepper flakes) and adjust anything to taste

5.  Transfer the sauce into the pan, and let simmer for a few minutes over medium low heat. Serve in a pita bread, with rice, or by itself



Nutrition Facts
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Servings: 6
Calories: 312
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Total Fat: 15.6g (20 %)
 Saturated Fat: 4.5g (22 %)
 Trans Fat: 0.1g
 Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.1g
 Monounsaturated Fat: 5.9g
Cholesterol: 78mg (26 %)
Sodium: 882mg (38 %)
Total Carbohydrate: 16.2g (6 %)
 Dietary Fiber: 4.9g (18 %)
 Sugar: 6.5g
Protein: 29.1g (58 %)
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Vitamin B12: 1.2mcg (50 %)
Vitamin D: 0.5mcg (2 %)
Potassium: 625mg (13 %)
Calcium: 236mg (18 %)
Magnesium: 86mg (21 %)
Iron: 3.2mg (18 %)
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 Glycemic Index: 31.7
Glycemic Load: 5.3
Alternative Recipe Link (Whisk / Samsung Food)
https://s.samsungfood.com/kuVvy