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Flat Out Thin Crust Pizza

Today's post is brought to you, in part, by my recent cravings for pizza and green olives.  That, plus I'm trying to go vegetarian for a week.  No big change of heart - I just want to see if I can do it/lose weight/feel any different.

I've been looking for these Flat Out wraps for a while now, but my closest grocery store always seems to be sold out of them.  I stopped by a different store today and they had them in so I picked up a few packets.  They have different kinds, but I got the new soft 100% whole wheat wrap.  Only 100 calories, 8 grams of fiber, and 1.5 grams of fat.

To use a wrap as a pizza crust (only 3 WWP+!) I sprayed it with olive oil spray and baked it for 7 minutes at 350 degrees - directly on the rack.  It gets nice and crispy, too - so it feels like you're eating real pizza as opposed to a depressing substitute.  After that, you just take it out, top it with whatever you want, and pop it back in for a few minutes/until the cheese is melted.


I topped (loaded) mine with garlic marinara, reduced fat cheddar, tomato, sun dried tomato, onion, and green olives. SO. GOOD.  The entire thing was only 8WWP+ and incredibly filling.  I definitely recommend getting these wraps and topping with your favorite pizza toppings!


Quick and easy, too.  Only takes about 15 minutes, not long at all. No thanks to this pup.


But, as long as she lets me dress her in cute sweaters, I'll probably let it slide.
cheddar flat out green olives
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Turkey Picadillo

Today's recipe is another one from Skinnytaste - Turkey Picadillo.  I only edited a few things to be able to use what I already had at home.  I've made it twice now.  It's the perfect way to use up the odds and ends I seem to always have that need to be used up (onion, cilantro, etc) before they go bad.  Try it out!



What you will need:

1.25-1.5 pounds lean ground turkey (Skinnytaste used 93%, I used 99% fat free and it was still good)
4 oz tomato sauce
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 bay leaves (I shook some dried bay leaves into mine)
2 tablespoons green olives
2 tablespoons green olive brine

Sofrito:
1/2 large onion, chopped
2 cloves minced garlic
1 tomato
1/2 to 1 bell pepper, chopped
2 tablespoons cilantro

Cook turkey in a large saute pan over medium heat.  Season with salt and pepper.  As the turkey cooks, break it into small pieces.

While the turkey is cooking, put together sofrito by chopping and mixing onion, tomato, bell pepper, cilantro, and garlic.  Add sofrito to meat and continue cooking on a low heat.  Add green olives, brine, bay leaves, and cumin.  Add tomato sauce and 1/4 cup water and mix.  Simmer on low for about 15 minutes.  Enjoy!
green olives turkey picadillo
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