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Peppered Pork Pitas

Tender pork and sweet red peppers create family-friendly sandwiches. These are especially good with garlic mayo, but you can have fun experimenting with your own variations.

—KATHERINE WHITE CLEMMONS, NC

START TO FINISH: 20 MIN. MAKES: 4 SERVINGS

1 pound boneless pork loin chops, cut into thin strips

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 teaspoons coarsely ground pepper

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 jar (12 ounces) roasted sweet red peppers, drained and julienned

4 whole pita breads, warmed

In a small bowl, combine the pork, oil, pepper and garlic; toss to coat. In a large skillet, saute pork mixture until no longer pink. Add red peppers; heat through. Serve with pita breads.

PER SERVING 380 cal., 11 g fat (3 g sat. fat), 55 mg chol., 665 mg sodium, 37 g carb., 2 g fiber, 27 g pro. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 starch, 1 fat.