Veggie Pita Pizza Bites
Add a little green to your snack table with these Veggie Pita Pizza Bites! Whole wheat mini pitas, ricotta, and sun-dried tomatoes topped with lots of fresh veggies. Serve drizzled with balsamic vinegar and watch them disappear.
Loaded with flavor and good-for-you veggies, these fun veggie pita pizza bites are party perfection. Served as an entrée they also make a tasty lunch or dinner for two.
While we enjoy the crisp bell peppers, and sauteed mushrooms and spinach you can easily adjust the vegetables to fit your personal preferences.
Veggie Pita Pizza Bites
Baked mini pitas topped with ricotta, sun-dried tomatoes, mushrooms, spinach and more!
Ingredients
- 4 whole wheat mini pitas
- 3 teaspoons + 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 ounces thinly sliced baby Bella mushrooms, (or your favorite type of mushroom)
- 2 cups loosely packed fresh baby spinach, roughly chopped
- 1 small shallot, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes
- 1/3 cup thinly sliced mini bell peppers, (about 5 or 6 whole mini peppers depending on size)
- 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced
- 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- Salt & pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven or toaster oven to 400 F. Place mini pitas on cookie sheet and drizzle with just 1/2 teaspoon of the olive oil. Use your hands to rub oil over both sides of pitas. Bake pitas for 5 to 7 minutes until crispy and lightly golden. Remove pitas once cooked but leave oven on.
- While the pitas are baking place 2 teaspoons of olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and give the pan a good stir to coat the mushrooms with oil, allow them to sit undisturbed for 2 minutes. After the 2 minutes continue cooking the mushrooms stirring occasionally, for 4 to 5 minutes until golden brown. Add the remaining teaspoon of olive oil and shallots. Lightly salt and pepper, cook for 2 minutes stirring occasionally. Lastly, add the spinach, lightly salt and pepper and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently until the spinach has wilted down. Remove from heat.
- In a small bowl combine the ricotta and sun-dried tomatoes, lightly salt and pepper.
- Spread each pita with 1/4 of the ricotta mixture, top with 1/4 of the spinach/mushrooms and arrange mini bell pepper slices in an even layer across the top. Sprinkle each pita with 1 tablespoon mozzarella cheese.
- Return pizzas to the 400 F oven and bake for 3-4 minutes until cheese is melted and ingredients are warmed. Broil for 1-2 minutes to brown cheese if desired.
- Slice each pita into 4 triangles, sprinkle with sliced basil, drizzle with balsamic vinegar and serve to your hungry party guests.
Notes
Recipe and technique for sautéed mushrooms and spinach portion adapted from Martha Stewart’s Sauteed Spinach and Mushrooms Recipe.
Recipe makes 16 bites, Nutritional Information is an estimate for 3 Veggie Pita Pizza Bites.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 5 Serving Size: 3 BitesAmount Per Serving: Calories: 151Total Fat: 5.8gSaturated Fat: 2.2gCholesterol: 10.1mgSodium: 188mgCarbohydrates: 20gFiber: 3.2gSugar: 2.5gProtein: 6.5g
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I love that you use whole wheat pitas, what a clever idea! Can’t wait to try this, great job 🙂
I hope you like them Eric! If you’re into a thin and crispy crust you can slice the pitas width-wise and separate the two halves for two thin pizzas from one pita. Less crust but more more pizza 🙂