Tomato Pesto Turkey Pitas

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Description
 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 for the filling including a piece of pita bread per serving
Time
Prep Time:
20 minutes

Cook Time:
40 minutes

Total Time:
1 hour
Cost
Total Cost:

Cost per Serving:
$2.21
Ingredients
Serving(s)
Pesto
  • 1 lb Frozen spinach, thawed
  • 6 oz Tomato paste, canned
  • 1/2 cup Nonfat cottage cheese
  • 6 tbsp Grated parmesan cheese
  • 3 tbsp Lemon juice
  • 3 tbsp Minced garlic
  • 2 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp Garlic powder
  • 1 tsp Onion powder
  • 1 tsp Lemon pepper
  • 1/2 tsp Black pepper, ground
  • Pinch Salt
Meat & Vegetables
  • 2 medium Onion
  • 6 oz White mushrooms
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1.3 lb Ground turkey, 93/7
  • 1 tbsp Basil, dried
  • 2 tsp Garlic powder
  • 2 tsp Onion powder
  • 1 tsp Lemon pepper
  • 1/2 tsp Red pepper flakes
Pita
Instructions
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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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 include the pita)

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Nutrition Facts
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Servings: 6
Calories: 499
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Total Fat: 18.2g (23 %)
 Saturated Fat: 4.9g (25 %)
 Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.8g
 Monounsaturated Fat: 7.0g
Cholesterol: 78mg (26 %)
Sodium: 1291mg (56 %)
Total Carbohydrate: 48.3g (18 %)
 Fiber: 9.7g (35 %)
 Net Carbs: 38.6g
 Total Sugar: 6.2g
  Added Sugar: 0.0g (0%)
Protein: 40.8g (82 %)
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Vitamin B12: 1.28mcg (53 %)
Vitamin D: 0.45mcg (2 %)
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Calcium: 265mg (20 %)
Iron: 5.16mg (29 %)
Magnesium: 150mg (36 %)
Potassium: 820mg (17 %)
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Glycemic Index:
58.8

Glycemic Load:
29.0