Healthy homemade Pizza Recipes

while not exactly homemade (at least not by you) the Papa Murphy's DeLite pizzas are pretty yummy and good for you. Their slices hover about 200 calories each, which is Way lower than most places and the family size is quite large. If you have one near you - definalty work checking out for those rushed nights where you just need something easy!

You can actually make a pizza crust with mashed up cauliflower!! Also another very different option, flatten 1 boneless, skinless chickn breast and cook completely in the oven, then add your tomato paste, vegetables, little bit of cheese. The guy from Fit 2 Fat 2 Fit has videos on youtube for that (amongst other amaaazing recipes!) . You can even cook the chicken and get the kids to make their own pizzas.

I have one that I use.

1 flat out wrap light(i like the tomato kind)
1 can of no salt diced tomatoes (whizzed in the blender with a bit of hot sauce and some italian seasoning)
1/3 c of kroger fat free mozzarella (any brand except piggly wigly seems to work)
9 turkey pepperoni slices.

Put in the oven at 400F for 15 or until the bottom is til crispy

My wife makes her own dough in a mixer and then adds a very thin coating of olive oil and sauce and cheese to taste.

bump.....I want an easy crust recipe

You might like this one. http://www.food.com/recipe/low-calorie-low-fat-thin-pizza-crust-365430

It calls for a bread machine to do the work but can be easily done by hand.

try this. it's no replacement for real pizza, but its real low cal.

1/2cup or whole wheat pastry flour (regular flour will probably work, but i haven't tried it).
3/4cup of liquid eggs like egg beaters
1tsp of baking powder

mix it all up into a batter and pour it into a well PAM'ed pizza pan and spread it out to get the desired size. i believe it makes a thickish 10" pizza crust.

bake it at 350* until it gets solid.

top it with whatever and put it back in the oven until the topping are done to your liking.

My local grocery store has pretty good fresh bagged pizza dough (NOT the kind that pops out of the tube). Yours might too. Heat oven to 400 then roll, stretch, and flatten it nice and thin on a big floured surface. Spread with a little oil and crushed garlic and then top with whatever veggies and cheese are in the fridge. My favorite is spinach, tomatoes and goat cheese with lots of black pepper. Whole process takes less than 30 min including the baking and I usually get it under 400 cal for one quarter of the pizza.

We have been testing out some frozen crusts at our house. Italcrust (we bought it at Walmart) was very, very good. It was 340 calories for 1/2 of the pizza crust. We add a little sauce and limited cheese and were able to get 1/2 pizza for about 400 calories.

The second was Mama Mary's Whole Wheat Thin Crust. It was about 270 calories for 1/2 the pizza crust. I would say this one was very thin and not as tasty.

I am trying the cauliflower pizza crust this weekend and have heard it is great.

This is not for a family, it's pizza for one.

Get some Indian roti, which are thin whole wheat flatbreads, kind of puffy and light. Keep string cheese on hand (portion control!) Spread a roti with tomato paste, as much or as little as you like. Sprinkle on garlic powder, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Grate ONE stick of string cheese and sprinkle on the roti. Toast in a toaster over. This is surprisingly filling and settles your pizza cravings.

If you have a bread maker there should be a dough setting. You simply add all the ingredient and let the machine do it's job.

4 cups flour
2tsp yeast
3/4 tsp salt
1 3/8 cup water
3 tbsp olive oil

Pizza dough is fairly easy to make and you can get recipes anywhere (I like traditional Italian thin crust a la New Haven style) so I use Marie Espositio's recipe (Ciao Italia).

Hand stretch it to make a very thin crust (I can get a pound of dough to cover a 1/2 sheet cake pan). Spray the pan lightly with olive oil before laying the dough down. Spray the top of the unbaked crust lightly with more olive oil (I use a mister). Spread/sprinkle on some soft cheese (not an inch thick! goat cheese is best, ricotta or blue cheese works too), add caramelized onion (I use one large vidalia sauteed in olive oil, then drained), and very thinly sliced proscuitto.

Drizzle with a fig-balsamic reduction (super easy to make - 1/2 cup fig puree, 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar and 1/2 cup of water - simmer until blended and syrupy).

Bake at 500 degrees for about 10 minutes or until the crust is to your liking. Finish by piling fresh baby arugla on the top, and some shaved parmesan cheese.

My idea of healthy might be different from others - but this is such a flavorful pizza that has all my favorite ingredients, and it's made from scratch - that I consider it a worthwhile caloric expenditure.

Here's the macro breakdown:

1/2 sheet cake pan cut into 16 slices, 2 slices per serving:

Calories:278
Carbs:33
Fat:13
Protein:12
Cholesterol: 16
Sodium: 471

I use whole wheat pitas for a great thin crust and top with a little sauce, cheese, cooked chicken, roasted red peppers, chopped onion and fresh mushrooms. Delish! Whole Foods and most super markets carry their own whole wheat dough.

Check out Hungry Girl she has some really good and good tasting pizza recipes.
I like skinnytaste.com also for great tasting alternatives.

Here is a tasty recipe from skinnytaste.com


LAVASH FLATBREAD PIZZA

Servings: 2 • Serving size: 2 squares • Old Points: 4 pts • Points+: 5 pts
Calories: 191.8 • Fat: 4.7 g • Protein: 12.2 g • Carb: 23.9 g • Fiber: 1.4 g • Sugar: 1.4 g

Ingredients:

9x12" lavash flatbread
olive oil spray
3 tbsp marinara sauce
2 oz reduced fat shredded mozzarella
pinch dried oregano
2 tbsp fresh basil

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450°. If you have a pizza stone, heat it as well.

Spray lavash lightly with oil then top with sauce. Too much sauce will make the bread soggy so don't over-do it.
Top with cheese and oregano, then bake until the cheese melts, about 5 minutes.Remove from the oven and cut into 4 pieces. Top with fresh basil and eat immediately.