Personal Cheese Pizza
This quick and cheesy personal pizza uses a protein-packed yogurt crust and all your favorite toppings for a satisfying meal in minutes.
Ingredients
Dough
- ¼ cup whole wheat flour, white-whole wheat flour, or 1:1 gluten-free flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon oregano
- Pinch of kosher salt
- ¼ cup nonfat Greek yogurt*
Toppings
- 2 to 4 tablespoons marinara sauce
- 2 to 4 tablespoons part-skim, shredded mozzarella cheese
- Optional red pepper flakes and torn basil leaves for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Mist a baking sheet with oil spray and set aside.
- In a small bowl, add the flour, baking powder and seasonings. Mix to combine everything. Add the yogurt and stir until you have a crumbled mixture. Using your hands, press and fold the flour into the yogurt until all of the pieces come together to form an elastic dough.
- While at first the dough will be fussy and crumbly, after about a minute of pressing and folding it will come together. Form one ball about the size of a baseball.
- Place the ball on the prepared baking sheet and flatten with your palm. Roll it out into a thin circle using a rolling pin or a soup can until it has about a 7-inch diameter. Your shape can be somewhat artisanal or you can make it perfectly circular by pinching the outside perimeters with your fingers.
- Place in oven on middle rack for 8 minutes. Add the sauce and spread it out evenly. Sprinkle on the cheese and any other preferred topping. Place back in the oven for another 5 to 8 minutes until the cheese is melty and the crust is crispy and browned.
- Take a “pizza” my heart…
Notes
Note: I like to make 4 or more crusts at a time. I bake them, let them cool, then place a piece of parchment paper between each one and stash in a zip-top baggy in the freezer. Then, whenever a pizza craving calls, I defrost one on the counter and pop it in the oven—or toaster oven—with tasty toppings. Pizza in a pinch!
Nutrition Information per serving
Calories: 250Carbohydrates: 32gProtein: 19gTotal Fat: 6g— Unsaturated Fat: 3g— Saturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 690mgPotassium: 730mgFiber: 4gTotal Sugar: 4g— Natural Sugar: 4g— Added Sugar: 0gCalcium: 430mgIron: 2.2mg
Nutrition information is calculated using a leading industry software. That being said, brands can vary, and there may be slight fluctuations in the numbers.