Pizza (but without the carbs)

I know its a bit late to jump on the bandwagon...or write about it, but the biggest new years resolution is of course to loose weight. Thats not my goal. Or even a goal in my house. But my husband has gotten really into the pale diet and low carb/no carb diet and since his dietary intake is so important and directly linked to his job, I try my best to accommodate him the best I can.

But I actually have to credit my mom with this recipe. She gave me the skeleton for it and I of course tweaked it to my liking and preference. The recipe is for a "no carb" pizza that actually has a "crust". When I first heard about it, I was seriously skeptical. We tried it once and it was good enough to add into the arsenal so I decided to share since it fits in with the foods we love to hate and hate to love but are hard to give up when changing the way we eat.

Pizza crust:

8oz cream cheese at room temperature

2 eggs

garlic powder

onion powder

fresh cracked pepper

1/2 cup sprinkle cheese (grated parmesan cheese)

Toppings:

whateva you want! 

Preheat your oven to 350. Generously spray down a 9x13 pan with the non-stick spray of your choice. Be sure to get the bottom really well. 

In a bowl combine the ingredients for the crust. I add more garlic powder then I do onion powder, so about 1 tsp and 1/2 tsp, respectively. Spread the interesting looking mix into the bottom of your pan and bake for about 15 minutes or until the edges are brown. 

Once the crust is baked, let it set for about 10-15 minutes before you proceed. But once it has, top the pizza as you would any other pizza. In our case, we used a pre-fab pizza sauce picked up at the local grocery store, some cooked mild italian sausage and the standard mozzarella cheese. (See first photo.) 

Pop that bad boy back into the oven and bake for another 10 minutes at least. I baked mine for another 16 minutes because I wanted to make sure that the cheese was super melty and delicious. That may have been why my crust stuck a bit to the pan when I took it out, but it still was pretty easy to get out. 

This is a pretty easy recipe to make for a weeknight with a sick four month old baby who either wants to eat, sleep or be held. If I can do it, so can you! 

Enjoy this low carb pizza variety. And thanks for checking out the new post! 

Heather