One of my new favorite (healthy) recipes: Ricotta Sandwich Filling

This is probably the most simple, yet delicious recipe I've found for lunch. The original recipe is as follows.

• 32 oz Fat Free Ricotta Cheese
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 large onion (chopped)
• Cilantro, Hot Sauce and Salt all to taste

Now, there is one thing I'm not a big fan of in this recipe, only because of my attempt to reduce it's usage. The olive oil. While the amount of olive oil compared to the amount of ricotta cheese is minimal, I've decided to put my own twist on this.

I removed the olive oil and salt and the filling taste great the way it is. However, sometimes you need a change, so here are a few things you could mix into a sandwich for a little extra flavor.

• Garlic Salt
• Cayenne Pepper
• chopped/diced tomatoes
• diced bell peppers

When you have made your filling of choice put it on some wheat bread or even in a whole wheat tortilla and you have yourself at least one component of a healthy lunch or a snack. The calorie estimate from Sparkrecipe.com for this is as follows. Just make sure this will change based off of what ricotta and components you put into the mix. To see the recipe page for this filling go here.

Nutritional Info
Servings Per Recipe: 16
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 67.8
Total Fat: 3.5 g
Cholesterol: 10.0 mg
Sodium: 60.1 mg
Total Carbs: 5.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.1 g
Protein: 4.7 g