Pita Pizza

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Portions:
2

Serving Size:
1 pita pizza

Diet Types:

CKD non-dialysis
Diabetes
Dialysis
Lower Protein

Ingredients

2 garlic cloves
1/4 cup onion
1/4 cup bell pepper
2 ounces lean ground pork
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
nonstick cooking spray
2 pieces pita bread, 6-inch size
2 tablespoons chunky tomato sauce
1/3 cup mozzarella cheese

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400° F.
Mince garlic; chop onion and bell pepper.
Combine ground meat, pepper flakes, fennel, garlic, onion and bell pepper in a nonstick frying pan. Sauté until cooked.
Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray and place the pitas on it. Sprinkle with cooked meat and vegetable mixture.
Spread 1 tablespoon tomato sauce on top of meat and vegetables. Sprinkle half the cheese over the top of each pita pizza.
Bake for 5 to 8 minutes until cheese is bubbly.

Helpful hints

This Pita Pizza would go well with a piece of fruit such as an apple or pear. You might also choose to snack on a few low sodium pretzels.

Submitted by: Recipe from "Cooking for David: A Culinary Dialysis Cookbook" by Sara Colman, RD, CDE and Dorothy Gordon, BS, RN. DaVita dietitian Sara from California.