Sloppy Joes Pita Pockets
Ready In: 20 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey or 1 lb ground chicken
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup yellow onion, chopped
- 1 (1 1/4ounce) envelope Lipton Onion Soup Mix
- 1 (10 ounce) can low-sodium tomato soup
- 4 ounces swiss cheese, shredded (part-skim or low-fat)
- pita bread
Directions
- Brown ground turkey in a large skillet in the oil over low heat for 5 min, breaking up the meat as it cooks.
- Using a slotted spoon, transfer the cooked ground turkey to a bowl, leaving the remaining oil in the skillet for additional use.
- In the same skillet, in the hreserved oil, saute onions on medium heat for 5 min (use more olive oil IF needed).
- Return the meat to the skillet and add the soup mix and the tomato soup.
- Reduce the heat to low and simmer 5 min, stirring often.
- To serve: Cut open pita pockets; spoon in mixture; top with shredded swiss cheese.
- Variation: Swap out the swiss cheese for another kind of cheese such as mozzarella, cheddar or monterey jack.
- NOTE: prep time covers the onion chopping; cook time covers the remainder of the preparation.
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