Pizza, who doesn't love it ?
My friend Lisa makes great pizza but, when I asked her how many calories she thought her home made pizza was she laughed and said I never thought about it I make so many kinds of pizza. So I asked her to figure out how much calories was in her sausage & veggie pizza "mushrooms, onions, and peppers.
OK she got back to me and said Holly Crap! I say about 355 calories per slice! I said and how much of that is fat? if you knew Lisa, you would know she said shut up! lol
Lets face it, there's no good news about low fat pizza, I've tried ALL the so called great tasting low fat recipes and lets say they stunk! So I decided that I would try my best to make it taste good and not kill us with the fat and carbs. I also figured we only have it on our treat days.
Here is what you'll need to make 2 8- 10" pizzas
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Now I always make my own pizza dough but you can buy a lb at a bakery or in the freezer dept.
Just make sure you divide it into 4 portions, put 1/2 a side for another day
Let the dough rest a good hour at least, this way you can roll it out as thin as possible with ease.
Preheat your oven to 425 degrees
Sprinkle a little cornmeal on your cookie sheet or pizza pan, this makes it crisp and taste authentic"
Place dough on pan, load up your tomatoes, sausage and grate fresh asiago cheese all over it and baked it 10 - 12 minutes. Take it out grate some more cheese and put on some fresh basil or dried and let it rest 5 minutes so when you cut it, it will stay nicely on the crust. Enjoy!.
Calories in my pizza is about 468 calories which isn't bad when you get your own whole pizza to yourself, it's not totally guilt free if your watching your carbs but, it's a smart choice you can enjoy with out all the guilt, if you have the extra calories to spare you could have a small chopped salad with this to round out your meal as long as you don't go crazy with the salad dressing. I thought I couldn't eat pizza and lose weight but, I do and I've lost over 50 lbs so far and still losing. I make little changes that make a huge difference.
My friend Lisa makes great pizza but, when I asked her how many calories she thought her home made pizza was she laughed and said I never thought about it I make so many kinds of pizza. So I asked her to figure out how much calories was in her sausage & veggie pizza "mushrooms, onions, and peppers.
OK she got back to me and said Holly Crap! I say about 355 calories per slice! I said and how much of that is fat? if you knew Lisa, you would know she said shut up! lol
Lets face it, there's no good news about low fat pizza, I've tried ALL the so called great tasting low fat recipes and lets say they stunk! So I decided that I would try my best to make it taste good and not kill us with the fat and carbs. I also figured we only have it on our treat days.
Here is what you'll need to make 2 8- 10" pizzas
- 1/2 lb dough for either one large or 2 smaller
- 2 cloves of garlic minced
- 2 pints of grape or cherry tomatoes roasted
- Fresh asiago cheese " the kind you can grate "
- Fresh basil if you like " I used dried myself "
.
.
Now I always make my own pizza dough but you can buy a lb at a bakery or in the freezer dept.
Just make sure you divide it into 4 portions, put 1/2 a side for another day
Let the dough rest a good hour at least, this way you can roll it out as thin as possible with ease.
Preheat your oven to 425 degrees
Sprinkle a little cornmeal on your cookie sheet or pizza pan, this makes it crisp and taste authentic"
Place dough on pan, load up your tomatoes, sausage and grate fresh asiago cheese all over it and baked it 10 - 12 minutes. Take it out grate some more cheese and put on some fresh basil or dried and let it rest 5 minutes so when you cut it, it will stay nicely on the crust. Enjoy!.
Calories in my pizza is about 468 calories which isn't bad when you get your own whole pizza to yourself, it's not totally guilt free if your watching your carbs but, it's a smart choice you can enjoy with out all the guilt, if you have the extra calories to spare you could have a small chopped salad with this to round out your meal as long as you don't go crazy with the salad dressing. I thought I couldn't eat pizza and lose weight but, I do and I've lost over 50 lbs so far and still losing. I make little changes that make a huge difference.
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