Red, White and Blue Pita Pockets

By nurseliz

comfort food diet

weight watchers points 9

marinate 8 hours or overnight

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 pound beef top sirloin steak, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup fat-free sour cream
• 2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
• 2 whole wheat pita pocket halves
• 1 cup torn red leaf lettuce
• 1/4 cup roasted sweet red peppers, drained and cut into strips
• 2 tablespoons sliced red onion

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the vinegar, oil and garlic; add the beef. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
In a small bowl, combine sour cream and blue cheese; set aside. Drain and discard marinade.
In a large nonstick skillet or wok coated with cooking spray, stir-fry beef for 2-3 minutes or until no longer pink. Line pita halves with lettuce, red peppers and onion; fill each with 1/3 cup beef. Serve with sour cream mixture. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 filled pita half equals 341 calories, 11 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 57 mg cholesterol, 483 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 32 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1-1/2 fat, 1 starch, 1 vegetable