Monday, January 31, 2011

Prosciutto, Gorgonzola, Date Pizza! (And it's under 400 calories!)

Time for my first food post!  I'm a (usually) healthy eater and strive for my meals to be between 300 and 400 calories when I'm eating at home - which is most of the time, because I really like being able to be in control of 100% of what is going into my food.  The pizza I am going to show you is one of my all-time favorite meals, it's delish!  I make it for just myself so it only feeds one, but you could easily substitute a handmade or pre-made pizza crust.

The ingredients you'll need are:
1 whole wheat pita,
Extra virgin olive oil,
Any kind of pasta/ pizza sauce,
Shredded  mozzarella cheese,
Either a block or crumbled gorgonzolla cheese,
Package of prosciutto,
Pitted dates,
Sea salt



Step One:
Preheat oven to 385 degrees


 Step Two:
Lightly brush the bottom of your pita with Extra Virgin Olive Oil
(140 calories for pita + 50ish calories for Olive Oil)

Step Three:
Spread pizza/pasta sauce on the pita
(10 calories for sauce)

 Step Four:
Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over sauce
(50 calories for cheese)

 Step Five:
Sprinkle gorgonzola cheese over mozzarella cheese
(60 calories)

Step Six:
Tear 1/2 of a piece of prosciutto into small pieces and spread them over the cheese
(15 calories for 1/2 piece of prosciutto)

Step Seven:
Slice 2 dates into small pieces and place on top of the pizza
*Note- make sure you get pitted dates- it's a HUGE pain to peel and pit the dates yourself
(40 calories for dates)

Step Eight:
Sprinkle with sea salt

Step Nine:
Cook for 16 minutes
 Calorie count = 325

 Step 10: (my fave)
Enjoy a glass of red while your easy, gourmet, low calorie pizza cooks!

Bon Appetit!

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