0 Tomato Pesto Pizza!

There is almost nothing to this healthy pesto recipe, still it's really yummm!

Do you have fresh basil to make some delicious pesto?  Maybe your neighbor grows it and will share some with you!

Basil is always delicious and easy to prepare!

Store bought is tasty, still usually nutritious, but expensive.

Try Practical Pesto!

This recipe is similar to others EXCEPT that it includes one super nutritious ingredient ... NUTRITIONAL YEAST!

I suggest a combination of nutritional yeast AND Parmesan cheese, but you could easily make the sauce vegan by using nutritional yeast only :)

Spread pesto sauce on a whole wheat pizza crust (Boboli or Mama Mary's are both great!) or individual pizzas can be made with whole wheat tortillas, a much healthier option!

Then top with garden fresh tomato slices.

If you wish, add a single string cheese stick into lots of pretty swirls.
Click here to see a few healthy dairy options at Costco!

Or go vegan (animal-free), and skip the cheese -- I promise this pizza is lovely without it!
Click here to find out benefits of animal-free!

Either way, I hope you enjoy!!

 

Here are two other pizza recipes you can try!

Chicken Guacamole Pizza

or

Baked Tomato and Guacamole Pizza

Copy-Cat California Pizza Kitchen Barbecue Chicken Pizza

COMMENTS: How do you use your pesto sauce?

Detail: Tomato Pesto Pizza!

0 Barbeque Chicken Salad (great without chicken!)

Use your fresh produce to make this family favorite!

It's a copy-cat of a salad that Applebee's used to serve!

There is my original recipe, with animal-free and sugar-free options!

Here is what you'll need!

Barbeque Chicken Salad

1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast, cooked and chopped (organic is best!)

Salad is great even without any chicken!

2 small heads leaf lettuce, such as Romaine, chopped

2 cucumbers, sliced, quartered

2 avocados, chopped

3-4 stalks green onion, sliced

2-3 c frozen corn

1 can black beans, drained

1-2 oz Monterrey Jack cheese, shredded, omit for healthier version!

1/3 c agave nectar

1/3 c vinegar, any kind, we use red wine or rice wine, and I bet plain would work too!

1/3 c barbeque sauce, omit for sugar-free dish

Chop and combine ingredients, and enjoy!

We make this salad without chicken or cheese, and it's still super yummy!  You could too, or try using a smaller quantity of each.  WHY bother?  READ HERE!

AGAVE NECTAR is an alternative to refined sugar, but it still works pretty similarly to sugar in our bodies.  In other words, it should be treated as a sugar, with plenty of calories and blood-sugar raising effects.

Agave and vinegar are a healthy alternative to barbeque sauce but it's not the same taste.  It DOES give the salad a nice sweet taste, and allows you to avoid refined sugar :)

Read about where we got all but the corn and avocados from HERE! (CSA rules!)

Also try Copy-Cat California Pizza Kitchen Barbecue Chicken Pizza!

Detail: Barbeque Chicken Salad (great without chicken!)