Two Cheese Pizza

Serves 4. Serve your pizza with fresh fruit and a mixed green salad garnished with red beans to balance your meal.

Ingredients

• Whole wheat flour
• 1 can (10 oz) refrigerated pizza crust
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ½ cup low-fat ricotta cheese
• ½ teaspoon dried basil
• 1 small onion, minced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ¼ teaspoon salt (optional)
• 4 ounces shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 2 cups chopped mushrooms
• 1 large red pepper, cut into strips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
2. Spread whole-wheat flour over working surface. Roll out dough with rolling pin to desired crust thickness.
3. Coat cookie sheet with cooking spray. Transfer pizza crust to cookie sheet. Brush olive oil over crust.
4. Mix the ricotta cheese with the dried basil, onion, garlic, and salt; spread this mixture over crust.
5. Sprinkle crust with mozzarella cheese. Top cheese with mushrooms and red pepper.
6. Bake at 425°F. oven for 13-15 minutes until cheese melts and crust is deep golden brown.
7. Cut into 8 slices.

Nutritional Analysis:

• Serving size: 2 slices (¼ of pie)
• Calories: 351
• Carbohydrate: 34 grams
• Protein: 18 grams
• Fat: 16 grams

Recipe Courtesy National Cancer Institute