• 3 cups cooked brown rice, cooled
• 2 egg whites, beaten
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• nonstick cooking spray
• 2/3 cup purchased pizza sauce
• 1 tsp. ground black pepper
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 Tbs. grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 cup mushrooms, sliced
• 1/4 cup red or green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded, cut into rings

Preheat oven to 400°F. Combine cooled rice with 1/3 cup mozzarella cheese and egg whites. Press into a 12 inch pizza pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 5 minutes. Combine pizza sauce with pepper and garlic. Spread over the baked rice crust. Top with next 4 ingredients and sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella cheese. Garnish with green pepper rings. Bake 10 minutes.

This recipe serves 4 people. Due to the nature of this recipe, it adjusts the number of servings in multiples of 4 only.

Per serving: calories 285, fat 7.4g, 23% calories from fat, cholesterol 16mg, protein 14.9g, carbohydrates 39.8g, fiber 4.0g, sugar 2.8g, sodium 403mg, diet points 6.0.

Dietary Exchanges: Milk: 0.0, Vegetable: 0.5, Fruit: 0.0, Bread: 1.9, Lean meat: 1.2, Fat: 0.4, Sugar: 0.0, Very lean meat protein: 0.3

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The recommended wines are: Beaujolais, Chenin Blanc, or Fumé Blanc.