In today's microwavable society busy parents are always looking for quick and healthy ways to feed the family. Although fried pizza sounds unhealthy, it is anything but.
One of the best things about making healthy homemade fried pizza is that it is accommodating to all taste buds. No two pizzas have to be the same and just about everybody in the family can make this easy to prepare meal.
Tools:
- Skillet or frying pan
- Bowl
Ingredients
- Fresh tomato (organic preferred)
- Whole-grain soft tortilla wrap (organic preferred)
- Shredded mozzarella cheese
- Salt
- Basil
- Pepper
- Garlic powder
Here's how to make a healthy homemade fried pizza:
- Wash the tomato and then slice it paper thin into a bowl. After the tomato is sliced add salt, pepper, garlic powder and basil taste. The tomatoes should be seasoned to the point where they could stand alone. Children have been known to beg for well-seasoned tomatoes.
- Arrange the tomatoes on the soft tortilla wrap. Be sure to arrange it in a thin artistic layer. Children are especially helpful at this part of the recipe. Make sure to arrange the tomatoes just shy of the edge of the wrap. This will prevent tomatoes from falling off during the cooking process.
- Sprinkle the graded cheese over the tomato. The amount of cheese is a personal decision. Remember, this is a 'healthy' fried pizza so add cheese accordingly.
- Heat a skillet and line it with just a hint of olive oil. The purpose of olive oil is not to actually fry pizza but to keep the pizza from sticking to the bottom of the pan. One can substitute an oil spray or other vegetable oil for the olive oil. Olive oil, however, is preferred because it adds a wonderful hint of flavor.
- Keep the pizza in the pan until the bottom of the pizza has achieved a crusty texture (crusty, not burnt) and the cheese has melted. In order for the cheese to melt, it may be necessary to put a cover over the pan for a hot minute. Don't leave the cover on too long because the accumulating moisture may prevent the bottom of the pizza from crusting.
Here's an alternative to covering the pan.
- Before placing the pizza into the frying pan, stick the pizza into the microwave for a hot minute just until the cheese melts, and then take the pizza out of the microwave. Place the pizza into the hot pan or skillet until and cook until the bottom of the pizza has texture.
- To ensure that the pizza does not stick to the bottom of the skillet, 'swish' the pizza around a bit while being careful not to flip the pizza out of the pan. For folks who lack the ability to 'swish,' use a spatula to ensure the pizza isn't sticking.
- Once the bottom of the pizza has achieved the desired texture, slide the pizza out of the pan onto a plate.
- Add toppings as desired. Although this pizza can stand on it's own, toppings such as olives, broccoli, spinach or yesterday's leftovers can add a creative flair.
- The beauty of healthy homemade fried pizza is that they can be made on the fly to order. Use smaller tortillas for those with modest appetites and larger tortillas for the bigger eater. The only limitation when it comes to making healthy fried pizza is the size of the frying pan and extent of the imagination.
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