Zucchini Pizza Bites

I’m like many people out there and I love pizza. I mean who doesn’t like melted cheese, sauce and delicious fluffy crust. Hard to find someone out there that is going to turn down pizza. So you can imagine my disappointment when I no longer could tolerate eating dairy and gluten laden pizza. Sad day for sure. Most of the time I make homemade pizza and it’s really easy to make a gluten-free simple crust but today I wanted something quicker. My husband had gotten a store-bought pizza for a treat and I had gotten the kids flatbread to use for their crust. Not be left out of the pizza fun I decided to grab a few more large zucchini’s while we were at Aldi’s so I could create zucchini pizza bites for myself.

This is super simple to make and delicious. All you need are five simple ingredients. All of which you can get at Aldi or any local grocery store. You will need one large zucchini, two large baby Bella mushrooms, a jar of pizza sauce, Italian seasoning and vegan cheese. First, you will want to preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Slice the zucchini in fairly thick slices, about 1/4 inch. Lay zucchini out on tinfoil lined baking sheet. You don’t have to use tinfoil but it will save you from getting cheese stuck on your pan.  Spoon out the pizza sauce onto each zucchini round in little dollops to avoid getting sauce everywhere. Leave the sauce in the center of the zucchini and do not spread. The sauce will spread out while it bakes. Now slice your mushrooms in large slices and place one slice on each zucchini slice. Once each slice has a mushroom sprinkle with Italian seasoning. Now add a little cheese on each slice. Place in pan in the pre-heated oven and bake for ten minutes or until the cheese is melted. Allow the bites to sit for a few minutes before serving.

ZUCCHINI PIZZA BITES
Printable Recipe
DIFFICULTY: EASY

YIELDS: 18-20 BITES (2 servings)

INGREDIENTS:
- one large zucchini (approx. 8 oz)
- two - three large baby Bella mushrooms ( 68g)
- 1 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 cup vegan cheese shreds

DIRECTIONS:
Pre-heat your oven to 375 degrees. Slice the zucchini into 1/4 inch slices and place on tinfoil lined baking sheet. Place teaspoon of sauce on the center of each zucchini slice. Do not spread. Slice mushrooms into large slices and place one slice on each zucchini. Sprinkle with Italian seasoning. Place small amount of cheese on each slice and bake at 375 for 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Allow cheese to set for a minute or two before serving.

NUTRITION:
1 serving has 152 calories
16g carbs
8g fat
5g protein