As you probably already know from this blog, I eat out a lot. Whether it's for food stories or destination pieces, part of my "research" as a food/travel journalist requires eating at restaurants on a regular basis. And though I love to cook and often do, I pretty much go out to eat on the weekends with friends and family. I'm not a club person but I do love me some restaurants!
The problem is that I have to find some balance and that's not always easy to do. When a chef is sending out pork belly topped with a lovely, drippy egg sprinkled with bits of pancetta, it's hard (impossible!) to turn it away. And sometimes when I'm on a trip, I throw all caution to the wind and eat waaaaay too much because...well, it's there. The worst part is that when I'm freshly back from a trip, I find it difficult to get back to my "normal" healthy eating because my brain is still in vacation mode.
That's when I have to get creative: I want to eat healthy, but I've never been one to get excited about the ol' salad with chicken breast meal. I want something that's tasty and satisfying, but without all the friggen fat. This pizza is exactly that dish.
This whole pizza, which garners 6 big slices, is 190 calories total. It's basically a whole wheat tortilla (I use La Tortilla Smart & Delicious Wraps), a 1/4 cup of pizza sauce, 1 slice of low-moisture, skim mozzarella, fresh basil and grape tomato. It's crispy and light and with a side salad, it's the perfect meal.
My sister recommended that I heat up the tortilla in a saute or grill pan first, to get the crispiness going - a very good tip. Simply place the tortilla in a dry pan until both sides start to crisp up a bit. Then place it on a cookie sheet (sprayed with oil), put on your toppings and bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
5 comments:
I had this for lunch and it was perfect. My fiancee was so happy to have this wonderful looking pizza to come home to.
I tried this for lunch today and it was amazing and so easy.
I'm so glad you both liked it! While it's not your pizzeria crust, it really satisfies without blowing your healthy eating plan.
That seems amazing, I really thought it was a proper pizza. I'm going to make it tomorrow for dinner.
wow! this was so yummy! my sister and i made this pizza tonight except we used nature's promise wheat tortillas. they're pretty thin so we used 2 tortillas and layered mozzarella and tomato/basil sauce between the tortillas. fresh parm is perfect to top it all off! we will definitely be making this again. thanks!
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