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dustoweb
Thu, Apr-19-07, 18:23
I have been reading through forums for a while and continue to see posts complaining about pizza recipes. I love my recipe and haven't seen one similar on the forum yet so I thought I'd share it. I've even made this one when I wasn't on LC. This is basically a low carb version of a meat lovers pizza which is my favorite, but I'm sure this would be good with any toppings. So here goes:

Ingredients:
Mozzarella Cheese
Pepperoni
Italian Sausage
Canadian Bacon
Bacon Bits
Salami
Any Other LC Toppings You Want
Tomato Paste or LC Pizza Sauce

Other items:
Casserole Dish
Spatula or Brush

Steps:

1. Use a brush or spatula and coat the casserole dish with a light coating of sauce.
2. Line the dish with the pepperoni to basically make a crust. You can use any other similar meat like salami to accomplish the same thing. The sauce will help it the pepperoni to stick together. It's a bit tricky at first to get this right. I overlap the pepperoni slightly to cover the entire bottom and sides of the dish.
3. Brush on another layer of sauce on top of the pepperoni. This will basically cement it into place as your "crust".
4. Add a layer of cheese, just enough to cover the entire dish, but not too thick.
5. Add your layer of toppings. I usually put a layer of sausage, canadian bacon, salami and pepperoni and then some more cheese, and then one more layer of the same. I usually go for two layers, but I load them up pretty good. If you only have a couple of toppings you might want to spread out between layers of cheese.
6. Top with a nice and thick layer of cheese and a dusting of real bacon bits.
7. Bake in the oven at 350 for about 45 minutes. You have to keep an eye on it not to burn it, but it takes a while before all the ingredients gel together enough to be able to eat without it completely falling apart. The top should be a nice dark golden brown. You want to push it as far as possible before actually burning it. The top can be almost a little burnt as long as the toppings in the middle aren't. So you'll have to experiment with your oven.
8. Take out of the oven and let cool for a good 10 minutes.
9. When it has cooled a bit and gelled together you can cut a slice. I like to use the top as the actual crust because it is more fused together and the the pepperoni on the bottom "crust" should be perfectly cooked at this time.
10. So I cut my slice and then flip it over. This will also leave most of the grease behind in the pan. You can dab the top with a paper towel to get all the remaining grease if you want.
11. Dig in and enjoy. This is usually super filling and I can usually only down once piece before I am stuffed.

msdbobby
Thu, Apr-19-07, 18:33
Sounds good, I'm still searching for "pizza" that will make me happy. I like the idea of the pepperoni crust.

What do you think of putting the dish under the broiler after the first layer of pepperoni to let it crisp up a bit?

I'm going to try your recipe next time I make 'real' pizza for my family.
Thanks

dustoweb
Thu, Apr-19-07, 19:55
That would work too, but as I mentioned I actually like to use the top as the crust and flip it over, leaving most of the grease in the pan, and if you use pepperoni it will be pretty greasy, which I really don't like.

Might be hard to visualize, but I cut a slice and then put it on the plate with the original top layer facing down. Then the original bottom layer of the pepperoni crust is facing up and should be cooked just right. After you let it sit for a while the original top layer that is now facing down (this sounds confusing even as I write this :lol: ) will be hard enough (and cool enough) as a "crust" that you can actually eat it like a slice of pizza. Since the "crust" is actually the cheese on top it tastes really good, like one of those cheese cracker treats that people make on this forum.

If you eat it as soon as it comes out of the oven the thing will fall apart and the cheese will be everywhere. It's still good, but you lose the pizza feel. You don't have to let it sit long, just enough for it to gel together. Like 10 minutes.

Plus this is super good as cold pizza.

The next time I make one I'll see if I can post some pics up here. It's not an exact science, you kind of just have to play with it.

msdbobby
Thu, Apr-19-07, 22:19
Actually that does make sense, so I'll try it and post my results after.

I make pepperoni crisps (in place of chips) often, so I thought maybe that would work as a crust. If the cheese gets hard like a cheese cracker that would be even better.

Thanks again

kevinpa
Fri, Apr-20-07, 00:21
If the cheese gets hard like a cheese cracker that would be even better.

Here is a lc cheese cracker pizza.
Polly Want A Thin And Crispy Cheese Cracker Pizza (http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=320344)

Cissie_12
Fri, Apr-20-07, 16:24
Gave your version a try! Only thing I did different was put the crust (sauce, pepperoni and thin layer of moz. cheese) in the broiler on high for about 5 minutes. I took it out of the oven and blotted up the grease with a papertowel hoping this might make the crust firm up more. Next I put it back in one more time and repeated to get more crust out. Next I layered everything but the kitchen sink! lol Put in 350 degree oven for 10 minutes just long enough for it to heat through and cheese to melt. I add provolone to the top of my pizzas because we like the additional flavor! Turned out really good. Will post some pics. later on...

Thanks for the recipe. Nice saving the carbs. from flax bread and using those for other ingredients such as black olives (4 = 1 Carb.) Mushrooms (4 = 1 Carb.) and pineapple (4 chunks = 2 Carbs.) which we love Hawaiian Pizza! (canadian bacon, bacon bits and pineapple) The entire pizza only has 4 carbs. and is huge.

TX Stacy
Fri, Apr-20-07, 17:37
Yummo-Yummo!

You guys need ta join the cook-a-long! LOL! :lol:

Link in my siggy..;)

I'll put this down for the next grocery visit..

Just went so it may be a few weeks!:wave:

dustoweb
Sat, Apr-21-07, 19:11
Glad u liked it Cissie_12. Maybe I'll give your modification a try next time as well. It's a very filling and very LC treat. One of my favs.....

I look forward to see how the rest of you like this. Let me know.