Recipe for cooking pocket sandwiches

Quick Meals- Salads and Sandwiches :: Sausage and Hot Dogs

Pocket Sandwiches

1/2 lb. Italian sausage, sliced
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 C. sliced mushrooms
1 C. diced green bell pepper
1/2 C. diced celery
Pepper
6 pita breads
1 C. shredded Monterey jack cheese

Saut sausage in lrg. skillet until browned.

Drain off all but 2 Tbsp. fat and add onion, garlic, mushrooms, green bell pepper and celery. Saut until vegetables are tender and sausage is done. Season to taste with pepper.

Cut pita breads in halves crosswise. Open pockets and stuff with sausage filling. Sprinkle filling with cheese. Fit sandwiches snugly upright in baking pan and bake at 400 degrees F for 10 min. or until cheese begins to melt. Serve at once.

NOTE: Instead of sausage, use diced cooked chicken, turkey, shellfish, or any leftover cooked meat and saut in 2 Tbsp. of oil instead of sausage fat.