BLACK BEANS AND VEGGIE PIZZA

Posted by Carole-Anne on May 30, 2008

Boost your body with fiber and nutrition in this yummy pizza, with tomatoes, black beans and veggies.

INGREDIENTS:

One thin pizza crust

1 can (14 oz) black beans, well rinsed

1/2 tsp hot sauce (Tabasco)

2/3 cup chopped Spanish Onions

1 tsp chili powder

1 tsp cumin

1 elephant garlic clove, minced

1/2 cup salsa (bottled or home-made)

1 large tomato thinly sliced

1 cup of fresh spinach, well rinsed

2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley or cilantro

1/2 cup light shredded cheddar cheese

1/2 cup light shredded Monterey Jack cheese

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Bake pizza crust in oven on baking sheet for 5 minutes at 350 degrees F.

Mash black beans with fork in a small bowl.  Add hot sauce, chili powder, cumin, chopped onions, garlic and mix well.

Spread above mixture on pizza crust evenly.

Place spinach evenly over mixture.  Top with thinly sliced tomatoes.  Top with salsa and spread both cheeses over tomatoes and spinach.

Bake for 15 minutes until crust is lightly browned and cheese is starting to bubble. 

Garnish with cilantro or parsley.

Healthy Recipe makes 6 servings.  This pizza is excellent!

ITALIAN PIZZA TOPPING

Posted by Carole-Anne on January 30, 2008

Pizza is such a favorite with almost everyone.  Pizza is very nutritious when the right foods are used.  This is going to be an Italian Pizza, so we get to put all kinds of cheese and sausage on it.  Try to pick out the leanest sausages for your pizza as the cheese really spikes the calories and fat up.

Pizza Sauce (Recipe under Main Categories – Pizza)

1 cup Provolone cheese grated

1 cup Asiago cheese grated

2 cups Portabello Mushrooms sliced

2 cups assorted sausages fresh from delicatessen

1 cup thinly sliced beef steak tomatoes

1 cup thinly sliced zucchini

 1 tbsp freshly chopped sweet basil

Dashes of freshly ground black pepper

Spread pizza sauce onto pizza crust evenly.

Add sausages, portabello mushrooms and sliced zucchini and tomatoes evenly on pizza crust, sprinkling freshly ground pepper and the sweet basil on top of mixture. 

Add shredded Provolone and Asiago cheese evenly on top of vegetables.  This pizza looks incredible.

Bake pizza 35 – 40 minutes in a 350F degrees in a low altitude or 450F degrees in high altitude.  Pizza is cooked when fork comes out clean when checked.

Remove pizza from oven, using oven mitts; cut pizza into six pieces, with a pizza cutter.

Serve pizza with a beverage of your choice, and a  Caesar or green tossed salad.

Healthy Recipe serves 4.