Low Fat Pita Pizza with Ground Beef

Greetings!

When you're trying to lose weight, the last thing you want to think about is Pizza. But this low fat Pita Pizza with Ground Beef Recipe will make you want to think about dinner time!

This recipe makes 4 servings, and each serving has the following nutritional contents:

• 202 Calories,
• 7 g Total Fat,
• 3 g Saturated Fat,
• 30 mg Cholesterol,
• 418 mg Sodium,
• 21 g Total Carbohydrate,
• 3 g Dietary Fiber,
• 15 g Protein, and
• 150 mg Calcium .

• 4 small (1-ounce) whole-wheat pitas, split
• horizontally to make 8 rounds
• 4 ounces extra-lean ground beef (10% or
• less fat)
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cup tomato sauce (no salt added)
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• 3 ounces skim-milk mozzarella cheese,
• grated
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

This is what you do:

Preheat oven to 425o F.
Place pita rounds onto nonstick baking sheet; bake 5-10 minutes, until toasted.
Remove pitas from oven; leave oven on.
Meanwhile, spray small nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray; heat.
Add beef and garlic; cook over medium-high heat, stirring to break up meat, 2-3 minutes, until no longer pink.
Remove from heat; set aside.
Spread each toasted pita round with 2 tablespoons tomato sauce. Sprinkle sauce with equal amounts of oregano, then cheese;
top cheese with equal amounts of reserved beef, then sprinkle evenly with salt and pepper. Bake 5 minutes, until sauce is bubbling and cheese is melted.


Yours in Health,


Skinny Jeff