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A few weeks ago, I was on Showcase MN television show making a healthy pizza. After the show, I didn't want to waste all the ingredients I just used (because we didn't actually bake a pizza on TV, I had one pre-made). So I put the toppings in a tupperwear, and I stopped at Trader Joe's on my way home to pick up frozen artichokes. I threw everything in a casserole dish and viola! A pizza casserole that took about 2 minutes to throw together!
1 bag frozen Artichoke hearts (from Trader Joe's)
3 links of chicken sausage (Bolinski's Organic)
1 package of sliced mushrooms
1 green pepper
(AND any favorite pizza topping)
1/2 jar No Sugar Marinara Sauce (no soybean oils either!)
2 cup mozzarella cheese (shred your own please:)
Place artichokes in a lasagna pan. Cut up chicken links into 1/4 inch pieces. Top with mushrooms and peppers. Cover the yummy goodness with marinara sauce, top with cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes and enjoy! Best results are if you let it rest for 15 minutes after baking to let the juices set in.
NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON:
1 cup White Pasta = 246 calories, 43 carbs, 5 fiber
1 cup Artichoke Hearts = 40 calories, 6 carbs, 4 fiber
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Easy Pizza Casserole
A few weeks ago, I was on Showcase MN television show making a healthy pizza. After the show, I didn't want to waste all the ingredients I just used (because we didn't actually bake a pizza on TV, I had one pre-made). So I put the toppings in a tupperwear, and I stopped at Trader Joe's on my way home to pick up frozen artichokes. I threw everything in a casserole dish and viola! A pizza casserole that took about 2 minutes to throw together!
1 bag frozen Artichoke hearts (from Trader Joe's)
3 links of chicken sausage (Bolinski's Organic)
1 package of sliced mushrooms
1 green pepper(AND any favorite pizza topping)
1/2 jar No Sugar Marinara Sauce (no soybean oils either!)
2 cup mozzarella cheese (shred your own please:)
Place artichokes in a lasagna pan. Cut up chicken links into 1/4 inch pieces. Top with mushrooms and peppers. Cover the yummy goodness with marinara sauce, top with cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes and enjoy! Best results are if you let it rest for 15 minutes after baking to let the juices set in.
NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON:
1 cup White Pasta = 246 calories, 43 carbs, 5 fiber
1 cup Artichoke Hearts = 40 calories, 6 carbs, 4 fiber
- Pizza Dip And Cataract Awareness Month
August is National Cataract Awareness Month. The US Department of Agriculture?s Food & Nutrition researchers find that women whose average carbohydrate intake is between 200 and 268 grams per day are 2.5 times more likely to get cortical cataracts than...
- Portabella Pizza
What type of marinara sauce are you using? Does it have soybean oil or olive oil? Does it have sugar? After much searching, I have found Mario Batali's brand being a good store bought option. Here's to a healthy gut-flora! 2 large portabella...
- Pizza Crust And Facts On "healthy Choice" Pizza
Another gross food item that is marketed to consumers as healthy! This IS NOT a weight loss food!!! Click HERE to find out how Partially Hydrogenated Oils leads to weight gain! Ingredients: Enriched French Bread: Unbleached Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour,...
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1 large eggplant 1 package Bolinski's organic Chicken Sausage 1 1/2 cups cottage cheese 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 2 egg whites 1/2 tsp dried oregano 1 (32 ounce) jar no sugar marinara sauce To prepare the...
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I grew up in the town where the first frozen pizza was invented, Tombstone Pizza! It started in a bar across from a graveyard. So I grew up on a lot of pizza. My favorite were the pizza sticks that you would dip in sauce. Here is my "healthified" version...