Serve your pizza with fresh fruit and a mixed green salad garnished with red beans to balance your meal.

 Ingredients - serves 4:

• Whole wheat flour
• 1 can (10 oz) refrigerated pizza crust
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup low-fat ricotta cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 small onion, minced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 4 ounces shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 2 cups chopped mushrooms
• 1 large red pepper, cut into strips
   

Procedure:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Spread whole-wheat flour over working surface. Roll out dough with rolling pin to desired crust thickness.
• Coat cookie sheet with cooking spray. Transfer pizza crust to cookie sheet. Brush olive oil over crust.
• Mix the ricotta cheese with the dried basil, onion, garlic, and salt; spread this mixture over crust.
• Sprinkle crust with mozzarella cheese. Top cheese with mushrooms and red pepper.
• Bake at 425°F. oven for 13-15 minutes until cheese melts and crust is deep golden brown.
• Cut into 8 slices.