10 Surprisingly Healthy (and Delicious!) Pizza Recipes

Written by Michael Matthews

Margherita Pizza Zucchini Boats

If you’re looking for a creative way to enjoy eating veggies, all you have to do is layer on your favorite pizza flavors.

It’s as simple as topping them with mozzarella cheese, fresh tomato, and Italian herbs. Healthy eating has never been so easy and this trick has appeal for everyone from little kids to bachelors.

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Chicken Pesto Artichoke Naan Pizza

There’s no need to make crust dough from scratch just to make a homemade pizza.

There are premade dough and crusts at the grocery store, or you can use pita or naan to make a flatbread pizza. From there, you can top it with anything that strikes your fancy. You can’t beat a combo like salty olives and fresh herbs.

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Pizza Sweet Potato Skins

This is one way to get your pepperoni pizza fix while also chowing down on some savory baked sweet potato skins.

This is an awesome appetizer to serve if you’re having friends over to watch the game. It’s also a tasty side dish to have with steak, chicken breast, or pork tenderloin for a low-calorie meat and potatoes meal.

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Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Pizza

Hawaiian pizza is a bit of an acquired taste but if you enjoy the salty-sweet combo of Teriyaki chicken with pineapple, then this is a gourmet spin on pizza you’ll want to try at home.

Swap the cured Canadian ham out for tender chicken, and instead of tomato sauce use your favorite barbecue. The result is a lot like the popular pie at California Pizza Kitchen.

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Thin Crust Salad Pizza

When you’re cutting calories, you may want to opt for thin crust pizza for less carbs. Or, it might seem best to skip the cheesy slice altogether and have a green salad. But why choose between the two?

This vegetarian pizza allows you to benefit from the ingredients of a fresh green salad – lettuce, zucchini, tomatoes, and black olives – while having your pie too. The pizza is complete with cheese too, a sprinkle of crumbled feta.

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Huevos Rancheros Breakfast Pizza

Pizza is Italian by origin but it’s now permanently global.

For a multicultural approach, use tortillas as the base to a Mexican pizza. Then replace the sauce with refried beans, salsa, or both. And for added protein – and a staple of healthy breakfasts – this pizza gets topped with scrambled eggs and shredded cheese.

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Whole-Wheat White Pizza with Fresh Mozzarella

It might seem like making a delicious white pizza requires a jar of alfredo sauce, but all you need is generous amount of fresh mozzarella and ricotta cheese. That way you can reduce fat without missing out on the creaminess of white sauce.

This pizza recipe is also easy to make because you don’t need to worry about making a round crust; simply press the dough into a rectangular baking sheet, and layer on the toppings.

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Paleo Pizza with Gluten-Free Crust

Gluten-free pizza crust can be made from a variety of ingredients, including cauliflower.

This one combines coconut flour, coconut milk, almond flour, and eggs to make a soft dough that’s loaded with healthy fats. All of those ingredients create a Paleo crust with a nutty, slightly sweet flavor that pairs well with earthy mushrooms and salty meats like ham.

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Italian Kale Stuffed Pizza

Vegetarian pizza goes gourmet with this recipe, which wows in terms of flavor and presentation.

This stuffed pizza ends up looking a lot like a real pie – or maybe a pizza cake – and although it looks tough to execute, the only secret is using a round baking pan for the form. This is filled with kale, olives, capers, and cheese, but once you get a feel for the assembly process, sub other fillings like roasted red peppers and shredded chicken.

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Stuffed Pizza Cupcakes

Now you can go to all the trouble to make a layered pizza cake thanks to Pillsbury unleashing an awesome recipe. But you can get the same flavor with less work – and fewer calories per serving – when you bake up a pepperoni pizza in cupcake form.

Don’t worry about tasting vanilla cake with tomato sauce; that’s not what this is at all. To make these, you need regular pizza dough, marinara sauce, and mozzarella cheese.

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