Pizza Bowls

 

Created this for lunch today. Around town here everything is bowls and they all cost upwards of 8 dollars. The particular one I created, was just from what was in the fridge and maybe a few cans from your pantry.

I have also become a little more picky on what is in and on my food. What is made with or without. So to control that it becomes something I do more at home now.

Pizza bowls are the new thing here. So I am getting to where I like to make things at home, not because who doesn't like take-out, but because I like to know what is in my food.

This was very simple and actual was start to finish, 20 minutes.

I actually bought a pan that fits in my air fryer, but you can find something that fits yours, or your oven or your toaster oven. It just needs to hold all the goodies.

I started in mine with foil lining my pan and spraying well (so the melted cheese would come up)

Pizza Bowls (Just how you like them)

The players

Diced tomatoes, sauce, spaghetti sauce, what you would like on a real pizza

spices oregano, Italian, salt, pepper

toppings

pepperoni, turkey pepperoni

jalapenos

onion

pepper

garlic

pickled jalapeno

pickled hot yellow peppers

cheese ( any type you like)

meats (if you like, hamburger, sausage, chorizo, Italian sausage, turkey, bacon)

The game

Collect your toppings and spices. This is a cool way to clean out your fridge and get your veggies. I had diced tomatoes, mushrooms, turkey pepperoni, onion, minced garlic, oregano, Italian spices, fat free mozzarella, and fat free cheddar and a container of mozzarella balls (I added a few at the end)

and found some pickled jalapenos and yellow peppers.

Line a pan with foil and spray well then...

Now you are going to layer in everything like a thin lasagna, don't worry about covering entire bottom as you layer on it fills in the last layer I made sure I had a little bit of cheese and pepperoni to finish.

I popped mine into my air fryer at 400 for 10-15 minutes

Let sit and cool a minute so the cheese firms up a bit. It is so yummy and was so filling. A salad would have been good with it also.

WW Blue Notes

At this point it is only 2 points.

I however found a container of mozzarella balls and I added an ounce and they were 4 points.

So here is my lunch (this is a 9x6 pan)

Living your best life and doing what feels good for you is the secret.

Keep it simple, Stay well and safe. 

welcome to my journey

Louise

Summer Tomato Soup / Sauce WW Blue 0 point

 

Summer Tomato Soup / Sauce

I bought about 8-10 tomatoes a week ago. As they start to ripen, I kept two firmer ones for sandwiches and with the rest I decided to take and make a puree sauce. So I can use it on pasta, or pizza. You can make it and leave in fridge for a week or so. You can also freeze it.

Mine is in my instant pot / but you can do the slow cooker also.

Tomato Sauce / Soup

**if you are using your instant pot then put in this way.** otherwise it doesn't matter with a slow cooker.

Rough Dice up and throw in.

Tomatoes ( I had 8 and 2 that I threw in freezer that went to fast last week, before I got to them)

Onion

Carrot (2)

Oregano 2tbls

Basil (I only had dried, so 2 tbls If you have fresh just throw that in.

Garlic (I used a good amount of minced, but you could just throw in fresh cloves)

Close up and set for 20 minutes and a natural release. (no hurry to open it, if you do need to release it after a 10 minute natural release)

Puree with a stick blender. You can wait and safely do it after it cools.

As I was putting in the jar for the fridge, I tasted it and it had a slight metallic taste (that is okay it is the tannins in the tomatoes - just a pinch of baking soda, clears it and it is so sweet and savory good.

While I put in the jars, the smell is so fresh, like a garden tomato is in the summer. I decided to ladle a bit into a bowl. I was right.

Tomato Soup.

Fresh, Light, and a little salt, pepper and I drizzled a little high end olive oil on mine.

I even tried the crunchy chili oil (ww it has points)

It spiced it a bit. But I think just a little hot sauce would have been enough.

I am thinking those parm crisps would have been yummy floating in it.

So this recipe is a two for one.

A Sauce or a Soup?

I wonder which it will be at my house. We have taken two bowls of soup from it.

I might just have to hit that stand again.

I am outta tomatoes.. go figure..

The soup was such a summery meal.

WW Blue notes

This is a great 0 point Sauce/ Marinara or a Tomato Soup.

I kid you not the freshness of the summer in the tomato

This also works for me, I am trying to keep my WW on the clean eating side.

Living your best life and doing what feels good for you is the secret.

Keep it simple, Stay well and safe. 

welcome to my journey

Louise