Tuna Salad Pita Pockets
Canned tuna and crisp vegetables stuffed into warm pita bread make an easy lunch-for-dinner that comes together in 10 minutes.
- Per serving
- $0.92
- Serves
- 4
- Time
- 10 min
- Whole dinner
- $3.68
Ingredients
2 cans (5-oz each) Chunk light tuna in water
On sale at Publix: Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna, In Water or Vegetable Oil, 4-pk. 5-oz can
$2.99$4.854 pieces Pita bread
On sale at Publix: Toufayan Pita Bread, Located in the Deli, 12-oz pkg.; or Lavash, 6.77-oz pkg.
$2.58$5.151 stalk, diced Celery
about $0.750.25 cup, minced Red onion
about $0.500.25 cup Mayo
about $0.601 tbsp Lemon juice
pantryTo taste Salt and pepper
pantry2 cups Fresh spinach
On sale at Publix: Publix Spinach, Fresh & Tender, 9-oz pkg.
$2.00$3.09
Prices are from Publix the week of October 11, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.
Steps
- Drain tuna and place in a bowl. Add mayo, lemon juice, diced celery, and minced red onion. Stir to combine and season with salt and pepper.
- Warm pita bread in a dry skillet or toaster oven for 1 to 2 minutes to make it pliable.
- Stuff each pita with a handful of spinach and a generous scoop of tuna salad. Serve immediately.
Why it’s cheap
3 of the 8 ingredients were on sale at Publix the week of October 11, 2026, led by chunk light tuna in water at $2.99 instead of $4.85.
The sale items rang up $5.52 under their regular prices.
Penny Meals prices a dinner by the share of each package you actually cook, adds an estimated shelf price for anything that wasn’t on sale, and counts pantry staples like oil and salt as free. That came to $0.92 a serving, or $3.68 for 4 servings.
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