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Veggie Pizza

red peppers

Ingredients:

  • 2 (8-ounce) packages refrigerated reduced-fat crescent rolls
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 (8-ounce) package light cream cheese, softened
  • 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1 (1-ounce) package reduced-fat ranch dressing mix
  • 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
  • 1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup halved and thinly sliced radishes
  • 1 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh broccoli, chopped
  • 1 carrot, grated

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a jellyroll pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  2. Pat crescent roll dough into a jellyroll pan. Let stand 5 minutes. Pierce with fork.
  3. Bake for 10 minutes, let cool.
  4. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine sour cream, cream cheese, dill weed, garlic salt and ranch dip mix.
  5. Spread this mixture on top of the cooled crust. Arrange the onion, carrot, celery, broccoli, radish, bell pepper and broccoli on top of the creamed mixture. Cover and let chill. Once chilled, cut it into squares and serve.

Yield

16 servings

Adapted from:

Allrecipes.com

Nutrition Tip

In a review of approximately 200 studies, high consumption of fruits and vegetables showed a significant protective effect against developing cancer. More than 5,000 phytonutrients have been identified in fruits and vegetables. Phytonutrients are important, plant-based nutrients found in all plant foods, including fruits and vegetables. Phytonutrients have different functions to help keep us healthy, such as:

  • scavenge free radicals/work as anti-oxidants
  • inhibit cancer cell growth
  • regulate oncogenes and tumor suppressor gene expression
  • induce cancer cell death
  • modulate enzyme activities in detoxification, oxidation and reduction
  • stimulate the immune system
  • regulate hormone metabolism
  • display antibacterial and antiviral effects

This is why it is important to have fruits and vegetables as part of your daily diet, instead of taking supplements. Strive to include a variety of plant-based foods. The phytonutrients work as a team.

This veggie pizza is a great way to incorporate great variety of vegetables. Have fun and be creative.

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