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Veggie Pizza -- e-w

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Healthy Calendar Diabetic Cooking – Rondinelli & Bucko
Veggie Pizza -- e-w
Serves: 4

1 tsp. olive oil
1 c. broccoli florets
1 yellow squash, sliced (about 1 cup
1 c. sliced mushrooms
1 red bell pepper, sliced into thin strips
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 12-in. prepackaged pizza crust
1/2 c. shredded part-skim mozzarella
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes

Preheat oven to 450º. Add olive oil to a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add broccoli, squash, mushrooms and bell peppers; sauté for 3 minutes. Add garlic and sauté 30 seconds longer.

Place pizza crust on a baking sheet. Spread the veggie mixture evenly over the pizza. Sprinkle with cheese, black pepper and red pepper flakes.

Bake pizza in oven for 20 minutes or until the cheese begins to lightly brown.

Tip: Eating pizza can be a great way to sneak more vegetables into your meal plan.

2 slices equals: 353 calories…11 gm fat (3 gm saturated)…8 mg cholesterol…632 mg sodium…50 gm carbohydrate….3 gm fiber…5 gm sugars…15 gm protein +++EXC: 3 starch…1 lean meat…1 vegetable…1 fat +++WWP: 8