Spunky Vegetable Pizza

Name: Spunky Vegetable Pizza
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 3/4 cup pizza sauce; 1 Italian pizza shell (large); 1 cup broccoli (chopped); 1 cup carrots (shredded); 1/2 cup bell pepper (red or green, sliced); 5 ounces mozzarella cheese, part skim (shredded)

Source: California 5 A Day, It’s So Easy Contra Costa Health Services

Published by the USDA MyPlate Kitchen library. Read from an archived copy of the source page captured 2025-03-09.

Enjoy fresh, delicious pizza made at home. You can spice this up with red pepper flakes or garlic powder. Try with whatever vegetables you have on hand.

Makes

8 servings

Serving size

1 slice, 1/8 of recipe (85g)

Ingredients

3/4 cup pizza sauce
1 Italian pizza shell (large)
1 cup broccoli (chopped)
1 cup carrots (shredded)
1/2 cup bell pepper (red or green, sliced)
5 ounces mozzarella cheese, part skim (shredded)

Directions

Wash hands with soap and water.
Preheat the oven to 450 °F.
Spoon pizza sauce on pizza shell.
Put pizza shell on a cookie sheet. Arrange vegetables over sauce. Sprinkle on the cheese.
Bake for 10 minutes.
When baked, cool pizza for 3 minutes before slicing. Cut into 8 wedges.

Notes

Learn more about: Broccoli Carrots Bell Peppers

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