Pepperoni Pizza

Sautéed mushrooms add earthy flavor to this familiar favorite, but they're optional. Substitute white button mushrooms if desired. Omit both if you prefer classic pepperoni pizza.

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 2 wedges)

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 2  cups  thinly sliced cremini mushrooms (about 4 ounces)
• Basic Pizza Dough
• 2  teaspoons  olive oil
• Basic Pizza Sauce
• 1 1/2  cups  (6 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 2  tablespoons  grated fresh Parmesan cheese
• 2  ounces  sliced turkey pepperoni (such as Hormel)

Preparation

Position one oven rack in the middle setting. Position another rack in the lowest setting, and place a rimless baking sheet on the bottom rack. Preheat oven to 500°.

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add sliced mushrooms to pan, and sauté for 5 minutes or until moisture evaporates.

Remove plastic wrap from Basic Pizza Dough; discard. Brush oil over dough. Remove preheated baking sheet from oven; close oven door. Slide dough onto preheated baking sheet, using a spatula as a guide. Bake on lowest oven rack at 500° for 8 minutes. Remove from oven.

Spread Basic Pizza Sauce in an even layer over crust, leaving a 1/4-inch border. Top sauce with mushrooms. Sprinkle mushrooms evenly with mozzarella and Parmesan. Arrange pepperoni in an even layer on top of cheese. Bake on middle rack an additional 10 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese melts. Cut into 12 wedges.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

346 (21% from fat)

Fat:

8.2g (sat 3.8g,mono 3g,poly 0.8g)

Protein:

18.1g

Carbohydrate:

49.5g

Fiber:

3.6g

Cholesterol:

29mg

Iron:

4mg

Sodium:

692mg

Calcium:

249mg