Ingredients

makes 8 servings

　　16 ounces store-bought, whole-wheat pizza dough, fresh or frozen, defrosted (I used Trader Joe’s)

　　Olive oil spray

　　3 teaspoons garlic powder, plus more to taste, optional, divided 3 teaspoons reduced-fat grated Parmesan cheese, divided (look for it in a plastic canister or jar, not in the refrigerated section)

　　1 tablespoon light butter, melted

　　1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley leaves

　　1/3 cup low-fat marinara or pizza sauce, preferably lower-sodium, reheated if necessary, optional

　　

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

　　

Step 2

Press the dough evenly into a 9 x 9-inch nonstick baking pan or dish. Gently, being careful to keep the shape of the dough, lift the dough out of the pan onto a clean flat work surface. Lightly mist the pan with spray. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of the garlic powder and 1 teaspoon of the Parmesan evenly over the bottom of the pan.

　　

Step 3

Lift the dough back into the pan (you may have to reshape it slightly). Sprinkle the remaining 2 teaspoons of garlic powder and Parmesan evenly over the dough. Using a dough scraper or butter knife, and without slicing all the way through the dough, cut the dough in half in one direction, then slice it into 8 equal pieces in the other to create 16 equal breadsticks. Bake the dough until golden brown and cooked through, 18 to 20 minutes.

　　

Step 4

Brush the butter evenly over the dough, then sprinkle the parsley evenly over that. Season with additional garlic powder, if desired. Serve immediately with marinara for dipping, if desired.

　　

nutrition information

Step 5

Each (2-breadstick) serving has:

　　

Step 6

Calories: 143

　　

Step 7

Protein: 4g

　　

Step 8

Carbohydrates: 25g

　　

Step 9

Fat: 2g

　　

Step 10

Trace Saturated Fat

　　

Step 11

Cholesterol: 2mg

　　

Step 12

Fiber: 3g

　　

Step 13

Sodium: 265mg

　　Reprinted with permission from I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening! by Devin Alexander. Copyright © 2010 Devin Alexander. Published by Clarkson Potter Publishers, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.Devin Alexander is the author of The Most Decadent Diet Ever, Fast Food Fix, and coauthor of The New York Times bestsellers The Biggest Loser Cookbook and The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook. She was a chef on NBC's The Biggest Loser and the host of Healthy Decadence on Discover Health and FitTV.