Charlotte's Kitchen » Pizza

Chicken Pita Pizza

Char — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:00:00 +0000

Here’s a great little pita pizza that is easy to make, tastes great and best of all is healthy. Give it a try and I’m sure you’ll agree.

Ingredients
1 whole wheat pita
¼ c low fat pizza sauce
1 portion cooked chicken breast sliced
¼ red bell pepper sliced
¼ yellow bell pepper sliced
¼ small zucchini, sliced
¼ reduced-fat shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees
2. Place the pita on a baking sheet. Spoon pizza sauce evenly over the pita. Top with sliced chicken, peppers, zucchini and cheese
3. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the pizza is heated through
4. Slice and eat!

Vegetable Pizza with Spinach-Artichoke Sauce

Char — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:00:00 +0000

Pizza doesn’t have to be tomato sauce, cheese and meat. Give this unique vegetable pizza a try. It uses a spinach-artichoke dip for the sauce, giving it a flavor that you’re sure to love.

Spinach and Artichoke Dip:

Ingredients:

1 (10 ounce) box frozen, chopped spinach, thawed
1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and rough chopped
1 cup shredded parmesan/Romano cheese blend
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
10 ounces prepared Alfredo sauce
1 teaspoon minced garlic
4 ounces (1/2 package) softened cream cheese.

Directions:

1. Combine ingredients thoroughly in a bowl and spread mixture into a small baking dish.
2. Bake in an oven preheated to 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until cheeses are bubbling and melted.
3. Serve as sauce for the pizza, or as dip for bread or chips.

Pizza

Ingredients:

• 1 10 inch flour tortilla
• butter-flavor oil, as needed
• 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
• black pepper, to taste
• granulated garlic, to taste
• salt, to taste
• 4 ounce Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip (recipe above)
• 1/4 cup tomatoes, diced
• 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

Directions:

1. In a hot sauté pan, place sliced mushrooms and butter-flavor oil and season with salt, pepper and garlic. Cook until hot.
2. Brush tortilla with oil and place on griddle.
3. Spread spinach and artichoke dip evenly on top of tortilla to within 1/2 inch of the edge.
4. When cooked, top with mushrooms, Italian seasoning and diced tomatoes.
5. Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese over pizza and remove from griddle and place on a pizza pan in an oven preheated to 350 degrees F.
6. Remove from oven when cheese is melted and top with shredded Parmesan/Romano cheese.
7. Cut into wedges and serve.

Very Veggie Pizza with Chicken Sausage

Char — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:38:09 +0000

Ingredients:

1 T Cornmeal, whole-grain

1 pizza crust, whole wheat

1/4 cups pesto sauce

2 cups spinach leaves, washed and dried, chopped

1 cup mushrooms, thinly sliced

1 cup roasted red pepper, chopped

1 zucchini, sliced

4 ounces mozzarella cheese, park skim milk, shredded

1 chicken and apple-sausage link, or your favorite low-fat sausage, thinly sliced

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Lightly oil a baking sheet and dust with cornmeal, or place a pizza stone on the bottom rack in the oven to allow it to preheat.

Place pizza crust onto prepared baking sheet or a pizza paddle if you are using a pizza stone. Spread pesto sauce in a thin layer over the entire top of the curst. Top with remaining ingredients.

Bake on bottom rack of preheated oven for 8-10 minutes, or until the vegetables have softened, the cheese is melted, and the crust is crispy and lightly browned. Cut into five generous slices and serve.