Veggie Lover's Pizza

Name: Veggie Lover's Pizza
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1.5 cups rice, cooked white jasmine; 1/2 cup red onion, minced; 1 tsp garlic, minced; dash salt; 2 cups spinach, chopped; 12 spears, asparagus, chopped; 2 eggs large; 2 egg whites (4 Tbsp liquid egg whites); 1/4 tsp oregano dried; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 2 Tbsp Parmesan cheese; 3 Italian chicken sausages, chopped; 1/2 cup pizza sauce; 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded, low-fat; Fresh basil, chopped for garnish

5 steps

Light but the sausage brings all the flavor. Cleanup is long like anything with eggs

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:49:53 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories551.1 kcal (28%)

Total Fat15.1 g (22%)

Carbs71.4 g (27%)

Sugars4.9 g (5%)

Protein26.2 g (52%)

Sodium747.6 mg (37%)

Fiber3.5 g (12%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 ½ cupsrice

½ cupred onion

1 tspgarlic

2 cupsspinach

12 spearsasparagus

¼ tsporegano dried

¼ tspblack pepper

2 Tbspparmesan cheese

3Italian chicken sausages

chopped

½ cuppizza sauce

½ cupmozzarella cheese

shredded, low-fat

Fresh basil

chopped for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Step 2

Cook the rice according to the directions on the package.

Step 3

Heat a skillet to medium heat and spray with cooking spray. Add the red onion, garlic and sea salt; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add the spinach. Cook until the spinach is wilted. Add the asparagus and cook until crisp-tender. Transfer to a plate to cool.

Step 4

In a medium sized bowl combine the eggs, egg whites, oregano and black pepper. Stir in cooked rice, Parmesan cheese and spinach mixture. Press onto a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper and form one thin circle. Bake for 10 minutes then broil an additional 1-2 minutes.

Step 5

Add the sausage, mushrooms and peppers to a frying pan and sauté for 10 minutes. Turn the oven down to 350 degrees. Top the pizza crust with pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, sausage, mushrooms and peppers. Return to the oven for about 5-10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Top with fresh basil. Divide the pizza into four equal servings.