Sausage and Broccoli Rabe Pizzettes
"My husband is a pizza worshipper. He came up with this recipe by piecing together a few different ideas featured in the latest Food Network mag. The goal here was to lighten up a pizza with whole wheat dough and part-skim cheese, but also to focus on portion control. Normally when we make a pie at home, we inhale the whole thing. By cutting the ball of dough into four and making pizzettes, you aren't tempted to over indulge. If it's possible to improve on a classic pizza pie, this might just do it."
photo by Diet It Up
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 whole wheat pizza dough, cut into 4 pieces (I buy mine frozen from Whole Foods)
- 2 hot Italian sausages
- 1 head broccoli rabe, blanched
- 1⁄3 cup roasted red pepper, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3⁄4 cup pizza sauce
- 1 3⁄4 cups part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
directions
- Heat olive oil and garlic in a deep skillet. Add blanched broccoli rabe and sauté until wilted. Season with salt and pepper. Drain off excess water or spin in a salad spinner. Set aside.
- Remove sausage from the casings. Brown the meat in a non-stick skillet on medium-high heat, breaking it up with a wooden spoon as it browns. Drain excess fat and set aside.
- Cut one pizza dough into 4 equal portions. Roll each flat and place on a pizza stone or cookie sheet.
- Top each of the four pizzettes with sauce, sausage, broccoli rabe and roasted red peppers. Cover with cheese.
- Bake at 500 degrees for about 15 minutes.
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I’m a twenty something, alright, late twenty something woman living on Long Island and working at a publishing company in the ever stressful NYC. Food makes me happy. What’s not to love about a cheeseburger and fries with a huge chocolate shake on the side? Come on, it’s a match made in heaven that would put a smile on even the grumpiest face. Unfortunately, I’ve been battling a pesky weight problem for what feels like an eternity. To make matters worse, I recently found out I have a blood sugar condition that will likely lead to diabetes. Doesn’t that sound like a recipe for disaster? So, I desperately needed to find a way to still love food, but also squeeze into a pair of skinny jeans. The solution, you ask? That’s a little tricky. I don’t believe in surviving off the frozen food aisle’s never-ending supply of frostbitten chemical concoctions. And the thought of eating a strict lettuce and water diet makes me want to throw myself off a building.
So, what’s a gal to do? I learned to Diet-It-Up. I love to cook and I’m always finding ways to take my favorite recipes and shave off a few calories, eliminate some of the processed ingredients and overhaul it in a way that makes it healthier. I’ve mastered every diet under the sun and while Weight Watchers© and The South Beach Diet© can be very successful, they’re tough to stick with when you just want to eat something that tastes good. I don’t have any fancy formal credentials and I’m not going to preach to you about carbs or fat grams. I just want you to enjoy tasty, delicious meals without the next-day calorie guilt. Mix in a jog or two at the gym and you’re on your way to a healthier life. I’m beginning to collect some of my recipes here. I invite you to Diet-It-Up with me. If we’re good all week, maybe we can even sneak in a few sips of that chocolate shake, wink wink.
