Pizza Flag
Ingredients
- 6 ounces part skim mozzarella cheese slices ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon Country Crock Spread(R) ⓘ
- 2 cups fresh spinach leaves, rinsed and patted dry ⓘ
- 1 frozen pizza dough, thawed ⓘ
- 1 cup Ragu(R) Pizza Quick Sauce ⓘ
- 2 plum tomatoes, sliced in half lengthwise and cut into slices or 1 sliced red bell pepper or a mixture of the two ⓘ
- Crushed red pepper flakes (optional) ⓘ
- Pressed for time? Grab your favorite low-fat string cheese to use as the stripes
Instructions
- Take two slices of mozzarella cheese and stack together.
- Use kitchen scissors or small knife to cut a few star shapes out of the cheese. Slice remaining cheese slices into 1-inch strips.
- Preheat oven to 450°. Melt Country Crock(R) Spread in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add spinach
- and cook until wilted, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Stretch pizza dough to fi t a rectangular pan. Spread Ragu(R) Pizza Quick Sauce evenly over dough. Sprinkle
- spinach over top left corner of dough. Place stars on the spinach. Lay tomatoes (or peppers) and cheese strips in alternating strips on rest of the pizza.
- Bake 10 to 20 minutes until cheese is melted and starting to turn golden and crust is starting to brown. Remove
- from oven and serve with crushed red pepper fl akes (if using).
- Pressed for Time? Grab your favorite low-fat string cheese to use as the stripes!
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
348
kcal
17% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).