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 minutesmins
Cook Time0 minutesmins
Total Time10 minutesmins
Servings: 2
Calories: 214
Author: Peter | Simple Nourished Living
Ingredients
1cupfat-free cottage cheese
¼cupdiced cucumber
¼cupsalsa or pico de gallo
2tablespoonschopped fresh cilantro leaves
⅛teaspoonground cumin
2(6-inch) whole wheat pita breads
8Bibb 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.
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 pitaClick 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 214Calories 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.