25 Lunch Recipes You Can Stuff into a Pita
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.
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.
Meaty Pita Fillings
From shredded chicken to tuna salad to super-savory cooked ground meat, meat is a great choice for stuffing into a pita.