Greens, sliced cucumber and fresh herbs give this healthy turkey meatball sandwich a fresh, summery flavor. Serving the meatballs in a pita pocket instead of on the traditional hoagie roll cuts down on carbs and allows the sandwich fillings to really shine. And possibly the best news? This delicious sandwich comes together in just 10 minutes.

Source: What to Eat with Diabetes 2019

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Recipe Summary

active:
10 mins
total:
10 mins
Servings:
1
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Ingredients

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Directions

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  • Fill pita half with salad greens and cucumber; add meatballs. Combine yogurt, basil (or parsley), lemon juice, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Drizzle over the meatballs.

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Note

If you're following our 1,500-calorie diabetes meal plan, you'll make the Turkey Meatballs with Linguine & Fresh Tomato Sauce (see Associated Recipes) earlier in the 7-day plan, then use the leftovers to make this meatball pita sandwich come together in a jiffy.

Nutrition Facts

1 stuffed pita half
328 calories; protein 32g; carbohydrates 26.7g; dietary fiber 3.5g; sugars 3.1g; fat 11.6g; saturated fat 3.4g; cholesterol 107.4mg; vitamin a iu 769.8IU; vitamin c 7.5mg; folate 52.6mcg; calcium 98mg; iron 3.8mg; magnesium 46.1mg; potassium 647.9mg; sodium 748.8mg; thiamin 0.2mg.

3 lean protein, 1 1/2 starch, 1 fat, 1/2 vegetable

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