Homemade Pizza

We LOVE pizza at our house...and love the homemade stuff even more. Did you know that a slice of cheese pizza at the Costco food court is 700 calories...I know...It's so good...but not so good for you...and wouldn't you rather a gourmet pizza for WAY less? Sure you would!

I use Rhodes bread loaves for my dough. One loaf makes 2 pizzas. There are 585 calories in one pizza crust (or half the loaf)...so...if you cut the pizza into 6 slices...it's 97 calories and if you do 8, it's only 73. I typically make one "gourmet" pizza and then a plain cheese or pepperoni for the kid.

BBQ Chicken Pizza

Ingredients:

1/2 loaf frozen Rhodes Bread, thawed for 5-6 hours

1 tsp olive oil

1 tsp italian seasoning

3 T BBQ sauce

1 1/2 C chicken, cooked and chopped (Costco Rotisserie chicken)

1/2 C thinly sliced red onions

2 oz mozzarella, low skim (about 1/2 C)

Preheat oven to 500* and place pizza stone in oven. Place small amount of flour on counter and roll out pizza dough. (I try to get mine as thin as I can without tearing it). Mix olive oil and seasoning and brush on outside edges of dough. Place a good amount of cornmeal on pizza peel and put dough on. Add the BBQ sauce, cheese, chicken and red onions. Slide pizza onto stone and bake 6-7 minutes. Slice (into 6-8 pieces) and enjoy!

Calorie Total (made as listed):

cut into 6 slices: 1 slice = 203 calories

cut into 8 slices: 1 slice = 152 calories

Calorie Total (without olive oil/seasoned edges):

cut into 6 slices: 195 calories

cut into 8 slices: 146

Pepperoni Pizza

1/2 loaf frozen Rhodes Bread, thawed for 5-6 hours

1 tsp olive oil

1 tsp italian seasoning

1/2 C Pizza Sauce (I like Ragu pizza sauce)

2 oz mozzarella, low skim (about 1/2 C)

17 slices of Turkey Pepperoni (this stuff is delicious and way lower in calories and fat)

Preheat oven to 500* and place pizza stone in oven. Place small amount of flour on counter and roll out pizza dough. (I try to get mine as thin as I can without tearing it). Mix olive oil and seasoning and brush on outside edges of dough. Place a good amount of cornmeal on pizza peel and put dough on. Add the pizza sauce, cheese, and pepperoni. Slide pizza onto stone and bake 6-7 minutes. Slice (into 6-8 pieces) and enjoy!

Calorie Total:

cut into 6 slices: 1 slice = 151

cut into 8 slices: 1 slice = 113

Couple of things...no, you don't have to do the olive oil and seasoning on the edges, but it only adds 50 calories to the whole pizza and it really makes the pizza edges a little crispier and the italian seasoning is yummy! I typically cut my pizzas into 6 slices and 2 is plenty for me. Served with some fruit or a salad and I can keep a pizza dinner under 500 calories. It's one of my higher calorie dinners, but it is so good and once in awhile, I deserve it.

I have a few other types of pizzas that I have made and will post them once I make them again and figure out the calories...my favorite summer pizza is a bruschetta pizza with fresh tomatoes and basil from the garden...YUM!