Pepperoni Pizza
Here’s proof’you can enjoy a slice of pepperoni pizza and do your heart good. A few heart-smart substitutions and lots of vegetables make this much more healthy than a pizzeria’s, and you get to savour the aroma as it bakes.
Source: Cook Smart for a Healthy Heart, Reader’s Digest Canada
| Servings | Prep Time | Cook Time |
| 4servings | 10minutes | 15minutes |
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 4servings | 10minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 15minutes |
Ingredients
- 1 tsp extra light olive oil
- 140 g button mushrooms trimmed and sliced
- 1 large onion cut into thin wedges
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- 2 tsp fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 4 Italian tomatoes sliced
- 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 ready-made thick pizza base about 300 g
- 3/4 cup no-salt-added tomato paste
- 30 g pepperoni (about 16 slices)
- 1 cup reduced-fat mozzarella cheese grated
- 4 tbsp parsley chopped, to sprinkle
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425ºF (220°C). Line a 30 cm (12 in.) pizza tray or a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add mushrooms, onion, garlic and oregano and fry over a medium heat until the mushrooms are golden-brown, about 7 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, sprinkle with the vinegar, and cover. Remove from the heat and let stand for 3 minutes.
- Meanwhile, place the pizza base on the pizza tray. Spread over the tomato paste. Top with the vegetable mixture, pepperoni and mozzarella, then sprinkle over the parsley.
- Bake pepperoni pizza until the crust is golden-brown and crisp and the cheese is melted and bubbly, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve hot.
Recipe Notes
Per serving: 410 calories, 23 g protein, 13 g total fat, 5 g saturated fat, 32 mg cholesterol, 50 g total carbohydrate, 12 g sugars, 8 g fibre, 751 mg sodium
With its abundance of vegetables, this pepperoni pizza provides a range of nutrients—especially vitamin C from the tomatoes—which promote the absorption of iron in the body. And the reduced-fat mozzarella supplies calcium, which helps prevent osteoporosis.
