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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
6 oz tuna in water, drained
1/4 cup fat-free salad dressing or mayonna, ise
1/4 cup non-fat plain yogurt
1/2 cup diced celery
1/4 cup diced red onion
6 pita pocket bread
Directions
In mixing bowl, combine tuna, salad dressing or mayonnaise, yogurt,
celery and onion; blend thoroughly. Cut pita bread in halves. Stuff
tuna mixture into pita pockets. 1.5 grams fat per serving.
Servings: 6
Diet Tuna Pita Sandwiches Recipe brought to you by Diet Recipes To-Go
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