Low Carb Pepperoni Pizza with Cauliflower Crust
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
For Crust:3 cups very finely grated cauliflower (about 1 medium head)1 cup finely shredded mozzarella cheese1/2 cup finely shredded Parmesan cheese1 Tablespoon garlic powder1 teaspoon salt6 Tablespoons liquid egg whitePizza Toppings:17 slices, Hormel Turkey Pepperoni1 cup Prego Spaghetti Sauce, Original1 cup finely shredded mozzarella cheese1/2 cup finely shredded Pamesan cheese
For Crust:
1. Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Put cauliflower in a microwave safe bowl, cover loosely with a paper towel and microwave for 7-8 minutes (cauliflower will appear translucent). Let cool completely.
3. Mix cauliflower, liquid egg whites, cheeses, garlic powder, and salt. Make sure the egg whites are well-distributed in mixture.
2. Turn crust mixture onto nonstick pizza pan. Pat into a 10-12" round. Press firmly, cleaning up edges, and make the crust as thin as you possibly can.
4. Bake crust for 5-8 minutes or until golden brown.
5. Remove from oven and let cool.
6. Before adding pizza toppings, loosen the edges of crust with a spatula, moving spatula underneath crust until all of crust is loose.
To complete pizza:
1. Reduce oven to 350 degrees.
2. Make sure crust is in the center of pizza pan.
3. Spread 1 cup Prego spaghetti sauce onto crust using the back of a large spoon. Make sure crust has sauce, even out to the edges.
4. Sprinkle 1 cup mozzarella and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese evenly across pizza crust.
5. Top with turkey pepperoni.
6. Return to oven and cook for another 5-10 minutes or until cheese is melted and pepperoni is crisp.
7. Cool slightly on rack. Cut into 8 slices.
Serving Size: Make one 10-12" pizza
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FRESHPAINT04.
1. Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Put cauliflower in a microwave safe bowl, cover loosely with a paper towel and microwave for 7-8 minutes (cauliflower will appear translucent). Let cool completely.
3. Mix cauliflower, liquid egg whites, cheeses, garlic powder, and salt. Make sure the egg whites are well-distributed in mixture.
2. Turn crust mixture onto nonstick pizza pan. Pat into a 10-12" round. Press firmly, cleaning up edges, and make the crust as thin as you possibly can.
4. Bake crust for 5-8 minutes or until golden brown.
5. Remove from oven and let cool.
6. Before adding pizza toppings, loosen the edges of crust with a spatula, moving spatula underneath crust until all of crust is loose.
To complete pizza:
1. Reduce oven to 350 degrees.
2. Make sure crust is in the center of pizza pan.
3. Spread 1 cup Prego spaghetti sauce onto crust using the back of a large spoon. Make sure crust has sauce, even out to the edges.
4. Sprinkle 1 cup mozzarella and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese evenly across pizza crust.
5. Top with turkey pepperoni.
6. Return to oven and cook for another 5-10 minutes or until cheese is melted and pepperoni is crisp.
7. Cool slightly on rack. Cut into 8 slices.
Serving Size: Make one 10-12" pizza
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FRESHPAINT04.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 358.2
- Total Fat: 18.2 g
- Cholesterol: 55.0 mg
- Sodium: 1,766.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 18.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.1 g
- Protein: 29.1 g
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