Two Cheese Pizza
Serve
your pizza with fresh fruit and a mixed green salad garnished
with red beans to balance your meal.
Ingredients - serves 4:
- Whole wheat flour
- 1 can (10 oz) refrigerated pizza crust
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup low-fat ricotta cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 small onion, minced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
- 4 ounces shredded part-skim mozzarella
cheese
- 2 cups chopped mushrooms
- 1 large red pepper, cut into strips
Procedure:
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Spread whole-wheat flour over working
surface. Roll out dough with rolling pin to desired crust
thickness.
- Coat cookie sheet with cooking spray.
Transfer pizza crust to cookie sheet. Brush olive oil over
crust.
- Mix the ricotta cheese with the dried
basil, onion, garlic, and salt; spread this mixture over
crust.
- Sprinkle crust with mozzarella cheese.
Top cheese with mushrooms and red pepper.
- Bake at 425°F. oven for 13-15
minutes until cheese melts and crust is deep golden brown.
- Cut into 8 slices.
Nutrition Information:
Serving size: 2 slices (1/4 of pie)
Calories: 351
Carbohydrate: 34 grams
Protein: 18 grams
Fat: 16 grams
Daily Servings According to Diabetes Food
Guide Pyramid:
serving from Grain/Beans/Starchy Vegetable group: 2
serving from Meat group: 1
serving from Fat: 1 1/2
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