Some people may look at my super simple recipes and laugh. But when you are tired and stressed and have sweet potato baby food somehow wedged down in the creases of your bra the thought of making a fresh pizza sounds as hard as  Julia Child’s flambe.

Yeah. I don’t really know what a flambe is either. I just know people like JC do it and I do not.

I’m posting this because sometimes we have the means to make things we don’t think about already in the house, we are just too tired to realize it.

Case in point. The boy wanted pizza and since the hubs hates frozen pizza we rarely have it  in the house. I did however have cheese and cresent rolls so I just made due and came up with this:

Here’s what I used:

2 cans cresent rolls

1 can diced tomato

2 big sp0oons full of spaghetti sauce left over in the fridge

Shredded Mozzarella and cheddar cheese left over in the fridge

Here’s what I did:

Rolled the dough out flat

Cooked in 400 degree oven for 10 minutes before I put toppings on

Put toppings on and returned to over until cheese got bubbly

It’s always the simple things like this that my family loves. There was nary a piece of pizza left after dinner that night. I have slaved in the kitchen for hours making them homemade sauce or special deserts and they ghetto-style pizza and powdered donuts. Go figure.

This is probably one of my favorite South Beach Diet Phase One recipes. I generally make lots of extra seasoned ground turkey and eat it for lunch/snacks the next few days. It’s even yum added in your scrambled eggs/egg whites if you are feeling spicy that early in the AM.

Tip: This is great to make on your family’s normal Taco Night. You won’t feel deprived because it’s so good and your hubs and kids won’t feel weird eating something good in front of you….like they should!

You Need:

2-3 servings of ground lean turkey (I make extra for left overs)

3-4 cups shredded or chopped lettuce (skip the iceburg it’s way too bloating)

1/4 cup shredded low fat cheddar

few black olives

chopped cucumbers

salsa

chopped onions (optional)

chili powder and cumin

And Then You:

Brown the ground turkey breast and season WELL with chili powder and cumin (salt if you don’t worry about the bloat) and jalepeno if you like some fire

Mix lettuce, olives, onions and cukes in a ginormous salad bowl..pour warm turkey on top then sprinkle on cheese.

The cheese will be melty and yummy. If you do this right you won’t need to waste your calories or fat for the day on salad dressing.

If you are in Phase Two (or you are a Phase One rebel) toast a LaTortilla Factory 50 calorie low carb tortilla in the oven and make a few chips to dip and/or crumble on top of your masterpiece!