Zucchini Pizzas

It wasn't until about a year ago I realized that there was a difference between a zucchini and a cucumber. They look almost exactly the same and taste fairly bland (unless you have some hummus or something. Yum!) My mom made a zucchini pie one night and it was love at first bite. Cheesy and delicious, and even better...healthy! The zucchini pie takes a little while to make...and calls for pie crust, which im trying to cut those buttery things out of my diet, so I found this recipe for almost the same thing, but "pizza" style!

Mama mia, so good!

Instead of the pie crust the zucchini acts as the 'dough'. It's a less fat, less calorie, less carb and sodium way to enjoy the flavors that emerge from zucchini when you add a little cheese and throw it in the owen for a bit.

So cheap to make too....and with calorie stats like what its got, go back for a third serving!

(my roommate and I may have gone back for fourths before we were borderline comatose.)

What You'll Need:

Altered Recipe from: Food.com

3 Zucchinis

Olive oil or cooking spray

Tomato Sauce

Tomato Slices (or any veggie you want to throw on top)

Parmesan Cheese/or feta

Seasonings you like

Breadcrumbs/panko crumbs

Mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 425 degrees and slice your zucchinis lengthwise in half and either spray with cookig spray or rub a little olive oil inside. Using a spoon, spoon out the center to make a "boat like" hole to put in your toppings. In a small bowl, combine the zucchini that you scooped out, and tomato sauce/seasonings/parmesan cheese/and breadcrumbs to taste. (I used about 4oz of tomato sauce, 2 tbs of parm cheese - feta is so good to though!, a tsp of italian seasonings, and 1/4 a cup of panko crumbs). Mix all ingredients together and place into your zucchinis. 

Bake for about 15-20 minutes, remove from oven, sprinkle a little mozzarella cheese on top, place back in oven for a minute, then remove and let cool.

Then....dig in!

Enjoy SkinnyMinis!

xox

Average Price of Ingredients:

$11

Price per serving:

2 Pizzas Per serving

$3.60

Nutritional Facts:

In the amount of ingredients I used

Calories - 220

Fat - 9g

Saturated Fat- 6g

Protein: 13g

Carbs: 25g