Healthy Protein Pizza
It keeps the flavor and taste of pizza, while swapping in clean ingredients.
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Now, on to this week’s recipe . . . 😊
Pizza is probably one of your favorite comfort foods.
However, the typical pizza you order from a restaurant or grab from the freezer aisle is objectively not a healthy option.
It’s usually filled with refined flour, excess sodium, greasy processed cheese, and fatty meats. Eat a few slices, and you’ve consumed more calories, carbs, and saturated fat than your body needs in an entire meal. Over time, that kind of eating can take a toll on your energy levels and heart health.
But here’s the good news: you don’t have to give up pizza to eat well.
You just have to make it smarter.
Our Healthy Protein Pizza keeps the flavor and taste of pizza, while swapping in clean ingredients. By using Greek yogurt in the crust, for example, we boost the protein content.
After years of testing various healthy pizza recipes, with much trial and error, we’re finally ready to share a healthy protein pizza recipe that is delicious, and you and your family will love. And because you’re making it at home, you can customize toppings without the extra grease or hidden additives.
If you try the recipe below and enjoy it, please let me know!
Ingredients
1 1/4 cup self-rising flour (or make your own by mixing 1 1/4 cups regular flour with 2 tsp baking powder + 1/2 tsp sea salt)
1 1/4 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp Italian seasoning
1 cup low-fat part-skim shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup organic marinara (adjust to taste)
Directions
Preheat oven to 475°F.
Mix together the self-rising flour, sea salt, and Greek yogurt until a dough ball forms. Use your hands or a mixer―if mixing, start on low and add flour gradually. If the dough feels sticky, add a little extra flour until you have a workable texture.
Flour a flat surface or counter, then divide the dough ball in half.
Roll out each half into a thin crust with a rolling pin, sprinkling extra flour on the pin or crust if it sticks.
Transfer to a pizza pan (perforated pans help the crust crisp) and sprinkle with garlic powder and Italian seasoning.
Top with marinara and 1/2 cup of mozzarella per pizza. Add more Italian seasoning if desired.
Bake for 10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Garnish with basil, extra seasonings, or a drizzle of olive oil.
This recipe makes two small pizzas. Enjoy! 😊