Less of Josephine.

One of my new favorite easy meals is cheeseless pizza. Since making my own crust would take entirely too long for my tastes, I tried using Light FlatOut Wraps in the Sundried Tomato flavor. On top of this culinary masterpiece I added some some Smart Deli “Pepperoni”, along with roasted onions and peppers, tomato sauce with a dash of BBQ sauce mixed in, and lots of pineapple. Yes that’s right, pineapple. I’m on of those strange people who mix fruit in with “regular” food. My husband claims this is pizza sacrilege, but not being a religious sort I’m unimpressed with that argument. Until he can prove I’m doing irreparable harm to the universe, I will continue in my evil fruit-loving ways.

The verdict: The FlatOut Sundried Tomato wrap is a great size and shape and has 90 calories with 9 grams of protein and 9 grams of fiber. The wrap crisped up easily and perfectly for a quick pizza, and I could have piled on lots more toppings without fear of the crust buckling under the pressure. I’ve always been a big fan of a thin, crisp crust and this wrap emulated that really, really well. However, the wrap had a certain wangy flavor that bordered on unpleasant. I don’t know if that flavor was due to it being a “light” wrap or if it was what the manufacturers consider a “sundried tomato flavor” (they’d be WRONG), but either way I could do without it, thank you. Next time I’ll try the Multi-Grain, non-light version of the wrap, which is 100 calories with 9 grams of protein and 8 grams of fiber. Yes, I’ll gladly pay 10 calories to skip the wang.

The Lightlife Smart Deli “Pepperoni” was tasty and added a semi-spicy note overall. Not spicy enough for me, however, so I coated the whole pizza with red pepper flakes to amp it up. The fakeroni didn’t crisp up like fatty, real pepperoni would, but I still enjoyed the flavor it added to whole pizza. One serving is 13 pepperonis (30 grams) and has 50 calories and 9 grams of protein. I cut the traditional round pieces into smaller chunks to more evenly distribute it over the pizza and there was plenty to go around.

I’ll have this meal often because I love pizza and it was fast, easy, crispy, and decadent feeling. If I can find a flavor without that odd wang, I’ll be a long-time customer of FlatOut breads. I also enjoyed the Lightlife pepperoni, but I’ve heard that Yves has a really good version too, so I may try that one before I settle into Lightlife patronage.