Irene Pastore Fitness

INGREDIENTS

COOKING TOOLS: Dough Board, Rolling Pin, Cookie Sheet

• 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
• 1 can (15 oz.) pizza crust or ready-made crust
• vegetable cooking spray
• small jar tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ½ cup low-fat ricotta cheese
• ½ teaspoon dried basil
• 1 small minced onion
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• ¼ teaspoon salt (optional)
• 4 ounces shredded part skim mozzarella cheese
• 2 cups chopped mushrooms
• 1 large red pepper, cut into strips

INSTRUCTIONS

COOKING UTENSILS: Dough Board, Rolling Pin, Cookie Sheet

• Preheat oven to 425 °F.
• Spread whole wheat flour over dough board.
• Roll out dough with rolling pin to desired crust thickness.
• Coat cookie sheet with vegetable cooking spray.
• Transfer pizza crust to cookie sheet. Brush olive oil over crust.
• Coat crust with tomato sauce.
• Mix low-fat ricotta cheese with dried basil, onion, garlic, and salt.
• Spread mixture over crust.
• Sprinkle crust with part-skim mozzarella cheese.
• Top cheese with mushrooms and red pepper.
• Bake at 425 °F for 13–15 minutes or until cheese melts and crust is golden brown.
• Serves 8