Preparation time: 5 minutes
Baking time: 15-20 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 portabella mushroom cap, 5 inches across
- Cooking spray
- 1/4 cup pizza sauce
- 1 slice (1 ounce) lean, deli-sliced ham, finely chopped
- 2–3 fresh basil leaves, chopped
- 3 tablespoons shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400°F. Trim mushroom stem even with cap. Place mushroom cap (gills facing upward) in a small baking pan coated with cooking spray. Layer pizza sauce, ham, and basil in cap and sprinkle evenly with cheese. Bake for 15–20 minutes, or until mushroom is tender when pierced with a fork and cheese is melted.
Nutrition Facts
Yield: 1 pizza
Serving Size: 1 pizza
Per Serving:
Calories: 137
Carbohydrate: 10 g
Protein: 13 g
Fat: 5 g
Saturated fat: 3 g
Sodium: 849 mg
Fiber: 2 g
Exchanges per serving: 2 vegetable, 1 medium-fat meat
Carbohydrate choices: 1
This recipe was developed by Tami Ross, a Diabetes Nutrition Specialist and Certified Diabetes Educator in Lexington, Kentucky.
Reprinted with permission from Diabetes Self-Management. © 2008 R.A. Rapaport Publishing, Inc. Visit us at DiabetesSelfManagement.com.
