Satisfy your pizza craving!

Today I just have a quick lunch idea for you.  At the grocery store by the deli they have an assorment of wraps/bread products to try.  For many, many weeks now, I've been seeing some wraps called Flat Out.  They've intrigued me but I've not bought them.  I try to cut out as much wheat/grain products as I can (because my body works best that way), so I've resisted.

Yesterday, though, it just sounded good.  I've always loved pizza with super thin crispy cracker-like crust and that's what the Flat Out Thin Crust Flatbreads promised.  I bought a package and some veggies to pile on.

First off, the nutrition.  I went with the Spicy Italian flavor (and let me tell you, for this spice-intolerant girl, they did pack a bit of a punch).  One flatbread has 140 calories (not bad at all) and 26g carbs (not great if you're going low-carb, but can be doable with planning the rest of the day). 

I prebaked the bread per the package instructions, because I really do love a cracker-like crust.

While that was baking, I got my veggies ready - presliced baby bella mushrooms, thin tomato slices, red bell pepper and sliced kalmatta olives.  I also used 1/2 c. of shredded cheddar cheese. 

 

Once the bread had cooked, I took it out and layered on the veggies.  I started with the tomato slices as a subsitute for sauce, piled on the rest and then topped with cheese.  I popped in back in for a few more minutes, until the cheese was melted.  At this point I was following the directions on the package.  Next time, I will probably do some adjusting as the veggies didn't get cooked how I liked them.  I like them to get pretty roasted in the cooking process, so I might not precook the crust next time and cook it with veggies longer, throwing on the cheese at the end.

Overall, the pizza was great and satisfying.  I plan on freezing the rest of the package so when I get a pizza craving I've got some on hand!  According to estimates on My Fitness Pal, this pizza would about 328 calories, 32 g carbs and 20 g protein.