The Perfect Pizza

The Perfect Pizza

My side is the mushroom side haha

Buon Giorno! This creation was inspired by a consistent craving....who does not love pizza?!?! I want to enjoy the popular dish without the Fat, Carbs, Calories, muffin top....ugh anyway. So after doing some research it seems that Cauliflower is still the most popular fill in for carb dishes. This vegetable can be morphed into most white carb dishes without the carbs and does not sacrifice taste! YAY for Low Carb! I know its way easier to call the Pizza Delivery guy and have this "Carby" treat delivered to your door but what is more comforting than knowing what’s in your food, its made the way you like it, it is healthier for you and you don't have to wonder if the teenage pizza tech dropped your food on the floor (Trust me...it happens - at least we know our floor is clean! haha). So this dish is so exciting because you can adjust it to your liking! I will give you the basics and then set you free to add what you would like. My nutrition will include everything except toppings (includes sauce and cheese) but I will give you some great tips on making this as healthy as possible ;) I got your back!

Ingredients List:

Short and Sweet today ;)



Our Skinny Ingredients (The eggs whites missed the Photo-shoot - Camera Shy I guess)



Crust:

4 oz. Soft Goat Cheese

Small Head of Cauliflower (only need two cups)

2 Egg Whites

1/2 - 1 Tbsp. Garlic Powder

1 Tsp. Dried Basil

1/4 Tsp. Black Pepper

1/8 Tsp. Sea Salt

Pam (Always need a little Pam in our life)

Topping:

5oz Goat Cheese Mozzarella

Pizza Sauce - I used wolfgang Puck Arriabata Sauce - I highly suggest making your own pizza sauce to cut back on sugar, fat and other undesirable ingredients :) - (E-mail or message me for a yummy pizza sauce recipe)

Any Veggies and Meat you choose! (Keep it lean sweetheart!)

Kitchen Tools:

Really Easy today ;)



Our own little Pizza Parlor!



Pizza Pan

Pizza Cutter

Measuring Cup

Cheese Grater

Measuring Spoons (What do we always say??? Measure Measure Measure and you will see results!)

Knife (To tackle that cauliflower!)

2 -Medium Bowls (Needs to fit at least two cups of cauliflower and spices. Microwavable safe)

Cutting Board

Spatula

Directions to the Perfect Pizza:

- Preheat Over at 450 Degrees

- Pull out soft goat cheese so it can reach room temperature

- Wash and cut of a portion of your Cauliflower Head (Needs to equal 2 Cups Roughly)

- Grate Cauliflower into your Medium Bowl - It will look similar to "Rice"(Watch your fingers! Be careful when grating, if cauliflower reaches a point where it is hard to work with you can chop it into small pieces or discard the remainder)

- Measure out 2 Cups and heat on high in your microwave for 5 Minutes (Cauliflower will shrink about 3/4 C - Just a friendly FYI)

Cauliflower Prep Success! :)

- While Cauliflower is heating mix Basil, Pepper, Sea Salt, Garlic, Soft Goat Cheese and Egg Whites in your additional Medium Bowl.

- Let Cauliflower cool for a minute. (Caution!!! VERY HOT! Thank you (; )

- Add Cauliflower to crust ingredients and mix well.

- Spray Pizza Pan generously with Pam (Less on the pan is more in our Tummies!)

- Pour Crust mixture onto pan

- Spread outward and evenly into an 11-12" diameter crust about 1/4-1/2" thick.

- Spray the top of your crust with Pam Generously (Pam is going to help us make our crust crispy - love you Pam)

- Place Pan on middle rack of your oven.

Omigosh! Almost Done!

- Bake Pizza at 450 degrees for 17-20 Minutes or until edges are golden brown and the middle is firm.

- Remove Crust from oven and top with 1/2 C and 2 Tbsp. of Pizza Sauce spreading evenly.

- Top with 5oz Mozzarella Goat Cheese and whatever other veggies and meat sound super-duper yummy to you!!! Peppers, onions, Mushrooms, Turkey Sausage, Chicken ect ect ect the world is your oyster...enjoy!

- Place pizza back into the oven on the middle rack and bake at 450 degrees for an additional 4-6 minutes or until it is golden brown on the edges (cook less or more depending on how you like it, that’s why pizza is so great! you can customize it!!!)

5 more minutes 5 more minutes 5 more minutes

- Remove from oven and let it coooooool.....

- While your pizza is cooling, clean up and set the table! Dinner is served Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Magnifico!

The Skinny on the Nutrition:

Yields 8 Slices

Serving Size - 1 Slice

Without Sauce and Cheese

Calories........................ 47

Carbs........................... 2g

Fat............................... 2.5g

Sugar........................... 1.5g

Protein......................... 3g

Fiber............................ <1g

With Sauce and Cheese (includes crust, sauce and cheese)

Calories........................ 126

Carbs........................... 6g

Fat............................... 9g

Sugar........................... 4g

Protein......................... 8g

Fiber............................ 1.5g

**All nutrition is based off portions and brand suggestions

Too Much FAT???? Want to cut the fat but not the taste???

Instead of using Goat Cheese Mozzarella try using Fat Free Feta, still has zero sugar, low carb and is chalk full of protein without lacking that delicious flavor! I would suggest adding more than 5 oz. A great brand to look for is "President"!

Great on Salads Too!

Nutrition for President Fat Free Feta

Serving Size - 1 oz

Calories........................ 35

Carbs........................... 1g

Fat............................... 0g

Sugar........................... 0g

Protein......................... 7g

Fiber............................ 0g

Thanks for Stopping By! Hope you enjoy your dinner!

See you again next week :)

XOXO

Magan

Time to Go Running!!