Eating salsa without using tortilla chips

Jess_Ulmer
Jess_Ulmer Posts: 2 Member
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With gardens exploding, we are getting salsa from everyone! Does anyone know a healthier alternative for eating salsa without using tortilla chips?
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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,030 Member
    Lettuce
  • dalehall64
    dalehall64 Posts: 290 Member
    My wife actually cooks chicken with salsa as the marinade/grillin' sauce. Good stuff..
  • lesliev523
    lesliev523 Posts: 366 Member
    mixed in some brown rice.... or eggs.....
  • Sp1nGoddess
    Sp1nGoddess Posts: 1,134 Member
    I use it as salad dressing and have been known to just eat it with a spoon!
  • conniehgtv
    conniehgtv Posts: 309 Member
    make quick black bean soup
    mix 2cup salsa to 1cup blackbeans (or other beans)
    use blender or stick blender
    add 1 cup veg or beef stock Yum!!!
  • krystina_letitia9
    krystina_letitia9 Posts: 697 Member
    I sometimes put it in my wrap with tuna and avocado!
  • hauer01
    hauer01 Posts: 516 Member
    I use crisp celery and salsa. I still get that "Crunch" effect.
  • MrsSWW
    MrsSWW Posts: 1,585 Member
    Yup, a spoon :wink:
  • dls06
    dls06 Posts: 6,774 Member
    Top some grilled chicken. I love it in my salad. I use it instead of dressing. You can also freeze it in smaller baggies and use it when you make meatloafs, burgers, chili or soups.
  • marsellient
    marsellient Posts: 591 Member
    Slow cooker chicken in salsa (do a search on MFP or elsewhere for recipes), on baked potatoes, with naan crisps (140 calories/28g), with cottage cheese, as a condiment with burgers or other meats. I hope others have suggestions. I am about to make some and can just eat it from a spoon!

    Anyone have suggestions for tomatillos?
  • jennifer87402
    jennifer87402 Posts: 57 Member
    I like to make some grilled chicken and add oz of cheese and alot of salsa it tastes yummy and goes well with all the garden veggies cooked on the grill too!
  • Wenchilada
    Wenchilada Posts: 472 Member
    Dip for carrots? Better with coins or strips than whole baby carrots - it's hard to scoop it with a rounded-off chunk.
  • jynxxxed
    jynxxxed Posts: 1,010 Member
    I use 34 Degrees whole grain crispbread. 35 calories for 9 chips and they taste really good with salsa. :)
    You can find them at Walmart.
  • FitMissVicky
    FitMissVicky Posts: 51 Member
    on scrambled eggs!
  • poedunk65
    poedunk65 Posts: 1,336 Member
    Organic pita chips or rice chips or nut chips, etc, lol
  • txdahl
    txdahl Posts: 107 Member
    Bump for later
  • Cyngen
    Cyngen Posts: 557 Member
    I fold it into an omelet or put it on scrambled eggs for breakfast. Also add it to veggies i'm going to grill up. Put the veggies in aluminum foil, add some salsa and grill till done. Wonderful flavor.
  • marycmeadows
    marycmeadows Posts: 1,691 Member
    cucumber slices!!
  • mummy_gerdes
    mummy_gerdes Posts: 336 Member
    My wife actually cooks chicken with salsa as the marinade/grillin' sauce. Good stuff..

    i do this with pasta so it is the pasta sauce and add some extra veggies like swwetcorn and red onion in. yummy!
  • mousepaws22
    mousepaws22 Posts: 380 Member
    I put it on my salad, it's really nice.
  • bassmanlarry
    bassmanlarry Posts: 117 Member
    Salsa goes great in omelets.
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    I sliced up a cucumber and dipped that in it.
  • shelbyfrootcake
    shelbyfrootcake Posts: 965 Member
    Kale chips.
    Sweet potato wedges.
    On eggs.
    On top of a little grilled halloumi.
  • HypersonicFitNess
    HypersonicFitNess Posts: 1,219 Member
    Dip in with your carrot sticks, celery sticks (any other raw, fresh vegetables); cucumber slices, green beans (I'd blanch them), asparagus (blanch again), sweet bell pepper strips (red, yellow, orange)
  • Paradis
    Paradis Posts: 54
    Mixed in with egg whites, top chicken and on top of lettuce for a salad dressing.I am loving the potato idea.
  • daisiemae123
    daisiemae123 Posts: 277 Member
    I eat salsa with almost anything. Love it on eggs, chicken, veggies, pasta, you name it. I also make baked pita chips with the flax seed pitas and dip those.
  • capnrus789
    capnrus789 Posts: 2,736 Member
    I use salsa for everything. 2 Tbsp on a garden salad is usually only 10 aclories or so, and it's plenty to coat everything. I put it on rice and baked potatos, too (butter and sour cream are verboten!). The slow cooker ideas are good, too. You can always freeze some and use it for all day cooking this winter. Use it instead of ketchup on hamburgers and hot dogs. Endless possibilities!
  • 62clpowell
    62clpowell Posts: 87 Member
    I take 1/2 cup salsa & mix it with 2 tbsp of non fat sour cream and top off my baked potatoe...so yummy with that touch of spice :-)
  • alison0511
    alison0511 Posts: 32
    These are great ideas! I will definitely be trying some. I make great fresh salsa, but hardly eat it because I don't want the calories from chips. Thanks for bringing it up! :smile:
  • lindsiswatchingyou
    lindsiswatchingyou Posts: 114 Member
    cucumber slices!!

    THIS!

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