How to Make Homemade, Whole Grain Veggie Pizza

published by Annetherese McCorkell on Nov 13, 2009

You can make homemade, whole grain healthy pizza; here’s how!

You can make your homemade pizza more healthy and less expensive than pizza restaurant pizzas.  Supermarket pizzas that may be cheaper usually don’t have much topping on them.  So here’s my basic whole grain pizza recipe:

2 c whole wheat flour

1/2 c all-purpose flour

1 c warm water

1 package baking yeast

1 TB olive oil

1/4 c grated parmesan cheese

1 lb whole milk or part-skim mozzarrella cheese, grated

1 to 1-1/2 c homemade or bottled tomato sauce

oregano to taste

black pepper

4 or 5 cloves garlic, minced

1 medium onion, sliced

1 red, green or yellow pepper, sliced

1 medium tomato, sliced

Preparation:  Add yeast to 1 c warm water and stir, allow to rise several minutes; add oil and whole wheat and all-purpose flours and kneed well; allow to rise in a bowl that is coated with a TB or two of olive oil; cover and let rise about 30 minutes or until doubled in size, in a warm spot; preheat oven for 10 minutes; roll out or work out dough by hand to fit into a medium pizza pan; coat with enough tomato sauce to cover; add grated mozzarrella and spread parmesan cheese lightly around top; it’s great to saute the veggies first until a little soft; add sliced tomato, onions, garlic, pepper slices and add oregano and a little black pepper; most people don’t need to add salt especially because there’s so much salt in cheese;  you can also add cooked sausage pieces if you want; Bake 10 to 20 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and a little browned; Slice into 8 slices, and enjoy!

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  1. # 1 by Sharon
    November 17th, 2009 at 1:13 pm #

    I think whole grains are very important in the diet. I feel a lot different since I swapped out refined carbs for whole grains. I recently wrote an article about the benefits of whole grains, along with some tasty recipes: http://www.shar-on-nutrition.com/?p=362

    Feel free to comment/ask questions! :)

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