I need Healthy Pizza recipes

Iansmommy123011

I want to make a home made pizza but I want it to be healthy. I am tired of eating so much carbs and food in high calories. Does anyone know a good easy healthy pizza recipe they can share? Thanks!

czechwolf52

I LOVE pizza, and in order to get my fix I usually make individual tortilla pizzas. I like using:

low carb tortillas- 60 calories
pizza sauce- 30 calories
1-1.5 servings of mozzarella cheese- 80-120
Chicken or turkey pepperoni- 50 calories
Italian seasoning and oregano

So the whole pizza is about 220-260 calories, depending on how much cheese you use. I put it in the oven at 375 for 10 minutes and my meal is done. The whole thing from start to finish only takes 15 minutes. When you want pizza, but don't want the calories this will help you get your fix.

sami_83

I can't recommend specific pizza bases as I am on the other side of the planet to you! But I can recommend a yummy topping- my favourite combo is mushroom, zucchini and potato with pesto in place of tomato paste/sauce. I also add a bit of feta and some garlic sauce if I'm feeling a bit fancy. I slice the zucchini and potato with a v-slicer so they're very thin. You don't need much spud.

When I make pizza for the boyfriend it generally has shredded roast chicken, capsicum, onion, tomato, pineapple, olives, mushroom and any other veg lurking in the fridge. Lots of veggies = more filling/better for you. Basically you can't go wrong with stacks of veggies and a bit less cheese. Experiment and have some fun with it

Iansmommy123011

Thanks I will have to check them out. I can't wait to make them.

chezjuan

My wife and I regularly make our own pizza from scratch.

Crust:
1 cup lukewarm milk or water
1/4 cup melted butter (4 tbsp)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 package dry yeast, combined with 1/4 cup warm water (about 110 degrees F) until dissolved
About 3-1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

1. in an 8 or 9 inch bowl, combine the lukewarm water or milk, melted butter, salt, and sugar and blend well.
2. Add the dissolved yeast, mix, then add the flour about 1 cup at a time, beating after each addition with a long, leavy wooden spool until smooth.
3. When the mixture gets too stiff to beat, turn out onto a floured surface, add more flour if the dough is very sticky, and knead for several minutes (adding flour as necessary) until the dough is not too soft and not too stiff.
4. Split dough in half and knead each into a ball. Place the balls on a floured flat pan , lightly brush the top with oil, cover with waxed paper and let rise for 20 minutes (dough should about double in size)
5. Roll each piece to fit a pizza pan (12 to 14 inches) and let dough rest for about 20 minutes. 12" gives you a thicker crust (not really deep dish, but thicker than your standard slice), and 14" is more along the lines of your standard delivery pizza from a decent restaurant.

The crust on it's own is 115 calories per slice, assuming you split it evenly and cut each pie into 8 slices.

Once the crust is done:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
2. Add your sauce, toppings, and cheese, then bake for about 25 minutes or until done.

Top the pizza as desired. Our sauce is a variant of the Moosewood Cookbook Italian Tomato Sauce (for pizza sauce I use crushed tomatoes rather than whole peeled), but any smooth sauce works. We tend to use about 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 cups part skim Mozzarella cheese and generally do one meat pizza and one veggie pizza. Some of our favorite toppings are:

Italian Turkey Sausage (regular or hot)
Turkey pepperoni
Skinless garlic and spinach chicken sausage
Green peppers
Red onions
Fresh spinach
Mushrooms
Broccoli

Generally with these toppings, there are about 180 - 250 calories per slice (depending on quantity of each of the toppings used). Two slices is nice and filling, and then we have a couple of days worth of lunches too.

The best part is that we control the ingredients and know exactly what we are putting into it, and can make it as light or as heavy as we want.

MyIdaho54

Great suggestions! In to keep the thread!

mrykyldy2

my favorite is to take a large portabello mushroom, stem side up with the stem cut off, find a marinara sauce you like, your favorite low fat cheese, and what ever toppings you want bake for about 30 - 40 minutes.

livingleanlivingclean

If I don't want the high carbs, but I want pizza, I make a savoury protein pancake and use that as a base.

hannahwrnr

I like tortillas for making personal pizzas. I've seen the cauliflower pizza crust and would love to try it, but just haven't yet so I can't really recommend it. As far as toppings go, I like marinara (made by me or a natural one), peppers (any color), onion, olives, and broccoli. I know it sounds weird, but it just works. Oh and cheese of course.

Alatariel75

I use MEB wholemeal pita bread, spread it with 1-2tbs of tomato paste mixed with garlic and herbs, sprinkle it with 25g cheddar to make stuff stick then top it with roasted pumpkin, rocket, mushrooms, reduced fat fetta, kalamata olives, cherry tomatoes, eggplant and proiscutto. Nom nom nom!!

Codilee87

I like tortillas for making personal pizzas. I've seen the cauliflower pizza crust and would love to try it, but just haven't yet so I can't really recommend it. As far as toppings go, I like marinara (made by me or a natural one), peppers (any color), onion, olives, and broccoli. I know it sounds weird, but it just works. Oh and cheese of course.

