Frozen pepperoni pizza with quick greens
Tonight calls for the frozen pizza on the shelf, heated through and topped fresh. A bag of spinach or arugula wilts into a simple sauce right in the same pan while the pizza bakes, turning a weeknight shortcut into something that tastes like you tried.
About 90 calories a serving, 2 g protein, 3 g carbohydrate, 8 g fat. From USDA figures for 100% of the ingredients; amounts are the recipe's.
To buy
- 4 ounces fresh spinach or arugula
From your shelf
- 1 box pepperoni pizza protein kick, pepperoni pizza
Staples
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 cloves garlic
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- Heat the oven to 425 degrees F [220 degrees C]. Remove the pizza from its box and unwrap it.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Mince 2 garlic cloves and add them to the pan, stirring until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add 4 ounces fresh spinach or arugula and a pinch of salt and pepper, tossing until just wilted, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
- Place the frozen pizza directly on the oven rack with a baking sheet below to catch drips. Bake until the crust is golden and the cheese melts, 12 to 14 minutes.
- Slide the pizza onto a cutting board. Scatter the wilted greens over the top, slice in half, and serve.
Note Swap the greens for roasted broccoli florets or a simple tomato salad. Leftovers keep in an airtight container for up to two days and reheat in a 350 degree F [175 degree C] oven. Serve with hot sauce or a drizzle of good olive oil on the side.
On the label
CRUST (ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], WATER, YEAST, SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, SOLUBLE CORN PRODUCT, DEHYDRATED GARLIC), WATER, REDUCED FAT MOZZARELLA CHEESE (CULTURED PARTSKIM MILK AND SKIM MILK, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH*, SALT, VITAMINA PALMITATE, ENZYMES, *INGREDIENT NOT IN REGULAR MOZZARELLA CHEESE), PEPPERONI (PORK, BEEF, SALT, SPICES, DEXTROSE, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, FLAVORINGS, SODIUM ASCORBATE, NATURAL SMOKEFLAVOR, SODIUM NITRITE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID), TOMATO PASTE, LOW-MOISTURE PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (CULTURED PART-SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), 2% OR LESS OF PARMESAN, ASIAGO AND ROMANO CHEESE BLEND (CULTURED PART-SKIM COW'S MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), MALTODEXTRIN, SUGAR, SALT, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SPICES, DRIED GARLIC, DRIED ONIONS.
Lean Cuisine, pizza, serving 170 GRM, package 6 oz/170 g. Ingredients as printed on the label.
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Cooks as pepperoni, frozen pizza. Half of it left? Use up the pepperoni.