Recipes

Having a father and brother who love football, and my own love of football themed parties and events, I feel like this week has to feature as least a few Superbowl friendly recipes. However truth be told, most Superbowl food, if I can find a way to make it kind of healthy, is food I would love to eat year round. This recipe is for a yummy crispy pizza that gets it crunchy crust from cooking it in a skillet instead of the oven. You can top it with almost anything and it works for an individual pizza like the one I shared or use a larger skillet and make a pizza big enough for lots of folks.

Weight Watchers Skillet Pizza
Points: 8 weight watchers pointsplus
Servings: 1
Serving Size: 1 pizza
Nutritional Information: 310calories, 7.5 g of fat, 48.5 g of carbohydrates, 5.8 g of fiber, 15.6 g of protein

Ingredients
1/4 pound (4 oz) of whole wheat pizza dough (you could make it but I bought mine)
1/2 sliced roma tomato
1 handful fresh arugula
1 oz of fresh mozzarella
pinch of red pepper flakes
salt and pepper
not fat cooking spray

Instructions
1. Let your pizza dough rest for at least 20 minutes outside of the fridge.

2. Roll out your pizza dough using your hands, or a rolling pin, and a little flour until it is about the size of a small saute pan or cast iron skillet and/or the thickness that you want. I like crispy crust so I roll it thin.

3. Preheat your saute pan over medium heat and spray with non fat cooking spray right before adding the dough. Add the pizza dough and allow to cook for 5-7 minutes until crispy on the bottom and bubbling on top. If it bubbles too much, pop the bubbles with a fork.

4. Once the dough is crispy, flip it over. Add the tomatoes, salt and pepper, arugula, and fresh mozzarella. Add a pinch of red pepper on top.

5. Let cook for an additional 5 minutes until the dough is cooked through and the cheese has melted. If you have trouble melting the cheese, you can cover it briefly or pop it in a hot oven. Enjoy!