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Saturday, February 25, 2012

Veggie Flat Bread Pizza

A good, healthy variation to store bought or restaurant bought pizza.

You will need:
*Package flat bread (Naan, whole wheat flat bread, soft wrap bread for sandwiches), or better yet, make your own. This recipe and this recipe are fantastic. I omitted the herbs in the second one, just because my kids won't eat anything with flecks, speckles, chunks, etc. in it.
*1T olive oil
*Low fat part skim shredded mozzarella (about 3/4 to 1 cup per pizza)
*Lots and lots of fresh veggies. We used:
Fresh baby spinach sauteed in olive oil with 3-4 cloves sliced fresh garlic
Sliced cherry tomatoes
Sliced mushrooms
Some other suggestions:
Thin sliced red onion
Artichoke hearts
Olives
Thin sliced zucchini
Thin sliced bell peppers
Kale sauteed with olive oil and garlic
Once you have all of your ingredients prepped, these come together really fast. Place a few pieces of the flat bread on a cookie sheet. Brush with a very light coating of olive oil. Sprinkle each flat bread with 1/2 cup cheese. Layer the veggies. Sprinkle another 1/3 cup to 1/2 cup of cheese over the veggies. Bake at 425 for 10-12 minutes, or until cheese is melted and browned a little on the edges. Delicious. You can also make these with meat, we just are fans of the vegetarian version.

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