Deep Dish Pizza

Ingredients:

1 (8 oz.) extra lean turkey sausage

2 Tbsp. olive oil, divided

1 medium yellow onion

1 red pepper, thinly sliced

1 green pepper, thinly sliced

1 ½ c. mushrooms, thinly sliced

1/8 tsp. sea salt

1/8 tsp. pepper

2 tsp. corn meal

1 (1 lb.) whole wheat pizza dough

6 oz. low fat mozzarella cheese, shredded and divided

1 c. tomato sauce

1 Tbsp. fresh oregano, chopped

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Cut a slit along the length of the sausage and discard casing. Place sausage into bowl and refrigerate until needed.

Heat 1 Tbsp. oil in a medium sauté pan over medium high heat. Add onion and sauté for 2 minutes. Add peppers and mushrooms and cook for 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and transfer mixture into a bowl.

Return pan to burner over medium-high heat. Add sausage meat and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon. Cook for about 4 minutes. Place sausage onto a paper towel lined plate. Brush inside of a 12 inch deep dish pizza pan with remaining 1 Tbsp. oil and sprinkle with cornmeal. Roll out dough to 14 inches in diameter. Place dough into pan and press to sides and bottom of pan gently, stretching dough 1 ½ inches up the side of the pan.

Sprinkle half the mozzarella over bottom of crust. Evenly layer sausage, then sautéed vegetables onto crust. Pour tomato sauce evenly over top and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella. Place pan in oven and bake for 20 -25 minutes. Remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes. Cut into 12 wedges. Sprinkle each slice with ¼ tsp. oregano and serve immediately. Makes 12 servings.

Nutritional Information: Calories: 186, Fat: 9 g., Carbs: 17 g., Protein: 10 g.

Crustless Quiche

Ingredients:

2 c. eggplant, chopped

1 c. zucchini, chopped

1 c. red pepper, chopped

1 c. yellow onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 tsp. extra virgin olive oil

4 artichoke hearts, thawed and chopped

1 egg

1 cup egg whites

1 cup skim milk

¾ tsp. ground pepper

½ tsp. dried thyme

½ tsp. dried oregano

½ c. fresh basil, torn

¾ c. part skim shredded mozzarella

Olive oil

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Saute eggplant, zucchini, pepper, onion and garlic in oil in a large skillet over medium heat for 10 minutes. Turn off heat and fold artichokes into vegetable mixture.

In a medium bowl, whisk together egg, egg whites, milk, pepper, basil and mozzarella to vegetable mixture. Stir until everything is evenly distributed.

Oil an 8 inch pan and pour in vegetable mixture. Cook for 25 – 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let sit for 10 minutes before serving. Serves 5.

Nutritional Information: (per 1/5 quiche): Calories: 190, Fat: 5 g., Carbs: 22 g., Protein: 15 g.

Clean Eating Tuna Melt

Ingredients:

6 oz. can tuna in water

3 Tbsp. celery, diced

3 Tbsp. red onion, diced

2 Tbsp. carrots, diced

2 Tbsp. tomato, diced

2 Tbsp. apple, diced

1/3 c. nonfat Greek yogurt

1½ tsp. white wine vinegar

½ tsp. dried oregano

¼ tsp. parsley flakes

1/8 tsp. pepper

2 slices whole wheat bread

2 slices tomato

2 (1 oz.) slices reduced fat Swiss cheese

Instructions:

Stir together first 11 ingredients in a medium bowl until well combined.

Divide tuna salad equally among both slices of bread. Top each with 1 slice tomato and 1 slice cheese. Broil topped bread halves for 5 – 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Makes 2 servings.

Nutritional information: (per serving): Calories: 340, Fat: 4.5 g., Carbs: 31 g., Protein: 41 g.

Clean Eating Grilled Cheese

Ingredients:

4 slices whole wheat bread

1 tsp. olive oil

1 tsp. Dijon mustard

2 oz. low fat Cheddar cheese, finely grated and divided

½ medium Granny Smith apple, halved, cored and thinly sliced

Instructions:

Brush one side of each slice of bread with oil. Turn 2 pieces of bread over and spread with mustard. Divide half of cheese between both mustard covered slices. Place apples on top and then remaining cheese. Top each with other half of bread, oiled side up, making 2 sandwiches.

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Place sandwiches in pan and cook until light golden brown. Flip over and continue cooking until cheese has melted and bread is golden brown. Cut sandwiches in half and serve. Makes 2 sandwiches.

Nutritional information: (per sandwich): Calories: 220,Fat: 7 g., Carbs: 27 g., Protein: 14 g.