Turkey & Cheese Pizza

For lunch today (yep, on a roll again with making clean meals), I made a turkey and cheese pizza.  This recipe is from one of my Clean Eating magazines, but came out of the Eat Clean Kids Cookbook.  The magazine was advertising the launch of the book and listed a few recipes from it.

My only changes were adding some cheddar cheese (due to not having enough mozzarella cheese) and I did not add mushrooms (neither of us like them).  I also cheated and used a whole-wheat pizza crust (already made) instead of mixing the dough and using that.  I will try making this again with the dough mix, but having one already ready to use made my preparation go a lot faster.

My husband and I both agree that this is in our top 5 favorite “clean” meals we’ve eaten so far.  He even said that he would eat this pizza over Papa Johns pizza any day.  It was very simple to make and the flavor was outstanding!  I will definitely be making this again (and real soon)!

TURKEY & CHEESE MINI PIZZAS

16oz fresh whole-wheat pizza dough (pre-mixed)
1/2 cup pizza sauce
1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat mozzarella cheese
8oz ground, skinless, extra-lean turkey breast, uncooked
1/2 tsp Italian spice blend
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms

Preheat oven to 500 degrees F. Preheat a baking sheet or baking stone in top third of oven.

Divide dough into 4 equal pieces. Roll each into a thin disk, approximately 7 to 8 inches in diameter. Divide pizza sauce evenly among disks, then top each with 1/4 of cheese.

In a small mixing bowl, mix ground turkey and spice. Scatter small pieces of uncooked ground turkey across pizzas, then top with mushrooms. Bake for 7 to 8 minutes, until cheese is bubbling and crust is slightly golden.