My Quick "Whole Foods Pizza"

Pizza for two using ingredients found at Whole Foods Market.

Whenever I am in need of a quick meal, I dash over to Whole Foods (very near us), grab a pack of their wonderful cornbread pizza crusts, pick up some toppings from the salad/deli bar and head back home where within 20 minutes lunch is ready.

We love these corn meal crusts from Whole Foods.

I often use basil pesto instead of tomato sauce as the base for the pizza.  When I do use tomato sauce I like to pick up a jar of Nello's Tomato Sauce available at Whole Foods. 

Nello's Sauce---the best.

Making healthy choices from their salad bar means I don't have to cut up onions, or mushrooms, or whatever for toppings and I don't have extra leftovers to remember to use before they go bad.

Black olives at Whole Foods salad bar.

Mushrooms and egg plant at Whole Foods salad bar.

In addition to black olives, mushrooms and egg plants, I chose shredded beets, shredded chicken and grated cheese.  All of these were added as toppings on the base of Nello's tomato sauce.

Nello's Tomato Sauce provides the base for the pizza.

My selection of toppings from the salad bar.

Toppings added, ready for the oven.  Bake 15 minutes at 425F.

Ready to eat.

There are so many good and healthy choices, I never make the same pizza twice.  Actually I often make two pizzas and freeze one for a future quick meal.

Cost for this pizza for two:
Crust  $3.00
1/2 jar of Nello's tomato sauce $2.85
Salad bar ingredients $5.70
Total cost $11.55

The ease of making a quick and healthy meal--Priceless 

Homemade Pizza for Two

A homemade pizza for two.

I have discovered these wonderful little pizza crusts at Whole Foods that are the perfect size for Dan and me to share.  So I make a lot of pizza using these.  I just brush with a little olive oil and add whatever toppings I may have on hand and within 20 minutes lunch is ready.

This crust is made with corn meal and wheat flour and is one of the best pizza crusts I have ever eaten.  It stay so "crusty" after baking.

Corn Meal pizza crusts.

It's easy to take leftovers and with this crust one can prepare a lunch that is nutritious  very quickly.

Brush with olive oil.

Brush with olive oil.

Add tomato sauce.

Add tomato sauce and lots of fresh ground pepper.

Saute veggies.

Add onions, red peppers, and mushrooms that have been sauteed. 

Top with veggies and baked chicken left overs.

Add leftover baked chicken.

Add cheese and garnish with broccoli florets.

Top with mozzarella cheese and bits of broccoli florets.
Bake in 425 F oven for 15 to 20 minutes.

Out of the oven.

Ready to eat.  Enjoy!!!

With a side salad, this makes a quick and delicious lunch.  Dan and I had this for lunch today. 

Check out the website for the makers of this pizza crust:Vicolo Pizza