No flour or bread, this from scratch Pizza is high in protein and low in carbs. Perfect to satisfy your pizza craving without feeling guilty!
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Total Time 40 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Calories
Ingredients
For Crust
1.5lbsfresh chicken breastI used organic
2-3clovesgarlicminced
1.5tspItalian Spice BlendUse your favorite or make your own by combining onion powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper, oregano and thyme.
⅓cupparmesan cheeseshredded
⅓cupmozzarella cheeseshredded
1largeegg
For Toppings
3-4tbsppizza or pasta sauce
favorite veggies and/or meats
½cupmozzarella cheeseshredded
½cupparmesan cheeseshredded
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cut raw chicken into 1" cubes and then place into a food processor/blender/ninja in small batches to create a sort of home made ground chicken. *Tip: You can also ask your butcher to grind the breasts for you before you leave the store.
Place raw ground chicken into a bowl along with garlic, Italian spices, cheeses and egg. Mix thoroughly.
Line a pizza pan or cookie sheet with a piece of parchment paper. Place raw chicken mixture ball onto paper and press out to 1/4"-1/2" thick. How much you use is up to you and will determine the thickness of the chicken crust.
Bake at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes, or until chicken crust appears slightly golden on top. Thicker crusts will be more towards the 20 minute mark (or more depending on thickness). Thin crusts will cook in 10-15 minutes. If you are using a pizza stone, the timing will be even less. Keep an eye on it! Be careful not to overcook.
Remove from oven and let cool for about 5 minutes. Use this time to gather and slice your favorite toppings.
Spread sauce and top with mozzarella. Add toppings and then finish off with parmesan. Try not to overload with toppings as with any pizza, this will cause sogginess in the center.
Bake at 400 degrees for an additional 10-15 minutes, or until cheese topping has slightly browned/desired doneness.
Slice, serve and enjoy this guilt-free, low carb, high protein meal!
Video
Notes
*Note* The Mediterranean style pizza photos show a much thicker chicken crust as I pressed the ENTIRE chicken mixture down into one 11"x15" cookie sheet so that it was about 1/2" thick. You could make smaller pizzas by just taking a handful and pressing it down to 1/4" like I did in the video, but it will turn out "floppier" like New York style pizza.TIP: If you want to keep your hands cleaner, you can roll out enough plastic wrap to cover whole pan/sheet and place it on top of chicken mixture ball. Press the chicken pizza crust mixture down and out until it fills pan/sheet. Remove plastic wrap.