Rice, pasta and breads
Vegetarian Pizza
Diet Type: CKD non-dialysis, Dialysis, Diabetes
Recipe created exclusively for DaVita.com by DaVita dietitian Sara, RD, CSR, CDE, from California.
Yield two 12" pizzas
Serving size 1/4 pizza (8 servings)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup red onion, diced
- 1/2 cup mushroom pieces
- 1/2 cup green bell pepper, chopped
- 1/2 cup pineapple chunks or tidbits
- 1/2 cup part skim mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup Roasted Red Pepper Tomato Sauce (see recipe in "Sauces & Seasonings" section)
- Easy Pizza Dough (see recipe in Rice, Pasta & Breads" section)
Preparation
- Prepare Easy Pizza Dough and Red Pepper Tomato Sauce recipes.
- Preheat oven to 425º F.
- Shape pizza dough to make two flat 12" pizza crusts.
- Spread 1/2 cup Roasted Red Pepper Tomato Sauce over each pizza.
- Top with red onion, mushrooms, bell pepper and pineapple.
- Sprinkle mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses on top.
- Bake at 425º F 12 to 16 minutes until bubbly and browned.
Nutrients per serving
- Calories: 289
- Protein: 8 g
- Carbohydrate: 37 g
- Fat: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 5mg
- Sodium: 165 mg
- Potassium: 210 mg
- Phosphorus: 111 mg
- Calcium: 74 mg
- Fiber: 2.2 g
Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices
- 1/2 meat
- 2 starch
- 1 vegetable, medium potassium
- 1 fat
Carbohydrate Choices
- 2-1/2
Helpful hints
- Red pepper tomato sauce and pizza dough can be made in advance and refrigerated or frozen until the day pizza is prepared.
- To form 12" pizza, turn a medium-sized bowl upside down and dust with flour. Gently stretch dough evenly over outside of the bowl; turn and place on pizza pan.


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