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10 WW Freestyle Points | 315 Calories
By now, if you’ve read my posts, you may know that I have a serious pizza problem. In my house, the ‘P’ word, means pizza. If my husband says the ‘P’ word late on a Friday night, I have a hard time saying no. In fact, I normally don’t. These pizza grilled cheese are my low calorie solution to curbing my pizza cravings, any time of day.
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For a very long time, I was obsessed with Hawaiian pizza. I know, I know, pineapples on pizza can get people going, but I loved it. With double cheese, Hawaiian pizza is jam packed with calories and wasn’t helping me at all. Really, all I want is melted cheese.
This pizza grilled cheese has the perfect amount of melted cheese, sauce and pepperoni for a fraction of what a pizza will set you back. With whole wheat bread and crushed tomatoes for sauce, it also boasts more nutrients and health benefits.
I have spoken before about using crushed tomatoes in place of spaghetti sauce or pizza sauce. I do this because of my brief stint with Weight Watchers. When I was on Weight Watchers, fruits and vegetables were free (worth 0 points). When I called and asked if crushed tomatoes were the value of the can or considered a free tomato, they told me crushed tomatoes were 0 points. Ever since then, I use crushed tomatoes in every scenario I can. They are cost effective and free of the added sugar you can find in many pasta sauces. Check out my favourite no salt added crushed tomatoes here.
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What do you crave and how do you handle it? Let me know in the comments below!
Pizza Grilled Cheese
A low calorie lunch recipe to help fight those pizza cravings!
Ingredients
- 1.5 tbsp crushed tomatoes
- 2 slices whole wheat bread
- 1/3 cup light shredded mozzarella
- 5 turkey pepperoni
- 2 tsp light butter
Instructions
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Using 1 tsp of butter, butter one side of a slice of bread. Place it face down in the pan.
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Spread the 1.5 tbsp of crushed tomatoes over the bread.
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Place the pepperonis on the sauce.
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Add the 1/3 cup of shredded mozzarella.
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Butter the second piece of bread with the remaining butter. Place it on top of the cheese, butter side facing up.
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Press down on the sandwich together with a flipper to compress. Cook on medium heat. Once the bottom bread begins to brown, flip to brown the other side.
Recipe Notes
Nutritional Information
10 WW Freestyle Smartpoints | 315 calories, Carbs 34.4g, Fat 13.1g, Protein 15.8g
Notes
Flipping can be tricky with the cheese on top, I use another utensil (like a butter knife) to hold the sandwich together and help me flip the sandwich easily.
2 WW Freestyle points can be eliminated if you use butter spray or cooking spray in place of the light butter.
