Whole Wheat Pizza-Recipe Courtesy of Boston Medical Center

Makes 8 servings

For the toppings:

• ½ cup tomato sauce (No added salt)
•  8 ounces (2 cups) shredded 2% mozzarella cheese
• 2-3 cups toppings (peppers, onion, zucchini, mushrooms etc.) 

Pizza dough:

• 1 package Rapid Rise active dry yeast
• ¾-1 cup warm (110-115 degrees) water
• 2 ¼ cup whole wheat or white wheat flour
• 2 tsp oil
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 Tbl honey

Combine the yeast, honey and water in a bowl and let yeast dissolve. Add in flour, oil and salt and stir well to combine. Kneed for 8 minutes or use dough hook on the mixer to mix for 5-6 minutes.

Cover dough and let rest in a warm place for 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a pizza pan or cookie sheet with vegetable pan spray.

Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface and place on pizza pan. Top with sauce and desired toppings. Bake 10-12 minutes or until desired doneness.

Nutrition Information per slice (with only cheese):

200 calories       8g fat    3g saturated fat    10mg cholesterol         216mg sodium   31g carbohydrate          4g fiber

9g protein