Spaghetti Pizza

POINTS® Value: 6
Servings: 10
Preparation Time: 15 min
Cooking Time: 55 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy
User doe1984 submitted this fattening creation for a makeover. It's basically pepperoni pizza that uses spaghetti, rather than dough, as the crust.


Ingredients
2 sprays olive oil cooking spray
12 oz uncooked whole-wheat pasta, spaghetti
2 large egg white(s)
1 large egg(s)
2/3 cup fat-free skim milk
3/4 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp table salt
1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/4 cup basil, fresh, chopped (plus extra leaves for garnish)
9 oz shredded part-skim mozzarella cheeses, divided
32 oz bottled spaghetti sauce
2 oz pepperoni, finely julienned (about 1/2 cup)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400ºF. Coat a 9- X 13-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray; set aside.


Break spaghetti into 2-inch pieces and cook, al dente, according to directions; drain and cool.


Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat egg whites and egg until frothy. Stir in milk, garlic powder, salt, oregano, basil and 1/3 of mozzarella; add cooked spaghetti and stir until thoroughly combined. Spread spaghetti mixture evenly in bottom of baking dish. Bake for 15 minutes; remove from oven. Reduce oven temperature to 350ºF.


Spread spaghetti sauce over pasta; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Scatter pepperoni evenly over cheese layer. Return to oven and bake until heated through and cheese is bubbly, about 30 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes, garnish with basil and then cut into 10 servings. Yields 1 slice per serving.
Notes
We renovated Spaghetti Pizza from 12 POINTS values to 6 by:

Opting for more nutritious whole-wheat pasta.
Substituting egg whites for some whole eggs.
Using part-skim mozzarella cheese instead of full fat.
Cutting the pepperoni into small pieces in order to spread it throughout the dish and using less.