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PEPPERED PORK PITAS

Cracked black pepper is all it takes to give my pork pitas some pop.

—Katherine White, Henderson, NV

Takes: 20 min. • Makes: 4 servings

1 lb. boneless pork loin chops, cut into thin strips

1 Tbsp. olive oil

2 tsp. coarsely ground pepper

2 garlic cloves, minced

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

4 whole pita breads, warmed

Garlic mayonnaise and torn leaf lettuce, optional

Combine the pork, oil, pepper and garlic; toss to coat. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook and stir the pork mixture until the pork is no longer pink. Stir in red peppers; heat through. Serve mixture on pita breads. Top with mayonnaise and lettuce if desired.

1 sandwich: 380 cal., 11g fat (3g sat. fat), 55mg chol., 665mg sod., 37g carb. (4g sugars, 2g fiber), 27g pro. Diabetic exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 starch, 1 fat.