Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Healthy Pizza?! Well Kinda...

The words pizza and healthy hardly ever occur in the same sentence let alone recipe. I'm sure you are thinking man this pizza is going to be gross, but I assure you it's amazing. May be the best pizza I've ever tasted and don't just take my word for it, my boyfriend loved it so much he begged me to post it on here. Ok so here is the thing. This definitely isn't a "diet" pizza, so it is still a splurge meal that shouldn't be eaten all the time, but it is MILES beyond the nutrition factor of the pizzas you are probably used to. So here we go:

1 ball of pizza dough from whole foods (or homemade if you have the time)
1/2 container (about a handful) of pizza cheese from whole foods (I like whole foods if you can't tell but you can use shredded mozzarella or any other blend of shredded Italian cheeses)
1/4 jar of roasted vegetable pasta sauce (I prefer 365 brand....from whole foods)
a handful of sliced mushrooms
a handful of fresh baby spinach
1 heirloom tomato
a few sliced kalamata olives and few small cubes of feta cheese
olive oil

Thaw the dough and work it into a circle, creating your desired thickness for the crust. Lay it on an baking sheet coated with a drizzle of olive oil. Spread the pasta sauce onto the dough. Sprinkle with cheese. Arrange the mushrooms, spinach, olives, and feta on top. Finish with the slices of heirloom tomato and a light drizzle of olive oil. Bake in an 425 degree oven for about 15 minutes until the cheese melts and the crust browns. Try not to eat the whole thing!

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