Didi’s Monday Morning Recipe 2/20/2012 A Meal Fit for a President!

Didi’s Monday Morning Recipe 2/20/2012 A Meal Fit for a President!

Happy President's Day everyone!  To celebrate this national holiday, I thought it fitting to honor the past and present leaders of this country with a healthy meal fit for a President.

I bring to you...Didi's American Flag Pizza!

Didi’s American Flag Pizza

1 Kontos Lavash 9x11 Rectangle Flatbread (220 cal)

1/2 c. Tomato Pizza Sauce (30 cal)

1/4 c. Italian 5-Cheese Mix (90 cal)

1 c. Fresh Spinach (10 cal)

Sliced Fresh Mushrooms (20 cal)

15 pieces Turkey Pepperoni (70 cal)

Eat the whole thing yourself, only 440 calories, 28g protein and only 11g fat!

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.  Lay out your flatbread on a cookie sheet.  Spread evenly the pizza sauce on the flatbread.  Sprinkle a light layer of the cheese over the sauce.  In the upper left corner of the rectangle lay the spinach out to make the "blue" area of your flag.  Dot the flag with mushroom stars (you can cut up the mushrooms if you'd like to create 50 stars!).  Use the pepperoni slices for the "red stripes" of your flag.  Cover your artwork with the rest of the cheese mix and pop in the oven.  Cook for 8-10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and crust is brown.

Compare this entire 9x11" American Flag Pizza to 1/4 or 2 slices of a frozen Dijorno's rising crust pepperoni pizza which has 524 calories, 24g protein, 22g fat, and you save yourself 102 calories, 11g fat, and gain 4g protein!  

Happy President's Day!