Chicken Crust Pizza: The Best Keto, Low Carb, and Bariatric-Friendly Pizza Recipe
This chicken crust pizza swaps traditional dough for a golden, protein-packed crust made from seasoned ground chicken, Parmesan, and mozzarella. It's naturally keto, low carb, gluten free, and bariatric friendly, topped with your favorite pizza sauce and toppings for a satisfying dinner the whole family will love.
Ingredients
- 1 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast raw, grind or process into ground chicken
- ½ cups Parmesan cheese you want the real slivers of cheese, not the powdery stuff in the can.
- 1 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning We love the Italian Seasoning from The Pampered Chef.
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cups pizza sauce We have found that Walmart's Great Value brand pizza sauce has the least amount of added sugar, if you're looking to limit that.
- crushed red pepper flakes
- Pizza Toppings We like pepperoni, mushrooms, and bacon but you can use whatever toppings you like.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil sprayed with non stick vegetable cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, mix the ground chicken with ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, ¼ cup mozzarella cheese, Italian Seasoning, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.
- Scoop the chicken mixture onto the parchment paper and form it into a flat rectangle. Cover it with plastic wrap and use a rolling pin to evenly roll it into a rectangle. Remove the plastic wrap and bake until golden, about 12 to 15 minutes. (It will shrink.) Keep the oven hot.
- Top the chicken crust with sauce and sprinkle with ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, ¾ cup mozzarella cheese. Layer on the toppings and season with a sprinkle of crushed red pepper flakes, garlic powder, and more Italian seasoning.
- Put the pizza back into hot oven and bake until melted and bubbly, about 6 to 10 minutes.
- I prefer to allow the pizza to cool for 5-10 minutes before cutting and serving, but you really don't have to do that.
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Notes
A bariatric serving is ⅛ of the finished pizza. A normal eater would probably eat ¼ of the finished pizza for a meal.
Nutrition
Calories: 142kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 483mg | Potassium: 330mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 298IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 149mg | Iron: 1mg
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