EatingWell's Pepperoni Pizza

From EatingWell: August/September 2006, EatingWell for a Healthy Heart Cookbook — Subscribe Now!

Pepperoni pizza gets a healthful makeover with whole-wheat pizza dough and a flavorful tomato sauce that, thanks to the addition of pumpkin puree, provides extra beta carotene and fiber. We've topped the pie with low-fat turkey pepperoni, but if you like, use your favorite sliced vegetables instead.

READER'S COMMENT:

"if you like finding recipes that add healthful ingredients to foods that are typically "bad for you" foods then this is a good one. the sauce freezes well. if you usually eat your pizza with xtra chz and six meats then u prob wont like...

Comments

Comment	Posted
if you like finding recipes that add healthful ingredients to foods that are typically "bad for you" foods then this is a good one. the sauce freezes well. if you usually eat your pizza with xtra chz and six meats then u prob wont like this, but otherwise we enjoyed it. added veggies to topping, also. made it feel like when you order the "everything" pizza. toppings can be whatever you like...chicken, veggies, etc. if you don;t like turkey pepperoni, DON'T USE IT! jeez. for people who are overweight and trying to eat better some turkey pepperoni beats the sausage and pepperoni pizza from the pizza house up the rd.	3 weeks 1 day ago
I made the pizza and my kids loved it!!!!!!And it was wworth all that money!Instead of those $2.50 cheap,bad,nasty, unhealthy pizza from our pizza store we can all enjoy some healthy,delicous, EatingWell's Pepperoni Pizza!!!!!!! Naomi, nyc, NY	8 weeks 5 days ago
it was delicouis it taste so good Desteny, brooklyn, ny	8 weeks 5 days ago
I made this pizza. I thought it was great. I used 1 cup of low sodium pizza sauce and 1/2 cup of pumpkin, based on the reviews that it had gotten previously. It worked out great. Of course 1-1/2 cups of sauce is way more than you need for this one pizza. I would probably cover 3 pizzas with that much sauce. Also, I used 2 cups of cheese (I know the cheese isn't very good for you, but I did use skim mozzarella). The turkey pepperoni was great also. Michelle, Pocomoke, MD	8 weeks 5 days ago
After reading all the comments, I did change the recipe a bit. I only used 1/4 cup of pumpkin puree and 1 cup of tomato sauce. It turned out great! I couldn't really taste the pumpkin, but it gave the sauce a great thickness. I would make this again with the changes. Ashley, Charlotte, NC	8 weeks 5 days ago
Just to be clear, sodium NITRATE is largely considered safe and healthy in food (its found in most leafy veggies) where as sodium NITRITE is used for curring meats and is in question for causing cancer. Ricky, Chesapeake, VA	8 weeks 5 days ago
There is sodium nitrate in most turkey pepperoni. Eating well doesn't consist of a diet of sodium nitrate. David, Austin, TX	8 weeks 5 days ago
Recipe was ok. The pumpkin puree just seems out of place. If your aim is to hide healthies from the kids... the better way is to chop veggies extremely fine dice and put under the cheese. biggaychef, Bolivar, MO	8 weeks 5 days ago
I make this crazy tomato pumpkin sauce all the time and I think it is great. For some strange reason, it comes out just like regular pizza sauce but is loaded with fiber and vitamins! My kids LOOOOVE it and never think twice about eating it! Karen, Houston, TX	8 weeks 5 days ago
It was not good at all. Lissy, Los Angeles, CA	8 weeks 5 days ago