Healthy Deep Dish Pizza Recipe

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Healthy Deep Dish Pizza
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Directions:

  1. For Crust: Stir water, sugar and yeast together until dissolved. Add the olive oil and the salt. Stir in the flour until well blended. Let dough rise for an hour.
  2. For Sauce: Mix tomatoes, tomato sauce, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, oregano, basil, bay leaf and sugar in a saucepan. Simmer for 30 minutes or longer.
  3. Pizza: Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  4. Spray Pam or another cooking spray on a 9 inch round baking dish.
  5. Split whole-wheat dough into two sections, one section larger than the other. Roll out larger (about 1/4 inch thick) section and place in round baking dish. Leave about 1 inch hanging over the sides.
  6. Roll out smaller dough section (1/4 inch thick) and reserve for the top.
  7. Fill crust in dish with topping: green pepper, pepperoni, onion, mushrooms, and any other toppings desired. Use enough toppings to fill the dish 3/4 the way full, leave room for the sauce. Top with Mozzarella cheese.
  8. Pour sauce over the top of vegetables. (Depending on topping all the sauce may not fit in dish.).
  9. Place remaining crust over the sauce, cheese and topping mixture.
  10. Trim to fit the shape of the 9-inch dish. Pinch sides together with bottom crust.
  11. Cut slits in top to create air vents.
  12. Cook covered with foil for 20 minutes. Remove foil and cook the rest of the way till crust on top is brown and center is warm.
  13. Cut into pie piece shape and serve. (You may have remaining liquid at bottom from vegetables, just spoon out into sink to prevent the crust from getting soggy.).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 268.31 Kcal (1123 kJ)
Calories from fat 63.13 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.01g 11%
Cholesterol 22.46mg 7%
Sodium 1028.03mg 43%
Potassium 170.47mg 4%
Total Carbs 34.95g 12%
Sugars 3.39g 14%
Dietary Fiber 2.47g 10%
Protein 17.38g 35%
Vitamin C 16mg 27%
Iron 2.6mg 14%
Calcium 247.1mg 25%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 170.65 Kcal (714 kJ)
Calories from fat 40.15 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.46g 11%
Cholesterol 14.28mg 7%
Sodium 653.84mg 43%
Potassium 108.42mg 4%
Total Carbs 22.23g 12%
Sugars 2.16g 14%
Dietary Fiber 1.57g 10%
Protein 11.05g 35%
Vitamin C 10.1mg 27%
Iron 1.6mg 14%
Calcium 157.2mg 25%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.5
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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