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Pizza Margherita

This delicious homemade Margherita pizza features whole wheat pizza dough, EVOO, shredded Mozzarella cheese, and fresh whole leaf basil.

Ingredients

  • Nonstick cooking spray

  • 1 (16-oz.) package whole wheat pizza dough, at room temperature

  • 2 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil

  • ¼ cup tomato sauce, no sugar added

  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

  • 1 medium tomato, sliced

  • ¼ cup whole basil leaves, torn in small pieces

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 450° F.

  2. Lightly coat 12-inch pizza pan with spray. Starting at the center, and moving outward, use your fingertips to press dough to ½-inch thick. Stretch dough until it won’t stretch any further. Let dough relax for 5 minutes; continue to stretch to desired diameter.

  3. Drizzle oil over dough; spread with a pastry brush to the edges. 

  4. Spread tomato sauce evenly over the dough, leaving a quarter-inch border.

  5. Layer with cheese, tomato, and basil.

  6. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and cheese is bubbling.

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Egg White Pizza

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Ingredients:

  • 4 egg white

  • 1/3 cup pizza sauce

  • 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese

  • Turkey Pepperoni

Directions:

  1. In a nonstick skillet over medium heat, add the egg white and allow to begin cooking.

  2. Place the lid on top to allow the top to cook.

  3. Gently flip the egg white and place sauce, cheese and pepperoni on top.

  4. Place lid back on top with burner off to melt the cheese.

  5. ENJOY

Have fun with recipe! So many options you could play around with. You could do a taco pizza, all meat pizza, hawaiian pizza...you get my point. Never be afraid to get creative in the kitchen.