"Cleaner" Pizza-No Cauliflower here!

Well, it's Super Bowl Sunday and we are getting "snowed" in.  It's actually only sleeting right now, but I think the road conditions may be too slick later on to make our way to Pine Bluff for our tradition of hanging out at our long time friends house.  Bummer too because we usually have so much fun! Especially now that we have our funny little toddler's to keep us entertained! 

So, now what do we do?  No Super Bowl food.  Nowhere to go.  And I hadn't planned anything for dinner because we were gonna eat at the party. PIZZA! Homemade style and mine as well make it "cleaner" right?  Cheats off since we aren't going to a party anymore.

Typically, your "clean" pizza recipes call for a crust made from cauliflower.  Well, my blog isn't about eating "clean", it's about eating "cleaner". Ha. There is a difference!

I also made some delicious cherry, cranberry, chocolate chip, oatmeal cookies. Yes. I. Did.

Ready for some Pizza that is under 200 calories for the whole personal size?
**My husband, the pizza critic, loved this pizza. He said it reminded him of the California Pizza Kitchen pizza's you can buy.  They are thin crust, very light and somewhat crunchy. 

That's the pizza Soph made for herself. Pretty talented right? 

How we did it:

I love this brand from Whole Foods because it contains the best of ingredients.  I used the southwest tortillas this time and man they are yummy! 

I used Tortillas as the crust.  Yes.  I first brushed them with some sunflower oil, and baked them for 10 or so minutes at 350 or until crispy.  Remove them before they brown to top them because then you will pop them back in for a few minutes just to melt the cheese.

Once they are crisp, pull them out and top with your choice of toppings.

I made my own marinara (of course).   It's so simple and way healthier. 

Marinara:

1 tbsp. of sunflower oil
4-5 roma tomatoes (will make 6 pizzas or more)
2 cloves of garlic
1 tsp. of garlic powder
1 tsp. of onion powder
1 tsp. of dry oregano
1 tsp. of dry basil
1/2 tsp. of salt
1/2 tsp. of pepper

That's it.  Cook it all together on medium heat for about 10-15 minutes then emulsify. Or if you don't have a hand held emulsifier, use your food processor or blender to blend.
**I make this often to top off some whole grain pasta too!

Once you have your sauce, top your pizza with it first, then layer your toppings and cheese as you see fit!

 

The one below is mine. I chose green olives, fresh basil, and green onions to top my pizza off with. And of course fresh made marinara and 1/8 cup of cheese (skim milk mozzarella)

 

 

Below is Aaron's pizza. You get the point. Top with your choice of veggies to maintain a cleaner pizza.

 

 

As you see, my 17 month old LOVED her pizza she made.  This is something you definitely can get your kids in the kitchen with you and let them create their food.  And also a good way to encourage veggies masked with marinara and cheese:)

 

As mentioned above,  I had to make us a sweet treat for Super Bowl Sunday right?? 

Ingredients:

1 cup of oats ground into flour
2 tbsp. of honey
1 cage free egg
1 tbsp. of vanilla
1/4 cup of 60% cacao chocolate chips
1/4 cup of cranberries and cherries mixed (dry)
2 tbsp. of melted virgin coconut oil
1 tbsp. of pb2
1 tbsp. of flax seeds
1 tsp. of baking powder
1/8 cup of chopped pecans to top them off with

Mix all ingredients and bake for 12-14 minutes at 350. An Easy, Cleaner, Delicious cookie for your dessert!

 Is your mouth watering yet?

These are so delicious and completely guilt free people! We also eat these some mornings as a quick breakfast with some fruit on the side.

Again, as always, I thank you all for your support.  I hope you enjoy this recipe.  I encourage you to pair it with a side salad to make it more of a meal.  We mainly had this today as a mid day snack to carry us over until dinner.  At under 200 calories per pizza, you could eat two of these babies and it'd still be a healthy meal that will not add any LBs to your scale! Enjoy!