1
Lightly dust a sealable plastic bag with flour .
Dust dough with flour . Place the dough in
the floured bag; squeeze out all of the air
and seal . Let rise in a warm place for 45
minutes to 1 hour .
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 228 (9% from fat) • carb. 44g • pro. 7g • fat 2g
• sat. fat 0g • chol. 0mg • sod. 253mg • calc. 12mg
• fiber 2g
Pizza with Italian Sweet
Sausage and garlic
Spinach
Makes one 12" (30 cm) pizza
2
teaspoons (10 ml) olive oil
6
ounces (170 g) fresh, Italian sweet
sausage, casings removed
3-4
cloves garlic, finely chopped
8
cups (2 L) fresh spinach, washed
and dried, packed
¼
teaspoon (1 ml) kosher salt
¼
teaspoon (1 ml) crushed red pepper
¼
cup (1 ml) dry white wine
cooking spray
1
/
3
recipe pizza dough
½
cup (125 ml) pizza sauce
8
ounces mozzarella, shredded
1
ounce Parmesan cheese, grated
extra virgin olive oil for brushing
Heat olive oil in a 12-inch (30 cm) skillet over
medium heat . When oil shimmers across the
pan add the sausage . Break up sausage into
small pieces with a wooden spoon while it is
cooking .Once sausage is completely cooked
through, remove from pan and reserve .
Pour off all but 1 teaspoon (5 ml) of fat and
add the chopped garlic to the pan and place
over medium low heat . Stir for one minute,
until garlic is fragrant, being careful not to
burn it . Stir in spinach until wilted and add
the salt and crushed red pepper . Stir in the
white wine, scraping up any browned bits
that have been left behind in the pan .
Continue cooking over medium heat until
wine has been almost completely reduced .
Remove from heat and reserve .
Place rack in the Cuisinart
®
Exact Heat
™
Convection Toaster Oven Broiler in position B .
Preheat to 425˚F (220˚C) on Bake or
Convection Bake for 10 minutes . Lightly coat
baking pan with cooking spray .
Roll out dough and stretch to fit the baking
pan . Pour pizza sauce in the middle of the
dough and spread out over the circle,
leaving a 1-inch (2 .5 cm) border . Place
reserved sausage and garlic spinach evenly
over pie . Scatter mozzarella and Parmesan
evenly over pizza as well . Brush olive oil
along the border .
Bake in preheated oven until the crust is
golden and the cheese is melted, about 15
to 20 minutes .
Cut into slices and serve immediately .
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 298 (48% from fat) • carb. 23g • pro. 14g • fat 16g
• sat. fat 7g • chol. 41mg • sod. 527 mg
• calc. 259mg • fiber 2g
Veggie Pizza
Makes one 12" (30 cm) pizza
cooking spray
2
tablespoon (30 ml) olive oil, divided
2
large cloves garlic, minced
2
cups (500 ml) mixed bell peppers,
sliced
1
cup (250 ml) mushrooms, sliced
1½
tablespoons (25 ml) fresh basil
1
/
3
recipe pizza dough
2
/
3
cup (150 ml) pizza sauce
4
ounces (114 g) mozzarella,
shredded
Place rack in the Cuisinart
®
Exact Heat
™
Convection Toaster Oven Broiler in position B .
Preheat to 425˚F (220˚C) on Bake or
Convection Bake for 10 minutes . Lightly coat
baking pan with cooking spray .
Heat a large sauté pan with 1 tablespoon
(30 ml) of olive oil over medium heat . When
hot, add the garlic, peppers, mushrooms and
basil and cook until peppers are bright and
slightly softened .
Roll out dough and stretch to fit the baking
pan . Brush the outer edge of the dough with
