Healthified Stuffed-Crust Pizza

 

3

cups Original Bisquick® mix

2/3

cup very hot water

2

tablespoons olive or canola oil

2

sticks part-skim mozzarella or Colby-Monterey Jack cheese (from 10-oz package), cut lengthwise in half

1

can (8 oz) pizza sauce

3/4

cup shredded part-skim Mozzarella cheese (3 oz)

2

cups sliced fresh mushrooms (6 oz)

l large or 2 smalll green bell peppers, chopped (1 cup)

1

can (2.25 oz) sliced ripe black olives, drained

• 1 Move oven rack to lowest position. Heat oven to 450°F. Spray 12-inch pizza pan with cooking spray.
• 2 In large bowl, stir Bisquick mix, hot water and oil with fork until soft dough forms; beat vigorously 20 strokes. If dough is dry, stir in additional 1 tablespoon water. Cover and let stand 8 minutes.
• 3 Pat or press dough in bottom and 1 inch over side of pizza pan. Place sticks of cheese along edge of dough, overlapping if necessary. Fold 1-inch edge of dough over and around cheese; press to seal. Bake 7 minutes.
• 4 Spread pizza sauce over partially baked crust. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup of the Italian cheese, the mushrooms, bell pepper and olives. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
• 5 Bake 9 to 12 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted.