Rest-in-pizza

Shanthi Appelo, MS, RD

| 1 min read

Whole wheat pizzas topped with the classics and veggies made into spooky toppings make this meal a wholesome option ahead of trick-or-treating. Using simple ingredients, this recipe transforms classic pizza night into an edible art project.

Total Time:

30 minutes

Prep Time:

20 minutes

Cooking Difficulty:

Medium

Serving Amount
Ingredients

  • Whole wheat tortillas

  • Pizza sauce

  • Shredded mozzarella cheese

  • Protein of choice, such as shredded chicken

  • Small can black olives

  • Fresh white mushrooms, stems intact

Instructions
  • Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

  • Step 2

    Make mushrooms skulls. Halve the mushrooms. Use a straw to pierce two eye holes on the button of the mushroom. Use a butterknife to score a mouth and nose.

  • Step 3

    Make “spiders” using black olives. Cut whole olives longways, use half of the olive as the “body”. Cut a few olives into thin strips, these will be used as legs.

  • Step 4

    Place tortillas on a lined baking sheet and top with pizza sauce, protein of choice, followed by mozzarella cheese. Place the mushrooms and spiders on top of the cheese.

  • Step 5

    Bake pizza for 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and lightly golden.

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