In this article about healthy pizza tortizza with proteins and vegetables: A pizza with your favorite toppings, a loaded fries, or a chocolate bar: sometimes you just crave unhealthy food. That should be allowed every now and then, but it's even smarter to make a healthier version of your favorite craving. Discover the recipe for this healthy pizza with proteins & vegetables.
Healthy pizza tortizza with proteins and vegetables explained
Satisfy your cravings with a healthy pizza
It's certainly not a bad thing to enjoy a greasy snack every now and then. But if you have a personal goal like losing weight or learning a healthier lifestyle, then it's wise to explore other options. You can stick to the 80/20 rule, but you can also create a healthier version of your favorite craving. And that's exactly what we excel at...
Thus, the tortizza is a healthy pizza variant. This pizza is made from a whole grain tortilla as the base and tomato puree as the foundation. With toppings like vegetables, tuna, or chicken, you have a protein-rich and healthy alternative for your cravings. Check out the recipe below and enjoy a healthy pizza.
Ingredients (2 servings)
Whole grain tortillas
1 can of tuna in water (also try chicken or salmon)
1 large can of tomato puree
1 tablespoon oregano
1 tablespoon Italian herbs
handful of green olives
1 red onion
half a red bell pepper
handful of grated goat cheese, parmesan, or pieces of mozzarella
handful of arugula
handful of capers
Preparation (about 25 minutes)
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
Put the can of tomato puree in a bowl and mix with oregano and Italian herbs.
Then chop the bell pepper, mozzarella, and red onion.
Spread the tortillas on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper as needed.
Spread the tortillas with the tomato puree.
Sprinkle the red onion, bell pepper, mozzarella, capers, tuna, and olives over the tortizzas.
Bake the tortizzas in the oven for 15 minutes.
Finally, sprinkle with arugula and enjoy!
Nutritional values (1 tortizza)
Total calories: 328
Proteins: 56 grams
Carbohydrates: 151 grams
Fats: 38 grams
Tip: For this variant, we used tuna as an example, but you can certainly get creative with this recipe and vary with pieces of chicken, salmon flakes, or different vegetables.
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