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Chicken Patties w/Lemon-Mustard Sauce -- e-w

Source of Recipe

Adapted from TOH Diabetic Cookbook 2005
Chicken Patties w/Lemon-Mustard Sauce -- e-w
Serves: 4

Lemon-Mustard Sauce (recipe follows)

1 lb. 93% lean ground chicken of turkey
1/4 c. finely chopped onion
1/4 c. finely chopped red or green bell pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 tsp. pepper

Nonstick cooking spray
4 lettuce leaves
4 whole wheat pita bread rounds - or – whole grain bread toasted

Lemon-Mustard Sauce:
1/2 c. plain fat-free yogurt
2 T. fat-free sour cream
2 T. Dijon mustard
1 small clove garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. grated lemon peel

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl, mix well.

Prepare Lemon-Mustard Sauce; set aside. Combine chicken and the next 4 ingredients in a medium bowl; shape into 4 patties about 4-in in diameter and 1/2-in. thick.

Spray large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium heat. Add patties; cook 4 minutes. Turn patties; cook 4 minutes or until no longer pink in the center. Place lettuce leaf in pits; top with chicken and sauce.

1 pita round w/1 lettuce leaf, 1 chicken patty and 3 T. sauce equals: 341 calories…10 gm fat (trace saturated)…29 gm protein…36 gm carbohydrate…6 gm fiber…3 mg cholesterol…493 mg sodium +++EXC: 2 starch…1/2 vegetable…3 lean meat +++WWP:6