I tried making a Cauliflower crust pizza once. It didn't turn out perfectly lol. It tasted amazing but the crust was too moist and crumbly.

rainbowbow

Put pizza stuff on a flat-out wrap (90 cals, 9g protein)
Heat it
Profit

jcast92

http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/smoky_corn_black_bean_pizza.html

http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/mediterranean_cauliflower_pizza.html

http://www.cookinglight.com/food/recipe-finder/healthy-pizza-recipes-00412000072965/

Hopefully these help! I've tried so many recipes from these websites and have loved them all...

pds06

Flatout flatbread and low carb tortillas make great crust. Lots of veggies and lite on the cheese.

pds06

I like tortillas for making personal pizzas. I've seen the cauliflower pizza crust and would love to try it, but just haven't yet so I can't really recommend it. As far as toppings go, I like marinara (made by me or a natural one), peppers (any color), onion, olives, and broccoli. I know it sounds weird, but it just works. Oh and cheese of course.

I tried making a Cauliflower crust pizza once. It didn't turn out perfectly lol. It tasted amazing but the crust was too moist and crumbly.

Yea I have never heard anyone who has had luck with the cauliflower thing.

SapiensPisces

I usually make everything from scratch. Pizza dough is pretty easy to make, but does require a bit of work.

This is the recipe I use most commonly:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/pizza-dough-recipe/index.html

For toppings, I usually pre-roast vegetables in the oven with a little salt, pepper, and a drizzle of olive oil before topping the pizza. For veggie pizza, I use diced onions, sliced green peppers, banana peppers, garlic, and plum tomatoes. Roast them to taste then take the peeled roasted garlic and sautee mushrooms in pressed garlic and olive oil. Sometimes I add bacon, and instead of frying the bacon, I bake it on a broiler pan to drain out excess fat. It gets really crispy and light like this. We usually use fresh mozzarella also, and it turns out great every time and comes to about 150-200 calories per slice (8 slices per pizza).

Iansmommy123011

I can't wait to try these different pizza's.

rduhlir

Not sure what you consider high carb, but here is the Chicken Alfredo with Spinach pizza I will be making on Friday:

1 Boboli Thin Crust Pizza crust
1/2 cup light alfredo sauce
1 6 oz bag of Tyson Ready to Eat grilled chopped chicken breast
1 cup fresh or frozen spinach, thawed and drained if frozen
1 cup Sargento 6 cheese Italian blend
1/2 cup thinly sliced mushrooms
2 garlic cloves

Preheat oven to 450.

Split garlic cloves and rub over crust (gives garlic flavor by rubbing the oils onto the crust). Then spread the alfredo sauce over the crust, leaving about an inch sized boarder. The top with chicken, spinach, mushrooms, and then cheese.

Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and cheese melted.

Makes 6 slices. Stats per slice:
Calories: 264
Carbs: 27g
Fat: 10g
Protein: 18g

cmurphy252

I LOVE pizza, and in order to get my fix I usually make individual tortilla pizzas. I like using:

low carb tortillas- 60 calories
pizza sauce- 30 calories
1-1.5 servings of mozzarella cheese- 80-120
Chicken or turkey pepperoni- 50 calories
Italian seasoning and oregano

So the whole pizza is about 220-260 calories, depending on how much cheese you use. I put it in the oven at 375 for 10 minutes and my meal is done. The whole thing from start to finish only takes 15 minutes. When you want pizza, but don't want the calories this will help you get your fix.

This sounds awesome! Will be trying it this evening :-)

zimpf

Google meatza pizza recipes - we have tried a couple and they are very good. You can use grass feed beef, sugar free or low sugar pizza sauce and we loaded ours with tons of vegetables. No crust.

PaytraB

my favorite is to take a large portabello mushroom, stem side up with the stem cut off, find a marinara sauce you like, your favorite low fat cheese, and what ever toppings you want bake for about 30 - 40 minutes.

This sounds delicious! I'm going to make some of these this week. Thanks!

Mangopickle

I use blobs of goat cheese instead of other cheeses. 2 tbsp has about half the calories of other cheeses

xkimberlee007

Egg roll wrapper with low fat cheese and turkey pepperoni,roll it up, spray with cooking spray, bake at 400 till crispy. Dip in marinara. Not technically pizza but it is yummy and fast/ easy it's about 130 calories if you put 1 oz cheese and 6 pepperoni.

bitshred

"Healthy Pizza" is more or less an oxymoron isn't it? Just kidding, it's my favorite food, and I consider it one of my four food groups,
I really like the idea of using a low carb tortilla!

I made paleo pizza crust once, with cauliflower and almond flower, but it was weird and not a big hit.
Now, my family uses a gluten free crust mix, not sure of the brand/name. But everyone actually likes it.

Laughter_Girl

my favorite is to take a large portabello mushroom, stem side up with the stem cut off, find a marinara sauce you like, your favorite low fat cheese, and what ever toppings you want bake for about 30 - 40 minutes.

This sounds quite yummy. I'm going to try this as soon as I pick up some mushrooms.

