Recipes

Lemon Basil Tuna Pocket

Serves 3

Ingredients:

• 2 6oz. cans solid white tuna in spring water, drained
• 1/2 cup celery chopped
• 1/4 cup sliced green onions
• 2T chopped fresh basil
• 2T fat free Italian dressing (Newman's Italian Lemon Lite is very healthy)
• 2T lemon juice
• 1T water
• 1/4 tsp. lemon-pepper seasoning
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 6 green leaf lettuce leaves
• 6 tomato slices
• 3 6-inch whole-wheat pita breads, cut in half crosswise

Directions:

• Combine first three ingredients in a bowl; stir well.  Combine basil and next five ingrediens; stir well.  Pour over tuna mixture and stir.  Cover and refrigerate at least one hour.
• Just before serving, place one lettuce leaf and one tomato slice in each pita half; spoon tuna mixture into pitas.

 

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