The Hendricks house has pizza almost every week. Sometimes we order it, but our favorite thing to do it make it at home. Pizza can be healthy believe it or not. Here are a few tips we've found to keep our pizza healthy AND delicious!
Anytime you can use fresh ingredients, it's always that much better for flavor. This is our CRAZY basil plant that has taken over our herb garden. It was so delicious on the pizza (we've been making a lot of homemade pesto too).
Pizza crust dough from Sprouts. If you don't have a Sprouts, try Whole Foods, or Trader Joe's. These places often have whole wheat dough, and if you use dough rather than a pre made crust you can roll it out thin to give yourself 'thin crust'.
The pan can make or break your homemade pizza experience. This tip was given to me a couple years ago, and it's the greatest pizza pan alive. We've recommended it to several friends and they too would agree. It's $21.00 from Williams Sonoma and worth every penny!
The more veggies the healthier your pizza. But don't forget the flavor!
We started with a light layer of Garlic Olive Oil (no sauce), mmm so much flavor. Where do you get Garlic Olive Oil you ask? Why the Queen Creek Olive Mill of course, and yes you can buy on-line! Then come the ingredients, this week we did: prosciutto, mushrooms, basil, and black olives.
Another great 'keep it healthy' tip is the cheese. Less is more. This is the most fattening part of the pizza, but also the most delicious. If you buy a stronger flavored cheese it won't require you to put as much on. We used Asiago Cheese and placed small slices all over so each piece would have some cheese. It was delicious! Last tip, cut the pizza in squares rather than triangles like a pie. The pieces end up being smaller, and just as filling, you can have 3-4 pieces and feel like you had a lot of pizza.
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