Saturday, June 22, 2013

Loaded 'n Oated Veggie Pizza

It's hard to find good, tasty recipes for one. I used to make a whole 9X13 meal and I'd eat it for a week---bleh! I was getting sick of some of my favorites and freezing extras wasn't always the best solution.
My sister got me a cookbook a while back called "Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-free Eating in the Real World" that is nothing but recipes for 1-2 servings and they are all catered toward a low fat diet.

I decided to try the loaded n' oated veggie pizza. The first time my crust was too dry, but on the second try it was perfect!! It is REALLY filling and quite tasty!

Here's the recipe:


Ingredients for one serving
1/4 c Fiber One bran cereal (original)
1/4 cup regular oats (not instant)
1/4 cup fat free liquid egg substitute
1/3 cup shredded fat-free mozzarella cheese
1 Tbsp diced mushrooms
1 Tbsp diced onions
1 Tbsp diced green pepper
(I added 1 Tbsp sliced black olives)
1/3 cup canned tomato sauce
1/2 tsp garlic powder
Optional: salt, black pepper, oregano, garlic powder onion powder, red pepper flakes etc (to season sauce) * I used garlic powder, italian seasoning, oregano and red pepper flakes

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Place oats and Fiber One in a blender or food processor and grind until a breadcrumb-like consistency is reached. In a small bowl, combine the "breadcrumb mixture", egg substitute, and garlic powder. Mix well.
Over medium- medium-high heat, spoon mixture into a pan sprayed with nonstick spray and smooth into a circular shape (larger for thin crust, smaller for a thick crust) *I suggest going with a thinner crust. Allow to cook until the bottom is slightly browned (about 2 minutes) and then gently flip. Once both sides are slightly browned, remove crust from the pan and place it on a plate to cool.

Remove pan from heat and respray. Cook diced veggies in the pan over medium high heat for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat.

Season tomato sauce to aste with any of the optional ingredients and mix well. Pour sauce evenly onto oat/cereal crust.

Next, evenly top crust first with the cheese and then with the veggies. Place pizza directly on oven rack and cook for 10 minutes. *I used a pizza baking pan


Per serving (1 pizza): 231 calories, 2 g fat, 870 mg sodium, 37 g carbs, 11g fiber, 6g sugar, 24 g protein