WHERE’S THE CRUST PIZZA

This is an amazingly moist and creamy homemade pizza with a gluten-free pizza crust. The crust is only made with cream cheese, eggs, garlic powder, salt, and pepper; then, it’s topped with pizza sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese, and your favorite pizza toppings. What can be better than pizza with a low-carb pizza crust when you are on a diet?

WHAT DO I NEED TO MAKE PIZZA CRUST?

This is a super easy pizza recipe with low-carb pizza crust. You will need these simple ingredients;

• 8 oz cream cheese, softened;
• ¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated;
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature;
• 1 tsp garlic powder;
• ½ cup pizza sauce;
• 1 ½ cups mozzarella cheese, shredded;
• pizza toppings (cherry tomatoes, sliced chorizo); freshly ground pepper, to taste;
• salt, to taste.

HOW TO MAKE PIZZA CRUST?

1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
   In a mixing bowl, mix together 8 oz softened cream cheese, ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese, 2 large eggs, 1 tsp garlic powder, salt, and freshly ground pepper. Beat until completely combined.
2. Grease a 9×13 inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray. Transfer the cream cheese mixture to the baking pan. Spread evenly. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes or until golden and set.
3. Remove the baking pan from the oven and let the cream cheese crust cool slightly (for at least 10 minutes). Don’t turn off the oven.
   
4. Pour ½ cup pizza sauce over the cooled cream cheese crust. Spread evenly.
5. Top with 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese.
   
6. Top with your favorite pizza toppings (we used cherry tomatoes and sliced chorizo).
7. Sprinkle with the remaining ½ cup of shredded mozzarella cheese. Bake for additional 10 minutes or until the cheese melts. Enjoy!
   

RECIPE TIPS: 

1. You can use any pizza toppings for this recipe – ham, sliced mushrooms, jalapeno, sliced pepperoni, olives.
2. Feel free to use your favorite spices and herbs – crushed red pepper flakes, Italian seasoning, dried or fresh oregano/basil, chopped fresh parsley.
3. Store this pizza in the refrigerator for up to 2-3 days.

WHAT TO MAKE WITH WHERE’S THE CRUST PIZZA?

You can use any of your favorite pizza toppings – fresh mozzarella cheese, shredded mozzarella cheese, sliced pepperoni, chicken, chili pepper, onion, olives, sliced mushrooms, tomatoes, ham. You can use whatever you want and what you have in the refrigerator.

OTHER RECIPES YOU MIGHT ENJOY

• FRENCH ONION CHICKEN BAKE
• BAKED SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN
• PAULA DEEN’S AMAZING CHICKEN CASSEROLE