Ingredients:
1 pizza dough or crust (I love Trader Joes "ready to bake" pizza dough...more info below)
1 cup of Part Skim Ricotta Cheese
1/2 cup (or more/less if you want) of freshly grated parm cheese
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp of coc oil
1/2 cup of low fat milk or milk substitute
2 tbsp of dried parsley (or use fresh but less amount)
1 tbsp of dried basil (or about 2 tsp of fresh)
1/2 cup or so of diced tomato
1 Chicken breast, cooked and diced *optional (feel free to adjust amount)
1/2 cup (or so) Extra firm tofu, diced *optional (feel free to adjust amount) Oh, and sneak it in, they'll never know!!!!
Sea salt/pepper to taste
1 cup of Mozzerella Cheese (for topping)
Preheat oven to 375.
In bowl, combine ricotta cheese, parm cheese, parsley, basil, salt and pepper. Set aside.
In large skillet, melt butter and coc oil over medium low heat. Add garlic and let cook for just a minute or 2. (don't let it brown) Add Tomato and cook 1 minute or so to evaporate some of the natural juice. Add the Ricotta cheese mixture, 1/2 cup of milk and whisk to combine. Toss in chicken and/or tofu. Cook until heated through.
(FYI: it won't be too thin. Mine was thick enough to have to spread w/ the back of a spoon)
Spread mixture all over dough. Sprinkle some Mozz Cheese on top and bake until dough is done and toppings are all melted and delicious. :)
VARIATIONS:
Add onions, spinach, etc. This is a very ADAPTABLE recipe to your preference. I think large basil leaves and large slices of tomato w/ big chunks of tofu would be beautiful, but I thought I better not get too fancy for my kids.
WHY RICOTTA?
Ricotta cheese is a low-calorie, high-protein dairy product made from whey. It also has amino acids, which help rebuild the muscles after working out, according to "The Men's Health Big Book of Food and Nutrition." This cheese is so soft that it can be blended and substituted for heavy cream in any Alfredo sauce recipe containing butter and Parmesan cheese. By the way, let's compare Ricotta w/ Heavy Whipping Cream. Don't get me wrong, cream has a place in my life, but in MODERATION...as in, RARELY. It has 800 calories PER CUP and 80 grams of fat. (gasp!) But boy do I love it. On occasion.
TRADER JOES PIZZA DOUGH: So awesome and freezes great. I always buy, like, 20 and freeze them. (thaw the night before in the frig) They have original and wheat. I love both, my family doesn't care for the wheat. (it does have a strong "wheat" flavor to it) It is a "ball of dough" wrapped in plastic and found around the hot dogs and cheeses. $1.19 makes an entire pizza.
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| Ricotta Cheese Mixture |
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| Do-do-duh-DoDoDo |
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| Secret Ingredient :) |
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| Ready to Bake |
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| DELICIOUS! |
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