Recipe of the Month - Individual Pizzas October 2007
Individual Grilled Pizzas - Serves Two
Who doesnt love pizza? We have created this great-tasting, easy-to-make pizza recipe that is portion-controlled and a perfect balance of protein, fat and carbohydrate. Enjoy this dinner while on the Low Calorie Diet or Maintenance Diet. Kids will love it, too. Serve alongside a green salad.
Ingredients you will need:
- Two small (soft taco size)carb balance tortillas- Mission brand
- 1/2 cup Kraft reduced fat shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 2 T. shredded parmesan cheese
- One 3.5 oz packageHormel brand pizza-styleCanadian bacon
- 4 T. tomato paste, (add a dash of Italian seasoning and a dash of garlic powder)
- Toppings: canned mushrooms, diced tomatoes, onions and bell peppers
Directions:Have all ingredients ready to toptortilla. Prepare oven or toaster oven for broil.You willalso need an eight-inchnon-stick skillet and spatula.
- Spread 2 T. tomato paste mixed with seasoning on tortilla and place in skillet.
- Sprinkle cup shredded cheese over tortilla and add of the package of Canadian bacon.
- Add toppings of your choice.
- Turnon stove topand cook pizza for 3-5 minutes over medium heat.
- Turn stove heat off and slide pizza from pan onto a cookie sheet with spatula.
- Placepizzaunderbroiler for about 2 minutes. You will know it is ready with it is bubbly on top. Watch carefully so that the toppings dont burn.
- Remove from oven, slide pizza onto a cutting board andcut into wedges.
- Sprinkle with 1 T. freshly shredded parmesan cheese.
- Repeat steps one through 8 for the second pizza.
Nutritional analysis for each pizza (approximate):
Calories: 300 calories
Protein: 25 grams
Fat: 13 grams
Carbs: 21 grams
Fiber: 13 grams
