Cheese Pizza Recipe

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Kids will love this easy cheese pizza that uses bottled pizza sauce and two kinds of cheese. The homemade pizza crust makes it special.

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 2 wedges)

Ingredients

Basic Pizza Dough
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 cup fat-free bottled pizza sauce
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup (2 ounces) grated fresh Parmesan cheese

Preparation

Position one oven rack in the middle setting. Position another rack in the lowest setting, and place a rimless baking sheet on the bottom rack. Preheat oven to 500°.

Remove plastic wrap from Basic Pizza Dough; discard plastic. Brush olive oil over dough. Remove preheated baking sheet from oven, and close oven door. Slide dough onto preheated baking sheet, using a spatula as a guide. Bake on lowest oven rack at 500° for 8 minutes. Remove from oven.

Spread sauce in an even layer over crust, leaving a 1/4-inch border. Top with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Bake on middle rack an additional 10 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese melts. Cut into 12 wedges.

Nutritional Information

Calories per serving: 356
Calories from fat: 27%
Fat per serving: 10.8g
Saturated fat per serving: 5.8g
Monounsaturated fat per serving: 3.7g
Polyunsaturated fat per serving: 0.7g
Protein per serving: 19.1g
Carbohydrates per serving: 44.5g
Fiber per serving: 2.5g
Cholesterol per serving: 30mg
Iron per serving: 3mg
Sodium per serving: 633mg
Calcium per serving: 357mg

Julie Grimes Bottcher
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