Cooper Guiltless and Delicious Pizza Recipe

• 1/2 of raw pizza dough ball (8 oz.) (from Whole Foods Market)
• 1/3 cup Muir Glen Pizza Sauce
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
• 2 Tbsp. Parmigiano Reggiano, grated
• Pizza toppings: variations are endless: diced peppers, olives, artichoke pieces, cooked diced chicken, diced onion, sliced mushrooms, grape tomatoes halves, pineapple tidbits, Canadian bacon, fresh basil etc.

Directions :

• Preheat oven to 500° and position the oven rack to the middle of the oven.
• This is super easy if you have a silpat (non stick oven safe cookie sheet liner). Place the dough in the middle of the silpat and using a rolling pin, or your hands, roll out the dough evenly to create a thin crust.
• Place the silpat on a cookie sheet and begin creating your pizza.
• Distribute pizza sauce on dough and layer the toppings.
• Place pizza in preheated oven for approximately 12 minutes.
• After pizza has cooked for 6 minutes open oven and turn pan to ensure even cooking. Check pizza as cooking times will vary depending on oven variations and toppings.
• Remove pizza from oven and carefully move cooked pizza off of silpat and onto a cutting surface. Cut with a pizza roller or sharp knife.

Tip : Purchase toppings for your pizza from your local salad bar.

Notes :

• A silpat makes this easy and no additional oil is needed for the dough, but other pizza pans can be used.
• Freeze remaining pizza dough. It will defrost in less than one hour.
• Freeze remaining pizza sauce in 1/3 cup containers.

Nutritional Analysis :
Calories: 200
Sodium: 282 mg
Fat: 4 g
Carbohydrates: 16 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Dietary Fiber: 0 g
Protein: 25 g
Cholesterol: 71 mg

Recipe provided by Cooper Clinic Nutrition