SWEET PEPPER PITAS

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Here's a quick, colorful, grab-and-go pita lunch that gets rave reviews from all ages, says Brigid King in Macomb, Michigan. "I tweaked this meatless, versatile recipe years ago to lighten it and punch up the taste," she notes. TIP: For Italian flavor, add pizza sauce and chopped pepperonis to the cheese and peppers, suggests Brigid King. A little salmon or some bacon bits mixed in the cream cheese make other tasty options.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 20m

Yield 2 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

4 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons salsa
2 pita breads (6 inches), split
1/2 each medium green, sweet red and yellow pepper, cut into strips
1/2 medium onion, halved and sliced
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Dash salt

Steps:

In a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in salsa. Spread inside pita halves; set aside. In a nonstick skillet, saute peppers and onion in oil until tender. Add hot pepper sauce, pepper and salt. Spoon about 1/4 cup into each pita half.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 304 calories, Fat 6g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 5mg cholesterol, Sodium 784mg sodium, Carbohydrate 47g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 15g protein.