CookingMamaAUS

If you want a healthier pizza, consider at what makes "regular" pizza such a high calorie nightmare, and change accordingly.

1. Excess sugar and oil in the pizza dough, and thick crust or worse, stuffed crust base. A thin, crisp base has less dough, and a home made base has less sugar, salt and fat than a commercial one (plus it tastes great and is fun to make). If you are in a hurry, then a wholegrain tortilla will make a nice base (as lots have already suggested).

2. Fat from cheese. Replace with a low fat alternative, and use less - just garnish rather than cover.

3. Excess sugar and salt in pizza sauce (barbecue sauce is loaded with sugar). Make your own sauce from tinned tomato, or use alternatives like pesto, white bean puree, or red pepper paste.

3. Fat and salt from processed meats. Pepperoni tastes great but it's loaded with fat and nitrites. Processed meat is also linked to bowel cancer. Stick to vegetarian toppings like roasted or marinated vegetables, and fresh greens like rocket or baby spinach. Use herbs and spices, or spicy peppers like jalapenos to give your pizza punchy flavour. If you really want meat, then stick with chicken breast, prawns/shrimp, slices of steak or lean ground beef.

4. Portion size. Rather than making one big pizza and feeling the temptation to eat all of it, make small individual size portions. You'll trick yourself into feeling like you've eaten a whole pizza, but really you've only eaten the equivalent of 2-3 slices.

5. Enjoy it as a special meal. Make pizza your weekend indulgence, and spend some quality time making it, rather than it being something you order during the week when you're tired. It will be a special meal, you'll enjoy it more, and you won't feel like you're missing out on something because you're trying to lose weight.

nerge

cauliflower based pizza is delish and about 200 cals for 1/4 of the recipe. - depending on your toppings!

Iansmommy123011

I love more ideas Keep it going

sarabeth120

I have a low calorie cookbook (1,001 Low-fat Recipes by Sue Splitler) and found this pizza recipe in it. It's AMAZING and so much better than any of the chain pizza places around (not to mention, much more healthy). It's a little time consuming because you have to make everything from scratch (takes me about an hour to make it), but it is totally worth it! I make the dough first then the sauce and then I bake the pizza in the oven. I don't put the tomatoes on; I just make it a cheese pizza, but you can probably add any kind of topping that you want on this, but I've never done it before since it tastes just fine with just cheese.

This makes a 12 inch pizza which feeds 3-4 people.

Fresh Tomato and Basil Pizza

Prep: 60 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes

Ingredients
Olive oil cooking spray
Basic Pizza Dough (see below)
Pizza Sauce (see below)
1-2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 cup (4 ounces) fat-free mozzarella cheese
½- ¾ cup (2-3 ounces) reduced-fat mozzarella cheese
2 medium tomatoes, thinly sliced
12 basil leaves or 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves

Directions
1. Spray 12-inch pizza pan with cooking spray; spread dough on pan, making rim around edge. Mix Pizza Sauce and garlic; spread over dough. Sprinkle with cheeses; top with tomato slices and basil.
2. Bake pizza at 425 degrees until crust is browned. 15 to 20 minutes

Nutritional Information (6 servings; one serving = 1/6 of pizza)
Calories: 193
Fat: 1.8g (sat: 1.1g)
Protein: 14.1g
Carbs: 29.4g
Cholesterol: 5.1mg
Sodium: 306mg

Basic Pizza Dough

Ingredients
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, divided
1 package fast-rising yeast
½ teaspoon sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup very hot water (120 degrees)

Directions
1. Combine ¾ cup flour, yeast, sugar and salt in medium bowl; add hot water, stirring until smooth. Mix in enough of remaining ½ flour to make a soft dough. (I always mix in the rest of the flour (no need for any more than recipe calls for) and mix until its smooth and not sticky; usually takes about 5-10 minutes)
2. Knead dough on floured surface until smooth and elastic, 3 to 5 minutes. Cover dough with inverted bowl; let stand 15 minutes before using. Spread dough on pan according to directions in pizza recipe.

Nutritional Information (one 12-inch crust (6 large slices); one serving = 1/6 of pizza)
Calories: 99.5
Fat: 0.3g (sat: 0g)
Protein: 3.2g
Carbs: 20.7g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 89mg

Pizza Sauce
Ingredients
Olive oil cooking spray
1 small onion, chopped
¼ cup chopped green bell pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 can (8 ounces) reduced-sodium tomato sauce
½ teaspoon dried basil leaves
¼ teaspoon dried oregano leaves
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Spray medium saucepan with cooking spray; heat over medium heat until hot. Saute onion, bell pepper, and garlic until tender, about 5 minutes.
2. Stir in tomato sauce and herbs; heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper

Nutritional Information (four servings; one serving = ¼ cup)
Calories: 37
Fat: 0.1g (sat: 0g)
Protein: 1.5g
Carbs: 7.8g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 18mg

summerbjackson

These recipes look great

ndj1979

just eat the carbs …LOL they are not "bad" I promise..

I just get one of those boboli thin curst pizzas..sauce, mozzarella, chicken, pineapple, feta, black olives = boom!