A Taste Of Amore: Viva Italia and Viva Macros!

Fact: Eating genuine coal fired pizza while enclosed in the warmth of good company and of brick walls that make up a beloved Italian pizzeria that is hidden amongst rows of cafes and gelato shops on Florence streets, is a definite ‘to-do’ on an ever-growing bucket list of mine.

Fact: I like to oversimplify very simple ideas, so in efforts to put my above monologue into understandable terms: I dream of one day eating  Italian pizza, in an Italian restaurant, by an Italian chef in… wait for it…. Italy. Viva Italia!

 Fact: Italy is 5,183 miles from my Miami home.

Fact: As a result of this tiny (27,366,240 feet worth of tiny) circumstance, I am not sure when this ‘to-do’ will manifest into reality. It will, no doubt about that my friends, but the when factor has me counting my travel piggy bank pennies and taking double shifts at work.

While practicing the idea that patience is a bliss, (you know because it is good for the health, not because a plane ticket to Italy is my monthly paycheck) I have come to the conclusion that my dream of biting into the garlicky wonders of Italian styled pizza by Signore Antonio of Amore Pizzeria’ is a distant one; one that is forced to render some substitution…and kitchen creativity.  Challenge? For sure. Accepted? Duh.

Thus, I took it upon myself to indulge in this creativity I routinely lack in the kitchen, and came up with a recipe within 5 minutes of my exploration. The best part? Five minutes was all I needed to transform my pizza fascination into a pizza creation that has become my latest foodie obsession.

I present my fellow fit- foodies and wanderlust compadres with the most macro-friendly pizza that may just come close to the real deal. Although the shot is long and most unlikely, I must say with absolute no bias at all, Signore Antonio may have serious competition.

What you will need to fulfill your Italian void without compensating your hour long morning leg -day session and your dear wallet:

Ricetta:

Uno:  Food for Life Brown Rice Wrap- Gluten Free Tortilla

Due: 365 Organic- Organic Pasta Sauce (Fat Free)

Tre: The Original Brat Hand- Fully Cooked Organic Chicken Breast Strips

Quattro: Publix Parmesan Shaved Cheese (fat free)

Cinque: Spinach

Yes my friends, this is a whopping four-ingredient list.

The only thing better than the fact that there is no need for an upside down kitchen, is the fact that the process to make my Italian inspired pizza is genuinely as quick and as easy as I am about to sell it to be. (Caution: an aura of advertising may or may not be prevalent in this next sentence.) This recipe is
so quick and easy to make!

Passaggi:

·      Preheat Oven to 350 degrees

·      Lay the tortilla on a sheet of aluminum paper

·      Put ½ a serving of Pasta sauce, and paint it onto the tortilla

·      Microwave Chicken Breast for 30 seconds, then layer on the tortilla

·      Sprinkle ¼- ½ serving of Parmesan Shaved Cheese (fat free) as well as Italian Seasoning and Garlic

·      Bake in oven for 15 minutes

Place on your best dish, serve with red wine if you are of age, or with a gallon of water if you are of that fit-life, wrap a red and white checkered napkin around your neck, kiss you fingernails, and enjoy.

If you thought your Italian work of art could not be more pleasant, the macros and the fresh ingredients offer an Italian wanderlust experience completely free of guilt.

Macros:

Cal            Carbs         Fat         Protein

248           28               4             27

While Italy will always be a destination to come by in my life, (for more reasons then just pizza; I am not that much of a fat ----) this little recipe is a perfect 'go-to' while I add to my travel jar. And if you are anything like me, hopefully it can offer the same for you.

And with that I sign off,

XO- Adri