HIGH PROTEIN LOW CALORIE PIZZA

A High Protein Low Calorie Pizza? Why yes, you can have your pizza and eat it too!

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Truthfully, I am a pizza lover to my core. I don't think there is one right way to have pizza (although I'm sure many would argue with me on that). I love thin crust, deep dish, thick crust, and cauliflower. Really, I'm in it for the sauce and toppings so deliver that on whatever you want and I'll be happy.

When I started my lifestyle change and diet about 7 months ago, pizza was one of the first things I stopped making. The calories were adding up too fast. I was so excited when I first discovered the two ingredient pizza dough from WW, but I still felt like there was room for nutritional improvement. Now, when developing recipes, I heavily consider the taste:nutrition ratio. I don't like to make my taste buds suffer to cut a few calories BUT I want to make sure it is balanced and filling.

This pizza hits all of the check marks on my list. It's large, filling, flavorful, low fat, and tastes like PIZZA. The protein packed crust is made from Kodiak Protein Pancake mix and greek yogurt (hey don't knock it until you try it). You can switch out the toppings to whatever you'd like.

Topping Ideas

sauteed mushrooms - turkey sausage
roasted butternut - fat free ricotta
ground chicken -bbq - gorgonzola
peppers - sauteed spinach - mushroom - shallots
olives - feta - roasted red peppers

Yield: 1

Author: Fit Happy Foodie

A high protein, low fat and 400 calorie pizza that will satisfy your pizza cravings WHILE staying in your calorie budget.

prep time: 10 Mcook time: 15 Mtotal time: 25 M

ingredients:

Dough

1/2 C Kodiak Protein Pancake Mix
1/2 C Non-Fat Greek Yogurt

Pizza Toppings

1/2 raw Chicken ausage
1/2 C Fat-Free Cheese, I use FF Cheddar (Kraft) and FF Feta
1/4 C Pizza Sauce
Sliced Onion
Fresh Herbs

instructions:

How to cook HIGH PROTEIN LOW CALORIE PIZZA

Pre-heat oven to 450°. Make sure one rack is centered in the oven.
Mix all dough ingredients together. Shape dough into a ball and place on parchment paper. Using another piece of parchment paper on top, flatten and roll out using a rolling pin or bottle until it is about 1/4 thick. Remove top parchment paper and you are ready to add toppings.
Start but spreading the pizza sauce evenly on the dough. Add cheese and sliced onion. I like to make tiny meatballs with the chicken sausage. If you are using a pre-cooked one, you can slice it thinly.
Cook with parchment paper, directly on the oven rack. I cooked mine for about 12-15 minutes, depending on how well done you like your pizza.
When the pizza is finished, top with fresh herbs and a little Parmesan.

Calories
400

Fat (grams)
5

Sat. Fat (grams)
0

Carbs (grams)
43

Fiber (grams)
6

Protein (grams)
49

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