Cauliflower Pizza crust

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  • Number of Servings: 2
Ingredients
For Crust:1 cauliflower head, roughly chopped (about 3 pounds)Cooking spray1/4 cup dries basil1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided1/8 teaspoon kosher salt3 garlic cloves, minced2.5 ounces shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese (about 2/3 cup), divided2 large egg whites0.5 ounces grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
Preheat oven to 375°.

2. Place half of cauliflower in a food processor; pulse 10 to 15 times or until finely chopped (like rice). Transfer cauliflower to a baking sheet lined with silpat. Repeat procedure with remaining cauliflower. Bake at 375° for 25 minutes, stirring once. Cool.

3. Increase oven temp to 450°.

4. Place cauliflower in a clean kitchen towel. Squeeze until very dry. Combine cauliflower, remaining 1 teaspoon oil, 2 tbl dry basil, 1/8 teaspoon black pepper, salt, garlic, 2 ounces mozzarella cheese, egg whites, and Parmesan cheese in a bowl. Press cauliflower mixture into 2 (8-inch) circles on a baking sheet lined with silpat. Coat crusts with cooking spray.


5. Bake crusts at 450° for 22 minutes or until browned.(Take care ours were brown and starting to char at 15) Remove pan from oven;

From here, no nutrition calculated:
top crusts evenly with sauce, remaining mozzarella cheese and whatever toppings you wish. Bake an additional 7 minutes or until cheese melts or it’s done to your liking

Serving Size: 2 8 inch pizza crusts

Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NWILKER.

Servings Per Recipe: 2
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 226.0
  • Total Fat: 10.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 24.4 mg
  • Sodium: 531.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 16.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 7.3 g
  • Protein: 21.2 g

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