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in Recipes, Dinner, Meal Low carb zucchini pizza with pepperoni
Enjoy all the flavors of a conventional pizza without the carbs! This version even has hidden vegetables in the crust – who said pizza couldn't be healthy? The zucchini, eggs, and cheese make the crust nutritious, yummy, and quite moist. So this is pizza is better enjoyed with knife and fork.
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servingservings
Ingredients
Pizza crust
- 1½ lbs 650 g zucchini, shredded
- 2 2 eggeggs
- 1 cup (4 oz.) 240 ml (120 g) shredded cheese
- 1 tsp 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp 1 tsp dried oregano
Topping
- ½ cup 120 ml tomato sauce
- 2 cups (8 oz.) 475 ml (220 g) mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 3 oz. 85 g pepperoni
- 4 oz. (¾ cup) 110 g (180 ml) green bell pepper, slicedgreen bell peppers, sliced
- 2½ oz. (½ cup) 70 g (130 ml) olives
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp dried oregano or dried basil
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Making low carb simple
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 430°F (220°C). Rinse the zucchini but don't peel. Shred and squeeze out excess liquid.
- In a large bowl, mix the zucchini with the rest of the ingredients. Combine to a smooth batter.
- Spread out the batter on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Use a spatula to create a thin and even pizza crust.
- Bake in the middle of the oven 15-20 minutes or until light brown.
- Spread the tomato sauce over the crust and top with cheese. Add pepperoni, sliced bell pepper, and olives. Sprinkle oregano or basil on top.
- Bake on the middle rack for approximately 15 minutes or until the cheese has melted and is light golden brown.
As my partner has a dairy allergy, this was a true treat for me on a night that they were out and I look forward to having leftovers for days! I will be curious to se how it reheats!
Thanks!
Thank you for sharing your tips!
This recipe is nothing more than a zucchini quiche with pizza toppings. I wouldn’t call it Pizza.
I followed the directions to the tee. I let it bake until it wasn’t burned, broiled it too and it never crisped up as I would want a pizza crust to be. It’s not anything I will do again. Surprisingly, my dogs ate it and seem to enjoy it, my guess would be because of the turkey pepperoni.
So sorry it didn't work out, Kelly!