Challenge #14 - Family Bake Time!

A great way to spend quality time together is to bake healthy and nutritious meals. This simple mini-pizza recipe creates a meal that children of all ages can help bake!

Pizza has the potential to be a highly nutritious meal when prepared at home because you can control the fat, fibre and vegetable content. Your kids will love these fun little pizzas, especially if you get them to help make their own.

Quick fix tip
This is a recipe that can be made from leftovers in a jiffy. Store-bought pizza sauces are easy to use and convenient.

Ingredients
4 small tomatoes, thinly sliced
2 whole-grain English muffins, sliced in half
3/4 cup (175 mL) grated part-skim mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup (125 mL) pizza or tomato sauce

Be creative! Add other vegetables such as peppers, onions, or mushrooms to create a healthier pizza! Other suggested toppings: Leftover chicken or beef, red peppers, mushrooms, onions or tuna.

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven or toaster oven to 400ºF (200ºC).
2. Toast English muffin halves in oven until lightly browned (5 minutes).
3. Spread approximately 30 mL (2 tbsp) of sauce on each muffin half. Cover the sauce with overlapping tomato slices and other toppings of your choice.
4. Sprinkle each muffin half with salt and pepper and scatter mozzarella cheese and other toppings to cover the tomatoes.
5. Place mini pizzas on a cookie sheet and bake until cheese is melted (5 minutes). Remove from oven and let cool.
6. Place in a plastic container with carrot and celery sticks on the side for your child's lunch box the next day.

Nutritional information per serving
Calories: 35g
Protein: 21 g
Fat: 11 g
Saturated fat: 5 g
Carbohydrate: 46 g
Dietary fibre: 5 g
Sodium: 788 mg
Potassium: 567 mg