Pizza!!

On this program we are on, we are eating very low carbs.  They have a lot of substitutions, so we really are not missing out (cookies, brownies, pretzels, cereal...).  The only thing we were both missing was Pizza.

I found a recipe that would work for us without us getting off course...  We tried it Saturday night.  Oh. My. Goodness!  Best Pizza ever!  Best pizza I ever remember having was in San Diego on our honeymoon...  This topped it!  After we are have reached our goal, we will add pepperoni, but it wasn't missed a whole lot.

Here is the recipe:

No Dough Meat Crust Pizza

Ingredients:

10 oz 93% lean ground beef, cooked and drained (2 Leans)

2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese,  divided (2 Leans)

1/4 tsp salt (1 Condiment)

1/4 tsp garlic powder (1/2 Condiment)

1/4 tsp onion powder (1/2 Condiment)

1/2 tsp Italian seasoning (1Condiment)

1 tbsp grated parmesan cheese (1 Condiment)

1 cup Great Value Italian Diced Tomatoes - must be 5g of carbs or less per 1/2 cup (2 Greens)

1/4 cup red bell peppers (1/2 Green)

1/4 cup green bell peppers (1/2 Green)

1/2 cup zucchini, chopped (1 Green)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place meat in a mixing bowl and mix with 1 cup of mozzarella. Add salt, garlic powder, onion powder and Italian seasoning until combined. Spread the mixture into a circle on a round pizza pan or baking stone (I prefer the stone). I place the diced tomatoes in a small chopper and blend until the sauce is smooth. You can use a magic bullet or a blender if you like. Top the meat mixture with the blended tomatoes. Top with the rest of the mozzarella, and then your optional toppings. Bake for about 25 minutes or until cheese is melted and browned.

So we altered it just a little, because the little grocery store in our town didn't have all the veggies  - like zucchini and I wasn't about to spend $2.79 for one red bell pepper.   We found a frozen mix of peppers/onions and spread those around, then topped it with cut up spinach and 10 black olives.  Next time we will add more veggies, like zucchini and more spinach, maybe mushrooms.  

One recipe was 4 servings for us (two meals each).   It was a large pizza and very filling and although it was delicious enough that we could have easily eaten both servings at that one time, it wasn't necessary.  (and we are learning to be happy with portion control!)  

We had a delicious breakfast this morning! 

Here is a better picture of it off the internet...