This Healthy Pita Pizza Recipe is so quick and easy, convenient, uses pantry items and ingredients you'd have on hand (such as canned mushrooms, canned olives, pizza sauce, onions and cheddar cheese), can be made in under 30 minutes. The best part is you don't have to make any dough. You can also swap out different ingredients, depending on your preferences and what you have on hand. I have been making this pizza for my family for years and they love it!

pita pizza on black plate with carrot sticks and more pizzas on baking sheet in background

Pita Pizzas are great anytime but this one is perfect for using up leftover ham after a big holiday meal. This pizza on pita bread recipe is lean, low-fat and WW friendly, It's also a quick lunch and perfect for taking along in the lunch bag, as it can be eaten hot or cold. This simple recipe is also a fun way to have pizza night, that's different from traditional pizza and everyone gets their own pizza!

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🥘Ingredients
📖Variations & Substitutions
🔪Instructions
💭Top Tip
👪 Serving Size
🔢WW Points
🥗 Side Dishes
🍽Equipment
🌡️Storage
🦺Food safety
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📋Healthy Pita Pizza Recipe
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If I don't use leftover cooked Picnic Ham with Orange Glaze Recipe from a big meal, we often buy a Smoked Boneless Ham. It's great for making sandwiches, as well as Ham Pasta and Ham Rice and Beans

🥘Ingredients

I use cheddar cheese on this easy pita pizza to change it up from the typical mozzarella. Cheddar cheese is also something I generally have on hand, so I don't have to make a special trip to the grocery store.

This pizza on pita bread recipe requires the following ingredients:

pita bread * I use whole wheat (about 8 inches)
ham
red onion
canned sliced black olives
canned sliced mushrooms
feta cheese *I use low-fat/light
cheddar cheese * I use low-fat/light

*See recipe card for quantities.

📖Variations & Substitutions

Meat: I use ham when I have it on hand, as I can use leftover ham or deli meat. But you could also use regular or turkey sausage or pepperoni or fat-free ham.
Pizza Sauce -use any type you like! You can use a store-bought or homemade pizza sauce *I simply use a no name store-bought pizza sauce
Cheese - you could use mozzarella cheese or regular cheddar cheese, if you're not concerned about the fat or calories. You could also skip the feta cheese.
Vegetarian: just skip the meat!
Gluten-free -use gluten-free pita bread
Dairy-free or Lactose free- Use lactose-free cheese or vegan cheese
Spicy - add chili pepper flake/red pepper flakes sprinkled on before cooking or after and/or add jalapeno peppers to pizza (you can add these before or after, depending on whether everyone likes them).
Onions - you could use green onions or white onions instead
Other Toppings: I also use green peppers or red peppers, if I have them on hand.
Mushrooms: use fresh mushrooms if you have them on hand
Deluxe - Load it up with tons of your favorite toppings and add mozzarella cheese as well!
Kid friendly - skip the onion and feta cheese (if you have picky eaters).
Pita Bread - use a lower WW point pita bread (like Joseph's) or use white if you prefer.

🔪Instructions

How to make healthy pita pizza:

Prep: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F/ 190 degrees C and spray 3 baking sheets with non-stick cooking spray (or line with aluminum foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray)

Add pizza sauce, dividing evenly by all 6 whole wheat pitas.
Divide ham evenly by all 6 pitas. *If you are using deli ham slices, you can chop them up, or simply lay 3 slices on each pizza (they will just overlap a bit).
Sprinkle on red onion, black olives, mushrooms, and feta cheese, dividing evenly by all 6 pizzas.

6 pitas on cutting board with pizza sauce being spread on them — Step 1

Sprinkle on cheddar cheese, also dividing evenly by all 6 pizzas.
Move to prepared pan and bake for 15 minutes. Optional: Turn up to broil (500 degrees F) for 1-2 minutes for bubbly crispy cheese (watch closely to ensure it doesn't burn)
Cool for 3 minutes and serve whole or slice into pieces.

pita pizzas with cheese sprinkled on — Step 4

Garnish (optional): Garnish with parmesan cheese and crushed red pepper flakes

Hint: When you are using a low-fat or fat-free cheese it burns quickly, so you need to keep a very close eye on it when you are broiling.

💭Top Tip

Make this pita pizza in a toaster oven if it's hot outside and you don't want to turn on your oven! It's also perfect for the dorm room.

👪 Serving Size

This homemade pita pizza recipe makes 6 mini pizzas (individual 8 inch pizzas). However, you can half, double or triple the recipe by clicking on the blue serving number and selecting the number of servings you'd like. The ingredient quantities will automatically adjust.

pita pizzas on parchment paper, with one cut into 4 pieces

🔢WW Points

This low calorie pita pizza recipe is Weight Watchers friendly @ 10 WW points on my plan. Using low-fat cheddar cheese, low-fat feta cheese and a lean meat (lean ham, turkey sausage or turkey pepperoni) keeps it WW friendly. I also get vegetables as 0 point foods on my plan.

*You can make this a low calorie pita pizza and further reduce the WW points by using a lower point pita bread (Joseph's), fat-free ham slices, and fat-free cheeses. This brings it down to HALF THE POINTS (5 WW points) on my plan!

🥗 Side Dishes

Serve this healthy recipe with healthy sides like cut up vegetables or a side salad. It also goes well with:

🍽Equipment

I make these pita pizzas on 9X13 baking sheets/cookie sheet. You'll also need a cheese grater (affiliate links) and a pizza cutter is a handy too as well. Here are my Amazon Recommendations (affiliate links):

pita pizza on black plate with carrot sticks

🌡️Storage

Store these healthy pita pizzas in the fridge for up to 4 days in an airtight container or freeze for up to 3 months. You can freeze them whole or cut into pieces before freezing.

To Reheat: Pop it into the microwave for 45-60 seconds (whole pizza) and 20-30 seconds for individual pieces.

🦺Food safety

Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
Wash hands after touching raw meat
Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
Never leave cooking food unattended
Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove

See more guidelines at USDA.gov.

So, if you're looking for an easy recipe for healthy pita pizza, that's low calorie, WW friendly, simple and quick, this is your pita pizza! It's not only an easy meal, it's healthy comfort food.

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