Pizza!

[ACG]

Does anyone have a good/healthy/lowcal recipe for Pizza? I've been dying for some and want to make enough for me and my family.

Any other good/healthy/lowcal dinners for a family would be appreciated!

[bikerz]

Here are two that are tasty and very easy (you may notice that I'm not as partial to the tomato sauce-type pizzas!)

I saute (slowly) a couple of onions in a little olive oil till very soft and a little sweetish, then spread the onions on a pizza crust, scatter some gorgonzola cheese (not much needed since it has such a distinctive flavor, but use as much as you like), and sprinkle some fresh rosemary, salt and fresh ground pepper - coarse grind is best. Depending on how moist the onions look (or just for taste) you can add a little olive oil as well - then bake as usual. I don't know how "healthy" this is, but you can get away with very little cheese, which has to help!

Another favorite at our place is this simple pizza of sliced tomatoes, mozzarella and basil, with a little olive oil drizzled over top and salt and pepper - I reserve some of the basil leaves to add after the pizza comes out of the oven, so you get some of the fresh basil flavor. This is a great one where tomatoes (even cherry tomatoes) and basil are right out there in the garden (or at least very fresh)!

Yum! Oh, hey, it's lunch time!

[DirtDiva]

I'm sure if you don't put too much cheese or fatty meats like chorizo (sp?), salami etc. on, a pizza should be reasonably good for you. Personally though, I come from the school of pizza making that tends to add whatever is on hand and might taste alright - usually along the lines of zucchini, peppers, olives, mushrooms, salami (and cheese and tomato paste of course). You can really put anything on 'em though. My favourite bar/restaurant at home does and amazing salmon, cream cheese an sweet chili pizza (and some other pretty darned good ones).

Arrgh. Drool. Is it lunchtime yet?

[nuthatch]

I have a teenage vegetarian in the house, so we feature some non-meat menus each week:

Hummus & pitas
Pinto beans and cornbread
Both vegetarian and lowfat!

Make sure your pizza crust is whole wheat - the fiber is so good for your cholesterol and it takes more work for your body to get nutrition out of it. Make your pizza a gourmet style with fresh tomatoes and feta or goat cheese (if your kids will tolerate it). You use less cheese that way.

[crazycanuck]

I love pizza and have found a few recipies that look delicious and taste yummmyyyyy..

They're from the Australian institute of sport. (I'm not an elite athlete by any stretch of the imagination however i liked thier recipies)


http://www.ais.org.au/nutrition/

I;ve just started to learn how to cook and have bought 4-5 cookbooks!!!

My dear loves me and the fact i'm attempting to try!!!!

c

[singletrackmind]

Pizza dough is easy to make, especially the non-yeast versions and using whole wheat flour works great. Like someone else said, it's the toppings that cause all the ruckus. There are some great ideas here, thanks for starting this thread!


Mmmmmmmmmmm, pizza. I know what I'm making for dinner tonight!