Personal portabella pizza

Preparation time: 5 minutes
Baking time: 15-20 minutes

 

1 portabella mushroom cap, 5 inches across
Cooking spray
1/4 cup pizza sauce
1 slice (1 ounce) lean, deli-sliced ham, finely chopped
2–3 fresh basil leaves, chopped
3 tablespoons shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 400°F. Trim mushroom stem even with cap. Place mushroom cap (gills facing upward) in a small baking pan coated with cooking spray. Layer pizza sauce, ham, and basil in cap and sprinkle evenly with cheese. Bake for 15–20 minutes, or until mushroom is tender when pierced with a fork and cheese is melted.

Yield: 1 pizza
Serving Size: 1 pizza

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
  Calories: 137
  Carbohydrate: 10 g
  Protein: 13 g
  Fat: 5 g
  Saturated fat: 3 g
  Sodium: 849 mg
  Fiber: 2 g
  Exchanges per serving: 2 vegetable, 1 medium-fat meat
  Carbohydrate choices: 1

This recipe was developed by Tami Ross, a Diabetes Nutrition Specialist and Certified Diabetes Educator in Lexington, Kentucky.

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