Pizza~South Beach Diet Style

"Necessity is the mother of invention," my dad often said. 

Just the other day, my daughter was trying to figure out what to eat while we had homemade pizza.  She was on Phase 1 of the South Beach Diet.  Since the whole wheat crust was a no-no, we had to come up with an alternative. 

So, we opened up a can of black beans and heated them up on the stove. Then we threw in some leftover cooked chicken to give it a little more body. We spread out a layer of the black beans/chicken (using about half of the pot) in a glass pie pan, and topped that with pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, and some favorite pizza toppings.. pepperoni, black olives, and pickles. :D Yummmm.  Then, on top, we sprinkled parmesan cheese, garlic, oregano and basil.  Yes, pepperoni isn't really approved so go ahead and throw on some veggies like green pepper and onion, instead.  :)

Broil at 500 degrees for only 4-5 minutes.  Keep a sharp lookout as it can brown up quickly.  Serve and enjoy!

If you try the pizza, let me know what you think!

Happy eating,