Okay, so many of you have heard rumors of my low carb deep dish pizza crust. And let me tell you, the rumors are all true. Really, a pizza with a crust of eggs and cream cheese CAN taste just as good (and sometimes better) than regular pizza. You'll see a lot of ingredients here that can be used full fat but most of the time I use low fat/no fat ingredients and you can't really tell. Also, if you're using full fat- know that it gets REALLY greasy, really fast.
Ingredients:
6 eggs
8 oz package cream cheese (you can use low fat)
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1½ teaspoon oregano or other Italian seasoning (seriously, just look around your kitchen)
½ teaspoon salt
pinches of black and/or cayenne pepper
1 cup (or a little more) shredded Italian cheeses, at least half of which is a hard cheese (Parmesan, Assagio)
Preparation:
Heat the oven to 350° F.
1) Be sure the cream cheese is at about room temperature. Using a regular blender, food processor, or (my preferred) stick blender, mix the egg and cream cheese until well blended. Add the salt and spices and blend again.
2) Spread cheese in bottom of well-buttered 9X13 pan. Pour egg mixture over the cheese, and bake for 22-25 minutes, or until the top is browning.
3) Remove from oven, add pizza toppings, and bake until done - about another 10-15 minutes.
We've tried all kinds of pizza toppings and honestly the one we like best (maybe it's b/c of the egg crust?) is crumbled sausage (low fat). It's pretty tasty! Also, kudos to you if you've found a low carb/sugar free pizza sauce. So far the lowest one we've found has had 3g Sugars in it. But it's totally worth it!
Enjoy!
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