White Pizza with Broccoli and Garlic

Broccoli is rich in vitamin C & fiber

I love white pizza. I love garlic. I recently came across a flatbrad wrap that Aldi makes that has 90 calories per wrap and 9g of protein combined with 9g dietary fiber. By the way, if you haven't been to Aldi, you need to go. I've been shopping there for as long as I can remember and now with their addition of organic produce and all-natural items to their already great lineup, I find myself shopping there more often. It's very easy on the purse strings, too! In this pizza, I used one flatbread for the crust. It takes about 15 minutes to prep and another 15 to bake. This recipe will make 2 pizzas. The nutritional information to follow is for each pizza.

White Pizza with Broccoli & Garlic:

2 Fit & Active Original Flatbreads
3 C broccoli florets, cut in lengthwise quarters
1/2 C part-skim ricotta
2 Tbsp whipped cream cheese
2 Tbsp grated parmesan
1/2 C part-skim mozzarella
2 gloves garlic, chopped
2 tsp garlic powder
1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

In a large bowl combine broccoli, cloved garlic, 1 tsp garlic powder and olive oil. Toss to combine and set aside.

In a smaller bowl, combine ricotta, cream cheese, parmesan, 1 tsp garlic powder. You can add more or less garlic powder to taste. You can also add a sprinkle of ground black pepper, to taste. If the mixture is thick, which it most likely is, heat in the microwave for 30 seconds at 50% power. This will "melt" the cheeses so that you can spread them easier on the flatbread.

Preheat your oven to 400. Toast your flatbreads on level 2 for a toaster over or for 3 minutes in the conventional oven. Remove & let cool. When cooled, spread cheese mixture over flatbreads & layer with broccoli mixture. Top each pizza with 1/4 C of shredded part-skim mozzarella. Bake at 400 for 15 minutes. Oven times may vary, so check after 10 minutes for doneness.

Each flatbread pizza yields:
Calories: 436
Carbs: 30.39g
Fat: 27.5g
Protein: 27.6g