Mini Pizza Bites

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 3/4 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 cup skim milk
• 1 egg or 3 tbsp egg whites
• 1 1/4 cups Italian cheese blend
• 4 ounces summer sausage, prosciutto or pancetta
• 2 tbsp oregano
• 1 cup marinara or pizza sauce
• olive oil spray

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Spray a mini muffin tin (there should be 24 mini muffins) with olive oil.Combine ingredients in large bowl
3. Cut the sausage into small bite sized pieces and place in a large bowl.  Add in the flour, baking powder, milk, egg, cheese and oregano. Stir thoroughly to combine.
4. Spoon the batter into the mini muffin cups.
5. Place muffin tin in the oven for about 15 – 18 minutes.  Remove mini pizza bites from muffin tin and serve with marinara or pizza sauce.

Nutritional Info:

Makes 6 servings.

Serving size 4 pizza bites.

Nutrients per serving:  Calories: 203.5, Cal. from Fat:  106.5, Total Fat: 12.5g, Sat. Fat: 5g, Carbs: 13g, Fiber: 2g, Sugars: 1.5g, Protein: 11g, Sodium: 546.5mg, Chol: 33.5mg