Cottage Cheese and Salsa Pita Sandwiches

Providing a nice departure from the ever popular salad option for a healthy lunch—or light meal—these vegetarian-friendly Cottage Cheese and Salsa Stuffed Pita Sandwiches are hearty and satisfying. And surprisingly easy to modify.

You can use your favorite mild, medium or hot salsa, or salsa verde or pico de gallo. With an almost unlimited variety in salsas, you can continuously change up the flavors of these simple sandwiches.

Not a fan of butter lettuce? You can swap with romaine, iceberg, spinach or mixed greens—whatever you have on hand should work well.

Cottage Cheese and Salsa Whole Wheat Pita Sandwich

How Many Calories and WW Points in Salsa and Cottage Cheese Stuffed Pitas?

According to my calculations, each serving has 264 calories. To see your WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, Click here!

How to Make Cottage Cheese and Salsa Pita Sandwiches, Step-by-Step

Step 1: Gather and prepare all ingredients.

Ready to make the stuffed pita sandwiches

Step 2: Add the cottage cheese, cucumber, salsa, cilantro and cumin to a medium bowl and mix well.

Mix together the cottage cheese, cucumber, salsa, cilantro and cumin

Step 3: Cut pitas in half and if desired, gently warm in microwave (affiliate link) or toaster oven.

Cut pita breads in half and gently warm, if desired

Step 4: Stuff each pita half with 2 lettuce leaves and ¼ of the cottage cheese mixture.

Cottage cheese and salsa stuffed pita bread

Step 5: Store any leftover cottage cheese mixture in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Recipe Notes

Make these protein-packed, fiber-rich sandwiches ahead by mixing up the salsa and cottage cheese mixture and storing in an airtight container. Cut the pita bread in half and wrap the pita and lettuce separately. Assemble sandwiches just before eating.

Use your favorite style of salsa in mild, medium or hot. Or maybe your prefer salsa verde or pico de gallo—the choice is yours.

Bibb lettuce has a nice mild flavor. Boston lettuce, like Bibb is in the butter lettuce family, and another good option. You could also use iceberg, spinach or Romaine to make these pitas.

Serving Suggestions

One whole stuffed pita (2 halves) only has about 264 calories. You could enjoy half a sandwich with a side salad or cup of soup.

Ways to Use Leftovers

Store any leftover cottage cheese mixture in an airtight container. Try adding a spoonful or two to an omelette or scrambled eggs or to top a baked potato. 

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Cottage Cheese and Salsa Pita Sandwiches

These simple stuffed pitas are easy to personalize by using your favorite salsa from mild to medium to hot, salsa verde or pico de Gallo A satisfyingly delicious meal with less than 300 calories.

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time0 minutes mins

Total Time10 minutes mins

Servings (adjustable): 2

Calories: 214

Author: Peter | Simple Nourished Living

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 cup fat-free cottage cheese
• ▢ ¼ cup diced cucumber
• ▢ ¼ cup salsa or pico de gallo
• ▢ 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
• ▢ ⅛ teaspoon ground cumin
• ▢ 2 (6-inch) whole wheat pita breads
• ▢ 8 Bibb lettuce leaves

Instructions

• Add the cottage cheese, cucumber, salsa, cilantro and cumin to a medium bowl and mix well.
• Cut pitas in half and if desired, gently warm in microwave or toaster oven.
• Stuff each pita half with 2 lettuce leaves and ¼ of the cottage cheese mixture.
• Store any leftover cottage cheese mixture in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Equipment

Chef Knife

Cutting Board

Mixing Bowls

Recipe Notes

Make these ahead by mixing up the salsa and cottage cheese mixture and storing in an airtight container. Cut the pita bread in half and wrap the pita and lettuce separately. Assemble sandwiches just before eating.

Use your favorite style of salsa in mild, medium or hot. Or maybe your prefer salsa verde or pico de gallo—the choice is yours.

Bibb lettuce has a nice mild flavor. Boston lettuce, like Bibb is in the butter lettuce family, and another good option. You could also use ice berg, spinach or Romaine to make these pitas.

Serving size: 1 cottage cheese and salsa stuffed pita

Click here to see your WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.

5 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

Nutrition Facts

Cottage Cheese and Salsa Pita Sandwiches

Amount Per Serving (1 pita sandwich)

Calories 214 Calories from Fat 5

% Daily Value*

Fat 0.6g1%

Carbohydrates 33.2g11%

Fiber 4.8g19%

Protein 20.7g41%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Course: Lunch

Cuisine: American

Keyword: no cook pita sandwich, salsa cottage cheese pita

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Recipe source: Weight Watchers PointsPlus Power Foods Cookbook (affiliate link)

*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.

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