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Tuesday 8 July 2014

Quick healthy wrap pizzas!


So I thought I'd try something new as I was really craving pizza, but at about 1,000 calories per pizza it can't be worth it. So I tried these 'wrap style' pizzas! I was making pizzas for 5 people, so in some of the pictures you'll see meaty pizzas and full fat cheese, but I had cottage cheese and veggies (picture at the bottom of page). I recommend one wrap pizza serves one person, unless you swap a slice or two for a hearty salad.

Cooking and preparation time: 20 minutes (+5 minutes for each extra wrap pizza)

You will need:
  • Passata or homemade tomato purée
  • Cottage cheese 
  • Wraps (ideally wholegrain)
  • Assorted veggies (e.g sweetcorn, mushroom, peppers)
  • Cooking oil/spray/low fat butter
  • Pizza tray (or any other flat-based, non-stick oven tray)
Steps: (1 serving)
  1. Preheat the grill to the maximum heat and leave the oven door agar. 
  2. Pour the desired amount of passata (depending on number of wrap pizzas) into a pan, cook until boiling and then turn to the lowest heat to simmer. If you don't have passata, you can use a tin of tomatoes or even fresh tomatoes, blend into a purée, season to taste and cook this in the same way.
  3. Once the passata is simmering, use no more than a table spoon of cooking oil/spray/low-fat butter to lightly fry any veggies or meat toppings for your pizza. 
  4. Once the veggies are cooked, place a wrap onto the pizza tray and 1-2 tablespoons of passata to the wrap and smooth into a circle, leaving the edges uncovered. Then add your choice of cheese until the passata is mostly covered. If using cottage cheese, you will need approximately 2 tablespoons of cheese.
  5. Finally add your toppings on top of the cheese and place under the grill on the highest tray. Depending on the power of your oven and how well-cooked you prefer your cheese, the pizzas should take approximately 4-5 minutes to grill. Once cooked, remove from the oven, use a pizza cutter to slice and serve.
Helpful/healthy tips
  • Cottage cheese, especially if you purchase low-fat, is the least calorific and fattening cheese and actually tastes great on these wrap-pizzas.
  • Fry veggies with low-fat butter instead of oil.
  • As a healthier option, choose wholegrain wraps.
  • The passata will go a long way, so you could cook one packet of passata, a pack of 8 wraps, a pack of assorted veggies, 2-3 tubs of cottage cheese and make 8 wrap pizzas. This could either feed a family or group of friends, or the pizzas could be reheated to eat for lunch with salads.
I hope you enjoy this recipe, and don't forget to leave your comments below! :)



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