I've become increasingly disgruntled by the ingredients (and cost!) of store bought freezer pizzas. The sodium levels are just crazy. In one "serving" you can easily consume more than half of your day's recommended dose of sodium. (And, let's be honest here...how often do we only eat their version of a "serving"???)
Tonight I ventured into the world of homemade pizza (thanks to the inspiration of my step-mom's AMAZING homemade pizza.
It was a HUGE hit!
I made pizza dough following the recipe on my bread machine recipe book. I then cut the dough in fourths (per the suggestion in the recipe guide) and allowed it to rest for twenty minutes.
After rolling them all out into nice even circles, I spread two-three tablespoons of Tomato Basil spaghetti sauce. Sprinkled a few shakes of Italian seasonings and a teaspoon of sugar on each pie. Then topped each individual pie according to taste preferences (just plan cheese for the kids, lots of fresh veggies for the adults). While the bread machine was working the dough I cut up several fresh bell peppers (green, red, and yellow). Also one sweet onion. We even added some turkey pepperoni (tastes pretty darn close to regular pepperoni but 70% less fat!!!) Topped them all off with a HUGE heaping pile of mozzarella cheese and popped both pans in the oven. (On a jelly roll pan covered with Reynolds Release foil) Bake for 12-15 minutes at 500 degrees. Viola! A shockingly healthy alternative and fairly budget friendly too. (I have plenty of chopped veggies in freezer bags ready for the next time we make pizza.)
I wish I had taken photos because they were quite visually appealing too. (We were all far to eager to partake to worry about a photo-op)
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