Sometimes when we try to eat healthier, we get this notion
in our heads that our food options are limited to salads. This is definitely
not the case. There are so many ways you can eat healthy and enjoy a wide
variety of meals. In fact, during my first round of 21-day fix, I ate something
different so every dingle dinner- not one repeat…
So, over the next few days I will be sharing some of the
best fix-approved dinner recipes I have whipped up thus far. Enjoy friends!
Let’s start with one food everyone loves but no one would
expect it could be eaten on a “diet”… pizza!
Homemade Supreme Pizzas
Yield: 2-4 pizzas
Fix Portions (per pizza): 1 red, 1 blue, 1½ green, 1 yellow
Ingredients
·
1 whole wheat pita flatbread (per pizza)
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1/2 pound lean ground turkey (93% fat free)
·
3 low sodium deli ham slices (diced), or 3 slices turkey
bacon (cooked and chopped)
·
Mushrooms, chopped
·
Bell Peppers, diced
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Onions, chopped
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1 can san marzano tomatoes (without salt added) OR clean tomato sauce (the one with the best taste, best ingredient list, and best price is Classico Traditional Pizza Sauce- only costs about $2 a jar)
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Mozzarella cheese
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Dried oregano or Italian seasoning
·
Garlic and onion powder
Directions
1. Preheat
oven to 400
2. Place
pita directly on the rack and cook for 5-7 minutes (this allows the pita to
become crispy like a pizza crust)
3. Meanwhile,
brown ground turkey in a skillet. Season with Italian seasoning, garlic powder,
onion powder, and pepper
4. If you are using a prepared tomato sauce, skip to step 5. If not, keep reading: Mash san marzano tomatoes using a potato masher- it will become the consistency of
pasta/pizza sauce. Tip: pour extra sauce in a freezer Ziploc and store in
freezer- you can use this later for additional pizzas or pasta.
5. Once
you remove the crust from the oven, spread sauce (about ½ a green container- or
less if you prefer).
6. Layer
1 red container of mixed ground turkey and ham or bacon
7. Layer
1 green container of mixed vegetables
8. Top
with 1 blue container of mozzarella cheese and sprinkle dried oregano or
Italian seasoning over top
9. Bake
for 5-7 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly
Bonus Variations
Instead of using a pita, you can always make
mini-pizzas using a whole wheat English muffin, WW deli round, or WW bagel…or
even a WW tortilla
I made a buffalo chicken pizza the other night
that was delicious- sub Tabasco
for the sauce, shredded chicken for the protein (tossed in extra tobasco and
garlic powder), sharp cheddar cheese, and some green onions and peppers for the
veggies- hit the spot!
And, if you're looking for another way to jazz up your pizza, make it Mexican! Use Mexican hot sauce (I used Cholula) as the sauce, top with shredded chicken or lean ground turkey (that has been tossed in your favorite, preferably clean salsa), diced bell and jalapeno peppers, black beans, and sharp cheddar or mexican blend shredded cheese. Get creative and top with shredded lettuce, avocado, extra salsa, or some plain nonfat greek yogurt (as a sour cream substitute)
P.S. If you are looking for a great take-out pizza, I recommend
Brixx Wood-Fired Pizza. They have a whole wheat crust option for all pizzas and the following are fix-approved (and cost only around $10)...
- Margherita
- Wood- Roasted Vegetable
- Wild Mushroom
- Zucchini White
- Chicken Florentine (minus bacon)
- Rosemary Chicken and Mushroom