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Mini Mediterranean Pizza

Name: Mini Mediterranean Pizza
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 19 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 8 ounces lean ground beef (90% lean); 1/4 cup finely chopped onion; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce; 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary or 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed; 2 whole wheat pita breads (6 inches), cut in half horizontally; 1 medium tomato, seeded and chopped; 1/2 cup fresh baby spinach, thinly sliced; 12 Greek pitted olives, thinly sliced; 1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese

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Total Time

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 5 min.

Makes

4 servings

I was on a mini-pizza kick and had already served up Mexican and Italian variations, so I opted to try for a Mediterranean version and came up with these. —Jenny Dubinsky, Inwood, West Virginia

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
8 ounces lean ground beef (90% lean)
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary or 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
2 whole wheat pita breads (6 inches), cut in half horizontally
1 medium tomato, seeded and chopped
1/2 cup fresh baby spinach, thinly sliced
12 Greek pitted olives, thinly sliced
1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet; cook the beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, 5-6 minutes; crumble meat; drain. Stir in tomato sauce and rosemary; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until thickened, 6-9 minutes.
Place pita halves, cut side up, on a baking sheet. Top with meat mixture, tomato, spinach and olives. Sprinkle with cheeses. Bakeuntil cheeses are melted, 4-6 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

1 pizza: 287 calories, 12g fat (5g saturated fat), 47mg cholesterol, 783mg sodium, 25g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 4g fiber), 21g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch, 1 fat.

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