Pepperoni Pizza Soup
Low Carbohydrate Recipe

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced
One small onion, chopped
1/4 cup green pepper, slivered
One can plum tomatoes (28 ounce)
1 cup pepperoni, thinly sliced, diced or quartered
1 cup beef stock
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1-1/2 cups mozzarella cheese -- grated

Recipe makes four servings.

Directions:
Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir-fry the onions, mushrooms, and green pepper until they are soft but not brown. Add the tomatoes, beef stock, pepperoni, and Italian seasoning. Simmer over medium heat until everything is heated through. Ladle the soup into ovenproof bowls.

Sprinkle the cheese over each bowl, and broil briefly to melt the cheese.

Nutrition facts per serving:
Calories 322
Total Fat 27g
Calories from fat 75.3%
Cholesterol 56mg
Protein 15g
Total Carbohydrate 5g
Fiber 1g
Sodium 1278mg
Exchanges:  2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 4 Fat