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Sneaky Chef Recipe: Power Pizza!

Posted January 22, 2008 at 10:15AM in Sneaky Chef Recipes, Tips and Suggestions by sneakychef | Back

Sneaky Chef

Power Pizza!

Cook Time: 20 minutes
Nutrition Highlights: Vegetables, beans, calcium, fiber, and protein
Rich in vitamins: A, C, and K, magnesium, iron, lycopene, manganese, folate, tryptophan, fiber, protein, and calcium

With uncooked pizza dough on hand, or just some pocketless pita breads, this pizza is quicker to make than calling out for delivery from the local pizza place. And I'm sure Tony's not sneaking carrots, yams, and beans into his sauce!

I mix the healthy purees right into the bottle of store-bought tomato sauce (it looks perfectly normal), then I let the kids do the rest, adding any additional toppings they like. They've never once suspected anything in the sauce, especially under that blanket of bubbly cheese.

You can even prepare this pizza ahead of time without cooking it, and then refrigerate for a day or two. Simply bake when you're ready to eat.

Ingredients:

1 store bought pizza dough (whole wheat preferred)
3/4 cups store bought tomato sauce
3 tablespoons Orange Puree (see additional recipe)
1/4 cup White Bean Puree (see additional recipe)
1 to 2 cups low-fat shredded mozzarella cheese

Optional extra boosts: sliced mushrooms, onions, sweet peppers, or artichoke hearts

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees and preheat a pizza stone, if using one, or spray a baking sheet with oil.
Stretch pizza dough, or roll out with floured rolling pin on floured surface, to form a pie and transfer it to the stone or baking sheet.
Combine tomato sauce with White Bean and Orange Purees. Mix well.
Spread 1/2 to 1 cup of the sauce mixture across the pizza dough, then top with about 1 cup of mozzarella.
Cover and refrigerate at this point, or bake for 15 to 20 minutes until bubbly and lightly browned. Allow to cool a few minutes, then cut into triangles and serve.

Servings: 4

Yum, Pizza that's Good for You!

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