Two Cheese Pizza

Serve your pizza with fresh fruit and a mixed green salad garnished with red beans to balance your meal.

Ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp whole wheat flour
- 1 can (10 ounces) refrigerated pizza crust
- Vegetable cooking spray
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup low-fat ricotta cheese
- 1/2 tsp. dried basil
- 1 small onion, minced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 tsp salt (optional)
- 4 ounces shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 2 cups mushrooms, chopped
- 1 large red pepper, cut into strips

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Spread whole wheat flour over working surface. Roll out dough with rolling pin to desired crust thickness.
3. Coat cookie sheet with vegetable cooking spray. Transfer pizza crust to cookie sheet. Brush olive oil over crust.
4. Mix low-fat ricotta cheese with dried basil, onion, garlic and salt. Spread this mixture over crust.
5. Sprinkle crust with part-skim mozzarella cheese. Top cheese with mushrooms and red pepper.
6. Bake at 425 degrees for 13-15 minutes or until cheese melts and crust is deep golden brown.
7. Cut into 8 slices.

Serving size: 2 slices
Nutrition info per serving: Calories 420, Total fat 19g, Saturated fat 7g, Sodium 580mg, Total Carbs 44g, Protein 20g

*Recipe from NDEP - National Diabetes Education Program