Whole Wheat Pita Bread Pizza loaded with fresh veggies, homemade sauce and mozzarella all topped on pillowy pita bread for a delicious meal in just 20 minutes!
So it’s no secret that I’ve been transitioning into the clean eating lifestyle. I know I’ve been talking about it for awhile, but I officially made the commitment and haven’t had one cheat meal in almost a month. Crazy I know! I even declined Reese’s Cups on Easter which is seriously unheard of. But let me just say if anyone is considering it, just DO IT.
I’ve never felt more amazing in my life. My body feels better, I have loads more energy, working out is much easier and I’ve lost almost 10 pounds to boot! I also drink a ton more water throughout the day (at least 70 oz) which helps and I never go hungry, eating five small meals a day. I’m planning on doing a long post about what I’ve been doing – my struggles/successes, meal plans, workouts, etc., but I’m sure if you’ve been following me on Instagram then you know that the Tone It Up girls have a lot to do with my motivation! But more on that later.
One of the fun things about transitioning into clean eating are all the new meals I’ve been making. I plan everything out a week in advance and try a new dinner each night. If we like it, we add it into the rotation…this pizza folks is a new favorite of ours! It’s super quick and easy to make, using all natural ingredients on whole wheat pita bread and slicing it into six small slices only makes you savor it that much more.
Oh and I should also add, this sauce would taste fabulous on top of some whole-wheat spaghetti noodles or really anytime you needed a good tomato sauce. It’s extremely flavorful! I calculated the calories and points for one entire pita bread pizza because I had complaints my serving sizes were too small, but you could of course cut this in half and it would still be quite filling with a side salad and veggies!Eating clean doesn’t mean giving up the things you love, it took me awhile to realize that!
Hope you enjoy this as much as we did!I know there are many recipes on my blog that aren’t considered “clean”, but that’s okay! When I started this blog I was beginning my journey on healthy eating and since my first post over two years ago, I’ve certainly learned a lot along the way. Those recipes still aren’t bad for you by any means and are great substitutions for many meals that are out there. But if I could go back and change a few things (and I think I probably will) it would be to use natural Stevia in place of Splenda, use whole wheat flour or even almond and coconut flour for ALL my baking and go much lighter on the olive oil, cutting out canola oil and/or corn syrup completely.
Still it’s all a learning process and I’m glad I can share my journey in eating healthy with you all! I hope this doesn’t deter anyone from reading and as I’ve said before, I’m by no means a nutritionist, I simply just share what has helped me, what I’ve learned and the recipes that I enjoy.
Looking forward to sharing all the new recipes I’ve been making!
Whole Wheat Pita Bread Pizza
Ingredients
For the pizza:
- 4 whole-wheat pita breads, about 7 1/2 inches
- 1 yellow bell pepper, seeds removed and julienned
- 3 oz. fresh mozzarella, grated
- Fresh basil, sliced
For the sauce:
- 1/4 tsp. olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp. dried basil
- 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 of a 28 oz. can whole peeled tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- To make the tomato sauce, heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic until fragrant and slightly browned (about 4 minutes) then add the rest of your ingredients. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low, allowing tomato sauce to simmer for about 35 minutes. Sauce should become thick.
- On two baking sheets, assemble pita bread and spread about 1/3 cup of sauce on each. Add bell pepper slices and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Transfer to the oven and bake for roughly 20 minutes, until cheese has melted and crust is slightly browned. Remove from oven an sprinkle with fresh basil. Cut into slices and enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I would love to make this someday! Don’t know if I could get my husband to try it but fingers crossed!
I love pita pizza, especially when there’s no time to make pizza dough from scratch! My favorite is topped with heirloom tomatoes, a bit of Gorgonzola cheese and basil!:)
Thanks for sharing!
This is my favorite way to eat pizza and this looks so scrumptious.
These look so cute and tasty! Yum!
would love to hear more abt your clean eating diet. this looks delicious!!
Such a great idea, Kelly! I’ll definitely be trying this as an easy weeknight meal soon. Thanks!
Way to go girl! LOVE seeing bloggers get healthy. This recipe looks delicious. Ive got to remember it 🙂
I can’t wait to read/hear about the whole process! My husband and I are in the process of eating a cleaner diet and I am always interested to hear how others get there!
Looks so delicious! You should link up with my Tasty Tuesday link up party post to get more views and share your yummy recipes with more followers. It is a great way for other bloggers to see your recipes!
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So excited for your changes Kelly! I am sure you will find a lot of personal and professional (blog) success from your Clean Eating adventures! I have been dabbling in cutting out those old friends like Splenda and white flour too… not all the time but every little bit helps. I think drinking a ton of water is so important like you said! So excited to see your next chapter unfold. 🙂