When it comes to lunch, a sandwich is always a classic choice. However, there’s really only so much you can put between two regular ol’ slices of bread. Swap that sandwich bread for a pita , however, and it’s a totally different ballgame. Sure, you could fill a pita with cold cuts as you would your usual sandwich, but that’s really just the start: Your options go way beyond that.
From eggs and leafy greens to meat and whole-grain salads, make lunch more interesting with one of these 25 easy recipes that are perfect to stuff inside a pita .
Veggie Stuffed Pitas
Pitas are pretty much my solution to making salad — any and all types of salad — a quick and satisfying one-handed meal. Leafy green salads, no-lettuce salads, and grain salads are all fair game. And when your pita filling includes hearty ingredients, like grains, beans, or legumes, lunch can be assembled well in advance.
This classic black bean salad is packed with bright, refreshing flavors like corn, tomatoes, and cilantro, and has a kick from fresh garlic, jalapeño, and red onion.
How do you take a pita pocket full of crunchy deep-fried falafel — handed to you by a street vendor and devoured on sight — and turn it into a reasonably healthy, everyday affair that you can make at home? The power of the oven.
There is a wonderful balance of sweet and savory in this lightened-up version of Waldorf salad, with the perfect amount of crunch in every bite. It's a unique filling for a pita pocket.
To make the prep for this salad even easier, you can buy pre-shredded carrots at the grocery store. However, if you have the “grater” attachment on your food processor, that also works well!
Craving a fast and wholesome lunch? This simple sandwich packs a lot of flavor and nutrition, which makes it ideal for an easy weekday meal.
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Fill Your Pita with Eggs
Want to turn scrambled eggs into lunch fare? All you need is a pita. Fluffy scrambled eggs and sliced hard-boiled eggs are my top picks for stuffing inside a pita pocket, although to be honest any type of eggs will work. You can even cut a frittata or egg casserole into small pieces for filling a pita.
Mustard greens lend flavor and heft to your usual scramble. While this recipe calls for serving the eggs over toast, they're just as tasty inside a pita.
Artichokes, sausage, goat cheese, and sun-dried tomatoes — here’s an egg bake to slip inside a pita pocket that will work for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!
These rich burgers are packed with classic Greek herbs and spices — such as cinnamon, coriander, mint, and oregano — which creates a fresh boost of flavor not often found in burger patties.
A small warning: If you’re making the salad filling ahead — as you should — the red beets will gradually turn the entire salad a deep, somewhat shocking, pink. The romaine will also wilt a bit over the course of several days, but surprisingly, it will retain a good amount of crunch.
If you’re looking for a variation on the standard meatball, it’s time to consider kofta. It is essentially a spiced meatball with many versions that can trace their origin across the Eastern Mediterranean and Central and South Asia.
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