Cauliflower Crust Pizza

It’s cauliflower pizza day! And you all know what that means! I have successfully made it through a Friday without splurging on my diet.

So first off let’s go over breakfast and lunch. After a really arduous 3.5 mile walk I enjoyed about a liter of water and some lemon yogurt.

It was 105F today people!

Lunch was another round of Turkey Taco salad. It was a lot of filling food but didn’t compare to the one I made earlier.

Ok, so now on to the cauliflower pizza. This is one of my great finds off of pinterest. I would say it’s a moderate recipe in terms of work. If you have a food processor it’s a breeze.

Here is what you need. Cauliflower, eggs, parm cheese, mozzarella cheese, Italian seasoning, onion powder, orgeano, pizza sauce, and any toppings.

But whatever you do, do not use non-fat cheese.

Do not use non-fat cheese!

It doesn’t melt and therefore would completely defeat the purpose of binding the crust together.

First of you need to rice the cauliflower into a microwaveable bowl.

Then cook cauliflower for 8 mins. in the microwave. The natural moisture of the cauliflower steams itself.

After its cooked mix in the cheeses, reserving some for the top, eggs, and spices.

Spread out onto a pizza pan. I made about 8 times the recipe since I was cooking for 10 people.

Then cook in a 450 degree oven for 15-20 mins. Until it starts to brown.

Look at those lovely brown spots!

Now you can top your pizza how ever you like. I ended up using turkey pepperoni and spinach.

 

 

And wah-lah!

So yummy! Just like bread!

Diggin in!

Here is the recipe. From my guesstimate this makes a personal sized pizza.

 

Cauliflower Crust Pizza

 

Ingredients:

1 cup riced Cauliflower

 

1/2 cup parmesian cheese

 

1/2 cup mozzarella cheese (plus some for topping)

 

1 egg beaten

 

1 tsp Italian seasoning

 

1/2 tsp garlic powder

 

olive oil

 

Toppings- Sauce, cheese, veggies, meat

 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F

 

Rice Cauliflower

 

Cook in microwave for 8 mins. Natural moisture in cauliflower will steam it.

 

Mix cauliflower, cheeses, egg, and spices and then spread on a greased pizza pan. You can use the olive oil here or just cooking spray.

 

Bake for 15-20 mins or until the top starts to brown 

 

Remove from oven and top pizza with desired toppings.

 

Return to oven and broil for 3-4 mins until the cheese has melt.

 

Enjoy!

I hope you all are having a fabulous weekend! Thanks for reading and I hope to hear back from you all.

So until next time, have a slice of pizza!

Cara