Lean Philly Cheesesteak

Lean Philly Cheesesteak

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 1
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 340.5
  • Total Fat: 12.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 75.0 mg
  • Sodium: 254.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 19.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.6 g
  • Protein: 38.8 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Lean Philly Cheesesteak calories by ingredient


Introduction

We've slimmed down this classic hefty sandwich--so you can enjoy it more often!

 We've slimmed down this classic hefty sandwich--so you can enjoy it more often!
Number of Servings: 1

Ingredients

    1 small onion, sliced (about 1/2 cup)*
    1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
    1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
    1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
    2 ounces cooked extra lean roast beef, thinly sliced**

    1 slice provolone (1 ounce)
    1/2 whole wheat pita pocket (or a whole-grain roll)

    * Feel free to add sliced peppers to the recipe if you prefer.

    ** We took some help from the prepared food section of the supermarket and picked up some precooked roast beef. You can swap lean deli roast beef, but it will add more salt to the recipe.

Tips

This recipe is from "The Spark Solution: A Complete Two-Week Program to Fast-Track Weight Loss and Total Body Health," the new book from the experts at SparkPeople. Order your copy today!

The trick to making the lean beef and veggies taste like the real deal is the "fond," the crust that develops on the bottom of the pan. Instead of leaving those tasty bits in the pan, we scrape them up to create a mouth-watering sauce.

To make the pita more pliable, microwave it for 20 seconds.

Desktop dining: Skip the step of melting the cheese in the pan. Allow the meat and veggies to cool completely, then pack into a resealable container and top with the cheese. Pack the pita in a zip-top sandwich bag. Reheat the filling in the microwave and assemble the pita just before eating.


Directions

Place a small skillet with a lid over medium heat. Once the skillet is warm, pull it away from the heat and coat with nonstick spray. Return the pan to the heat and add the onions, mushrooms, thyme and pepper.
Cook for five minutes, until the onions turn golden brown. Add a tablespoon of water to the pan and stir well. Use a wooden spoon to scrape the browned bits off the bottom of the pan. Add the beef to the pan, and stir to combine. Top the meat and vegetables with the cheese. Cover the pan and cook until the cheese melts.
Remove from heat and fill the pita pocket with the meat, veggies, and cheese. Serve immediately.

Serving Size: Makes 1 sandwich.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Very Good
    10 of 12 people found this review helpful
    Made this with a Flatout Wrap and Borden's Jalepeno Fat Free cheese...saves calories and fat and is DELICIOUS. - 4/1/13


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    Very Good
    9 of 11 people found this review helpful
    Really enjoyed this - great amount of flavor!
    Very quick and easy to make. Great for on the rush lunches.
    I made mine the night before (don't melt the cheese, reheat in microwave at work) and it was still amazing. This is on repeat for later in the week.     - 8/14/12


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    7 of 10 people found this review helpful
    I don't see a pita in the picture, although would have been great to view it that way... I love the crusty bread that is shown though. I think I'll try it with that! I'll rate once I make it. - 4/1/13


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    Very Good
    4 of 5 people found this review helpful
    We used a wheat pita, warmed in a pan with a bit of butter, Italian seasoning and Romano cheese to bump it up. We made a quick au jus with beef broth, 1/2tsp butter and pepper. Put all broth in with meat and veggies, then drained back out for dipping. Awesome!
    - 4/7/13


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    Incredible!
    3 of 4 people found this review helpful
    My significant other loved this! I thought it was great too and added extra veggies! - 4/11/13


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    Incredible!
    3 of 4 people found this review helpful
    Delicious! I used a slice of light wheat bread for an open-faced sandwich instead of a pita, but the rest was the same. Umm, umm good! - 4/1/13


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    Incredible!
    3 of 4 people found this review helpful
    Delicious........I used Low-fat Provolone and did NOT use any onion, but left everything else the same. I will definitely make this again. - 4/1/13


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    2 of 5 people found this review helpful
    I like this - 4/1/13


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    O.K.
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Not a Philly Cheese Steak, but OK - 12/13/17


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    Very Good
    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
    very easy and good. Even my daughter commented on how she liked it. - 1/11/14


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Very good! I added about a TB of Worcestershire sauce, but that was the only change! - 10/10/13


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    Incredible!
    1 of 3 people found this review helpful
    I am sodium sensitive, omitted the meat. Used onions, garlic, mushrooms, red, green and orange bell peppers in a WW pita. Topped it wilth Swiss Cheese (lower in sodium than other cheeses). It was outstanding. Will make again. - 9/10/13


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    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    These are so good! I make mine also putting green and possibly red peppers in them for some added veggies. Yum! - 9/10/13


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I make this recipe. I do add roasted red, yellow, and orange bell peppers. For bread my husband and I use the Nature's Own Multi-grain rounds. They are very good! - 8/15/13


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    nice - 7/3/21


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    Incredible!
    Family really enjoyed this - 7/2/21


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    Incredible!
    This is so delicious - 6/15/21


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    thanks - 5/22/21


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    Incredible!
    yum - 4/20/21


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    Looks good - 4/16/21


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    Very Good
    Yummy. Used pepperjack instead of provolone. - 4/12/21


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    Good
    Good - 3/27/21


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    Easy and very tasty. - 3/13/21


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    Incredible!
    This was really good. Made it last night for my husband and I. - 2/10/21


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    :) - 1/18/21


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    Very Good
    Ok - 11/4/20


