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Vegetable Pizza

Vegetable Pizza fresh out of the oven
Makes: 8 servings

Enjoy fresh, delicious pizza made at home. You can spice this up with red pepper flakes or garlic powder. Try with whatever vegetables you have on hand.

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup low-sodium pizza sauce
  • 1 large (12-inch) Italian pizza shell
  • 1 cup broccoli, chopped
  • 1 cup carrots, shredded
  • 1/2 cup green bell pepper, sliced (or red bell pepper)
  • 5 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded

Directions

  1. Wash hands with soap and water.
  2. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
  3. Spoon pizza sauce on pizza shell.
  4. Put pizza shell on a cookie sheet. Arrange vegetables over sauce. Sprinkle on the cheese.
  5. Bake for 10 minutes.
  6. When baked, cool pizza for 3 minutes before slicing. Cut into 8 wedges.

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Source:

Adapted from Spunky Vegetable Pizza, California 5 A Day, It’s So Easy
Contra Costa Health Services

Nutrition Information

Serving Size: 1 slice, 1/8 of recipe
Nutrients Amount
Total Calories 160
Total Fat 7 g
Saturated Fat 2 g
Cholesterol 12 mg
Sodium 341 mg
Carbohydrates 17 g
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Total Sugars 3 g
Added Sugars included 0 g
Protein 8 g
Vitamin D 0 mcg
Calcium 149 mg
Iron 2 mg
Potassium 226 mg

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Nutrients Amount
Total Calories 160
Total Fat 7 g
Saturated Fat 2 g
Monounsaturated Fat 3 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g
Linoleic Acid 1 g
α-Linolenic Acid 0.0 g
Omega 3 - EPA 0 g
Omega 3 - DHA 0 g
Cholesterol 12 mg
Carbohydrates 17 g
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Total Sugars 3 g
Added Sugars included 0 g
Protein 8 g
Minerals
Calcium 149 mg
Potassium 226 mg
Sodium 341 mg
Copper 0 mg
Iron 2 mg
Magnesium 20 mg
Phosphorus 161 mg
Selenium 11 mg
Zinc 1 mg
Vitamins
Vitamin A 158 mcg
Vitamin B6 0.1 mg
Vitamin B12 0.3 mcg
Vitamin C 18 mg
Vitamin D 0 mcg
Vitamin E 1 mg
Vitamin K 18 mcg
Folate 79 mcg
Thiamin 0.2 mg
Riboflavin 0.2 mg
Niacin 2 mg
Choline 10 mg

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MyPlate Food Groups

Dairy 1/2 cups
Grains 1 ounces
Vegetables 1/4 cups