I love to snack. I'm a snacker. Which is usually detrimental to my hips, but there are such things as good snacks. If you are craving bread and counting calories, then I have just the thing for you.
Start with some pita bread, olive oil, basil, and parmesan cheese. This recipe is meant to be made with whole wheat pita bread, but my grocery was out of whole wheat pita bread. Oh and it tastes so much better if you use fresh basil and freshly grated parmesan, but there again my crappy grocery was out of that too.
Brush your pita bread with olive oil. Make sure you don't skip any spots.
Sprinkle with parmesan cheese. You can really cut calories by using sparingly, but as I've mentioned before I sometimes have trouble with that concept.
Add basil.
Cut into eight pieces. They have to be even. Perfectly even. Okay, I'm kidding. They really don't. I have trouble drawing a straight line much less cutting one.
Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for five to seven minutes (or until bread is crisp) at 350 degrees.
Mmmm. Pita chips. And pretty guiltless. Four wedges have a whopping 50 calories.
Pita Chips
4 whole wheat pita breads
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp basil
1 tbsp parmesan cheese
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Brush wedges with olive oil. Sprinkle with parmesan and basil.
Split pita breads horizontally; Cut each pita into eight wedges. Place on a non-stick baking sheet.
Bake until bread is crisp, about 5-7 minutes. Serve immediately or let cool to room temperature.
Happy snacking!
Right, 4 wdges have only 50 calories, but who eats only 4 wedges? And who eats only pita chips? You have to add the calories from the hummus, pepperoni and the wine that usually go with the chips