subject: Diet with healthy and light Pizza [print this page] Do you love pizza? But you're on diet!Do you love pizza? But you're on diet!. Let's try the low-carb pizza in the tast that you like without fat!
Ingredients
Nonstick cooking spray
1 tablespoon cornmeal
1 10-ounce package refrigerated pizza dough
3 medium plum tomatoes, thinly sliced
4 ounces cooked chicken, cut into 1-inch cubes
3 tablespoons snipped fresh basil
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
1 cup shredded reduced-fat mozzarella cheese
Directions
1. Coat a 12-inch pizza pan with cooking spray; sprinkle with cornmeal. Press refrigerated dough into pan, building up edges.
2. Arrange tomato slices and chicken on dough. Add basil and pepper, and top with mozzarella.
3. Bake in a 425-degree F. oven for 13 to 18 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly.
If you are bored with chicken, you are free to select another meat or add topping. For example, tuna, beaf, shrimp, broccoli, peanut or anything you love.
Yield:4 servings.
Cooking Tip
- Shake the Salt
Subbing tomatoes for store-bought sauce reduces sodium and belly bloat. Plus, packing your pie with produce ups the filling factor.
- Choose Chicken
Swap out greasy pepperoni for grilled chicken. "Season it with oregano and basil," says chef Juan-Carlos Cruz, author of The Juan-Carlos Cruz Calorie Countdown Cookbook.
- Make the Cut
To chop basil, stack the leaves in a neat pile and roll lengthwise, like a cigar. Use shears to slice across the bundle.
- Say Cheese
Low-fat cheese melts better than fat-free. Before baking the pie, mist with cooking spray. A bit of oil helps the cheese melt.
