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.

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.

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

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

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

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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Recipe source: Weight Watchers PointsPlus Power Foods Cookbook

*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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