Healthy Snack Recipe: Mini Whole Wheat Mixed Veggie Pizzas

These tasty little "mini-pizzas" are great when you're in the mood for a savory snack. With carbs, veggies, and protein, plus a bit of fat, they make a nice evening snack that is a whole lot healthier than a bag of potato chips. They don't take long to make, and can be made in the toaster oven to speed up the process.

Mini Whole Wheat Mixed Veggie Pizzas
(Serves 1-2.)

Ingredients:

1 whole wheat English muffin, split and toasted
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1 cup mixed finely chopped fresh vegetables of your choice (mushrooms, onions, spinach, tomatoes, olives, eggplant, peppers)
1/2 cup Ricotta
1/2 cup Mozzarella, shredded
1 Tbsp fresh chopped basil or 1 tsp dried basil

Instructions:

• Preheat oven or toaster oven to 350 degrees.
• Put the English muffin halves, cut side up, on baking sheet and spread tomato sauce on top of each.
• Evenly distribute the cut up vegetables between the two halves.
• Divide the ricotta in half and spoon over each muffin. Sprinkle each with the Mozzarella cheese.
• Bake prepared English muffins in preheated oven for 5 minutes or until hot.
• To brown the cheese on top, you can turn the oven up to BROIL and broil just until cheese bubbles and browns.
• Remove and sprinkle basil on top, then cool enough to eat.
• Makes 2 individual pizzas.