Free Cooking Recipes

This pizza is limited only by your imagination. Top it with
one or more varieties of cheese, such as mozzarella, feta,
cheddar or Parmesan, and then crown it with a Special
Pizza Addition from the selection that follows. Once
you’ve made your own pizza, you’ll never call for delivery
again!

Makes 8 servings

Crust:
1 envelope active dry yeast
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Basic Tomato Sauce:
2 teaspoons olive oil
5 ounces ground chicken or lean chicken sausage (10%
or less fat)
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup tomato puree
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Topping:
1 or more Special Pizza Additions (recipes follow)
3 ounces shredded or grated cheese (see note above)

To prepare crust, in small bowl, sprinkle yeast over
3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons warm water (105?115oF); let
stand 10 minutes.
Set aside 1 tablespoon flour. in food processor,
combine remaining flour, the salt and yeast mixture;
process 1 minute.
Spray large bowl with nonstick cooking spray; place
dough in bowl. Cover bowl loosely with plastic wrap;
let dough rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled
in volume, about 2 hours.
Sprinkle work surface with reserved 1 tablespoon
flour. Punch down dough; place on prepared work
surface. Pat dough into a 12″ circle.
Spray a 12″ pizza pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Transfer dough to pan; shape edge to form rim.
To prepare sauce, in medium saucepan, heat oil; add
chicken and onion. Cook over medium heat, stirring to
break up meat, until onion is golden brown and
chicken is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook, stirring
constantly, 30 seconds longer. Add tomato puree,
oregano, salt and pepper; reduce heat to low. Simmer,
stirring occasionally, 15 minutes, until flavors are
blended.
Adjust oven racks so as to divide oven into thirds;
preheat oven to 450oF.
Spread crust evenly with sauce to within 1/2″ of
edge. Arrange Special Pizza Additions over sauce;
bake in lower third of oven 10?15 minutes, until
bottom is browned. Sprinkle with cheese; bake 10?15
minutes longer, until crust is golden brown and
topping is hot.

EACH SERVING (NOT INCLUDING SPECIAL PIZZA
ADDITIONS) PROVIDES: 1/4 Fat; 3/4 Vegetable; 1
Protein; 2 Breads

PER SERVING WITH GROUND CHICKEN: 249 Calories;
11 g Protein; 6 g Fat; 38 g Carbohydrate; 91 mg Calcium;
767 mg Sodium; 24 mg Cholesterol; 2 g Dietary Fiber

Special Pizza Additions

Choose one or more of these additions to make your pizza
even more exciting!

Makes 8 servings each

Slice 2 cups fresh vegetables, such as mushrooms,
onions, bell peppers or zucchini, alone or in any
combination. Saute vegetables in medium non-stick
skillet in 1 teaspoon olive oil over medium heat, stirring
constantly, until soft.

EACH SERVING PROVIDES: 1/2 Vegetable; 5 Optional
Calories

PER SERVING: 13 Calories; 0 g Protein; 1 g Fat; 2 g
Carbohydrate; 4 mg Calcium; 1 mg Sodium; 0 mg
Cholesterol; 0 g Dietary Fiber

Wash and drain 4 cups spinach leaves thoroughly; shred.
In medium non-stick skillet, saute shredded spinach in 1
teaspoon olive oil over medium-high heat, 15 seconds,
just until wilted.

EACH SERVING PROVIDES: 1 Vegetable; 5 Optional
Calories

PER SERVING: 11 Calories; 1 g Protein; 1 g Fat; 1 g
Carbohydrate; 28 mg Calcium; 22 mg Sodium; 0 mg
Cholesterol; 1 g Dietary Fiber

Slice or chop 6 large or 10 small green or black olives.

EACH SERVING PROVIDES: 5 Optional Calories

PER SERVING OF GREEN OLIVES: 4 Calories; 0 g
Protein; 1 g Fat; 0 g Carbohydrate; 2 mg Calcium; 85 mg
Sodium; 0 mg Cholesterol; 0 g Dietary Fiber

PER SERVING OF BLACK OLIVES: 4 Calories; 0 g
Protein; 1 g Fat; 0 g Carbohydrate; 3 mg Calcium; 31 mg
Sodium; 0 mg Cholesterol; 0 g Dietary Fiber
Sprinkle pizza with crushed red pepper flakes, chopped
fresh basil leaves, dried thyme leaves or dried oregano
leaves to taste, alone or in any combination.

VARIATION

White Pizza–Omit Basic Tomato Sauce and Special Pizza
Additions:

In small bowl, combine 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese,
the shredded or grated cheese, and 4 ounces crumbled
cooked ground chicken or lean chicken sausage (10% or
less fat). Spread on unbaked crust to within 1/2″ of
edge; bake in lower third of oven 20?30 minutes, until
crust is golden brown and topping is hot.

EACH SERVING PROVIDES: 1 1/2 Proteins; 2 Breads

PER SERVING WITH GROUND CHICKEN: 263 Calories;
14 g Protein; 7 g Fat; 35 g Carbohydrate; 164 mg Calcium;
544 mg Sodium; 33 mg Cholesterol; 1 g Dietary Fiber

PER SERVING WITH CHICKEN SAUSAGE: 261
Calories; 14 g Protein; 7 g Fat; 35 g Carbohydrate; 165 mg
Calcium; 626 mg Sodium; 30 mg Cholesterol; 1 g Dietary
Fiber