Cottage Cheese and Salsa Pita Sandwiches

5 from 2 votes

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

Cook Time0

Total Time10

Course: Lunch

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cottage cheese salsa sandwich, no cook pita sandwich, salsa cottage cheese pita

Servings:

Author: Peter | Simple Nourished Living

Equipment

Ingredients

1 cup fat-free cottage cheese
1/4 cup diced cucumber
1/4 cup salsa or pico de gallo
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
1/8 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 1/4 of the cottage cheese mixture.
Store any leftover cottage cheese mixture in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Notes

Serving size: 1 cottage cheese and salsa stuffed pita

WW Points: 5

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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.

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