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    Yum!
    - 10/29/20


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    Incredible!
    yum - 8/2/20


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    Great idea - 7/10/20


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    Very Good
    Looks really good - 5/16/20


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    Delicious! - 4/23/20


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    Thanks - 3/21/20


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    Not bad. I'd almost think it was the regular Cheesesteak sandwich - 2/24/20


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    The photo is a sub roll, not a pita. Sure was easy, though. - 2/9/20


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    looks and sounds yummy - 11/16/19


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    Incredible!
    This is a favorite of Hubby's. All I have to do is mention it and his mouth starts watering - 10/9/19


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    Great - 9/28/19


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    very good. can change it up using different breads/wraps - 7/17/19


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    I love this Philly cheesesteak recipe! Yummy - 7/5/19


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    wonderful - 4/13/19


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    Incredible!
    YUMMY - 3/31/19


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    yummy.... - 2/28/19


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    I can't wait to try this recipe. - 2/28/19


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    Looks good - 2/13/19


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    Incredible!
    Great sandwich - 2/8/19


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    Incredible!
    Thanks - 12/28/18


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    Thanks for sharing I think I will try it. - 9/30/18


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    This looks really good. I saved it to my recipe collection and will try it soon. - 9/27/18


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    Good
    Good but calories - 9/27/18


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    very good - 9/27/18


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    Very Good
    Thanks for sharing - 9/11/18


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    excellent - 8/27/18


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    Yum! - 7/24/18


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    I'll definitely add pepper strips. - 7/17/18


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    Making this tomorrow night. - 7/17/18


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    Good
    Yum - 7/1/18


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    Very Good
    A kid favorite at my house! - 6/25/18


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    Very Good
    good - 6/18/18


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    Sounds like a delicious recipe to make and enjoy for dinner. I would like to make it in a pita wrap since I love pitas. Looking forward to the awesome ingredients that would be tasty. - 6/6/18


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    Great tasting sandwich - 5/19/18


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    Good
    tasty - 5/10/18


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    Very Good
    Yummy - 4/18/18


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    Delicious on a whole grain roll! - 4/4/18


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    Definitely on my list of things to make. I have read others comments and may use a wrap instead of a pita. - 4/4/18


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    Good - 1/26/18


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    Yummy! - 1/25/18


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    Good - 1/14/18


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    Sounds good! - 1/14/18


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    This sounds good! I really like my Philly Cheese Steak sandwiches. I wonder how much fat shaved steak has versus lean roast beef? - 12/12/17


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    Choose bread carefully to make it even healthier. - 12/10/17


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    Very Good
    yummy - 12/9/17


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    cool recipe - 12/8/17


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    Good - 10/3/17


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Nice recipe for Philly cheese steak - 9/9/17


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    Very moist and delicious. - 8/7/17


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    interesting - 7/14/17


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    Good
    I used the ole extreme wrap for this only 50 calories and its whole wheat with flax.
    I grilled onions and red peppers and mushrooms with a alpine swiss cheese, its low fat but so good..     - 6/15/17


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    Very Good
    I added sauteed onions and peppers. Good Recipe, thanks for sharing. - 5/26/17


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    I think this will be dinner for tomorrow night!! - 5/1/17


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    Looks yummy! - 4/29/17


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    Very Good
    Headed to the store to buy the stuff for this recipe. - 4/29/17


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    Incredible!
    Love this lean Philly cheese steak recipe! It's easy and delicious! - 4/29/17


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    Very Good
    Used the Flatout Wrap bread, too. Good. - 4/29/17


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    Very Good
    I love the shrooms in this, but I did add green bell pepper too! - 4/11/17


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    Good
    Love this - 3/20/17


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    Delicious. - 3/20/17


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    Very Good
    Great taste, but the pita pocket has a lot less calories than the roll. - 3/6/17


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    Incredible!
    left off the mushrooms enjoyed the rest - 2/27/17


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    Incredible!
    I WILL BE MAKING THIS SOOOOOON ! - 2/14/17


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    O.K.
    Not sure on this one as some of the ingredients we don't have here. - 2/14/17


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    sounds good. - 2/4/17


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    Very Good
    Great recipe. The family really liked it especially my husband. He had seconds. - 1/2/16


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    Really delicious. I usually do the veggies and meat in the skillet, then put on a bun with cheese and bake for five minutes. That way the bun is semicrisp the way we like it. So much less guilt than with Steakums and tastes better. too. - 1/25/15


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    Incredible!
    OK - I'm from Philly and I gotta say this was pretty darn good. I used olive oil instead of cooking spray, and added red bell pepper/mushrooms as well... for extra zip, hit veggies with a quick shot of 50/50 vinegar water mix (we have it in a spray bottle for cleaning) near the end to boost flavor. - 1/18/14


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    I love this recipe but next time please show it in pita bread, not on a French roll! :-( - 1/18/14


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    Incredible!
    This is pretty good fast food, made easily and quickly in our own kitchen! I bought low-sodium beef slices at the meat counter. I added sliced green bell peppers because DH and I love them and it makes the sandwich more nutritious. - 9/20/13


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I haven't had this in years. Going to put in my tracker - 9/10/13


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    Too much sodium for me...there don't seem to be enough low sodium recipes. But this does look tasty and should be easily adapted to my dietary needs. :) - 8/28/13


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    Incredible!
    Loved this. The only change I made was I added green peppers. My Hubby liked it too so that's a bonus! - 8/24/13


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    Very Good
    Can make without meat. - 6/29/13