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Pizza Grilled Cheese

A low calorie lunch recipe to help fight those pizza cravings!

Course Main Course
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 1 serving
Calories 315 kcal

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

  1. Using 1 tsp of butter, butter one side of a slice of bread. Place it face down in the pan.

  2. Spread the 1.5 tbsp of crushed tomatoes over the bread. 

    Pizza grilled cheese, a low calorie, healthier lunch option to fight the pizza cravings.
  3. Place the pepperonis on the sauce.

    Pizza grilled cheese, a low calorie, healthier lunch option to fight the pizza cravings.
  4. Add the 1/3 cup of shredded mozzarella.

    Pizza grilled cheese, a low calorie, healthier lunch option to fight the pizza cravings.
  5. Butter the second piece of bread with the remaining butter. Place it on top of the cheese, butter side facing up. 

  6. 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.