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| Black Bean + Broccoli Pizza |
I have to admit something that not a lot of people know...I'm not a big fan of pizza. Yes, you read that right - smile! I was never a fan of one of America's favorite foods. But I have to say that in the last few years, I'm starting to like it. And lately, I've been working on recipes for homemade pizza...nothing like adding all the ingredients you like and making sure to keep it healthy. Another reason I was motivated to make my own is because sometimes I have bouts of acid reflux so tomato sauce, black pepper or anything spicy brings on an episode. So by making my own, I can control what is goes into making one. For this pizza I used mashed black beans as the "base" instead of tomato sauce. Came out pretty good!
So tonight I went to the supermarket, got all my ingredients and made this quick fast dinner. My recipe is below:
- 1 whole wheat tortilla
- 1/2 cup of broccoli florets
- About a 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of black beans
- 1/4 cup of black olives
- 1-2 small cloves of garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup of mozzarella shredded cheese
Turn on the broiler to preheat oven.
Place the whole wheat tortilla on a baking sheet that's covered with aluminum foil. Mash the black beans in a separate bowl and then spread it on the tortilla. You can put as much or as little as you want. Steam the broccoli florets for about 6 minutes before hand and chop them up a little. Sprinkle on top of the mashed black beans. Then put the black olives, minced or chopped garlic and mozzarella cheese. I was going to add spinach but I was hungry so I just kept it with the ingredients above.
Put it in the oven and leave in there for no more than 5 minutes or until cheese browns a bit.
Have fun!
*Sorry about not having the "after" pic; I ate the dang thing and then remembered I didn't take a photo - lol!*
