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Mafia’s Favorite Turkey Sandwich

Growing up on the East Coast, it wasn’t hard to find all sorts of pickled peppers, both sweet and hot. You couldn’t go anywhere near a cheesesteak place in Philly without seeing them. In Los Angeles, they’re less common, but most grocery stores have at least one or two varieties. One of my favorites is sweet cherry pepper rings. They add plenty of flavor without any fat—you can’t go wrong with that.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 1 serving

Ingredients

2 slices whole-wheat or whole-grain bread (about 70 calories or less per slice)
4 ounces thinly sliced or shaved extra-lean smoked deli turkey (lower-sodium if possible)
1 slice reduced-fat provolone cheese (I used Sargento)
1/2 leaf green lettuce, or to taste
2 thin tomato slices
1/3 cup drained sweet cherry pepper rings or strips (I used Mezzetta)
1 tablespoon low-fat mayonnaise (no more than 2 g fat per tablespoon; I used Best Foods/Hellmann’s)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Place one slice of bread on a serving plate. Top it evenly with the turkey, followed by the cheese, lettuce, tomato, and peppers. Spread the mayonnaise evenly over the second slice of bread, then flip the slice atop the sandwich. Serve immediately.

  2. nutrition information

    Step 2

    Calories: 324

    Step 3

    Protein: 35g

    Step 4

    Carbohydrates: 34g

    Step 5

    Fat: 7g

    Step 6

    Saturated Fat: 2g

    Step 7

    Cholesterol: 70mg

    Step 8

    Fiber: 5g

    Step 9

    Sodium: 1,629mg

Reprinted with permission from I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening! by Devin Alexander. Copyright © 2010 Devin Alexander. Published by Clarkson Potter Publishers, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Devin Alexander is the author of The Most Decadent Diet Ever, Fast Food Fix, and coauthor of The New York Times bestsellers The Biggest Loser Cookbook and The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook. She was a chef on NBC's The Biggest Loser and the host of Healthy Decadence on Discover Health and FitTV.
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