Happy National Pizza Day babes! How perfect that it falls on a Sunday so we can all binge watch our favorite shows and veg out. As you all know, I have a thing for pizza. Like, I eat it ever week kind of thing, and no I’m not ashamed. I’m a big lover of carbs and a believer that no matter the calorie count, nothing is better than traditional Chicago deep dish, however, balance is key so when I found this Zucchini Crust Pizza recipe from Kirbie’s Cravings I knew I had to test it out.
I’ll start by saying both Kirby and I were skeptics going into it. I mean, how can you take away the best part about pizza (the carbs) and still expect it to be just as good? I will say the crust is made out of cheese so I had high hopes… And omg, this recipe does not disappoint!
It’s super simple and fairly healthy (I know people out there will gripe about the cheese & flour, but not this girl) and the perfect alternative to that loaded carb loaded pizza I know we’re all thinking about at this exact second.
| Prep Time | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 60 Minutes |
| Servings |
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- 4 Cups Raw Zucchini Packed, shredded
- 2 Eggs
- 1/2 Cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese
- 1/2 Cup All-Pupose Flour
- Salt & Pepper
Ingredients
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- Preheat oven to 450F.
- Add zucchini to a large bowl and let sit 10-15 minutes. Drain excess water from zucchini bowl. Using a tea towel or several sturdy paper towels, add in 1/2 cup of zucchini into towel and wring dry. Repeat with remaining zucchini. When you are finished, you should have about 2 cups of zucchini remaining.
- Add zucchini, eggs, cheese, salt & pepper and flour to a large mixing bowl. Mix until all ingredients are thoroughly combined.
- Dump zucchini mixture onto pizza stone. Using a spatula, thin and spread out the batter so that it forms a round crust approximately 9 inches in diameter and 1/8 inch thick.
- Bake in oven about 15-20 minutes or until edges are golden brown and both sides are cooked. Flip over crust and bake an additional 10 minutes until top is crispy. Flip pizza crust back over.
- Lower oven temperature to 400F. Add whatever pizza ingredients you desire to your crust. I did a layer of marinara sauce, followed by fresh slices of mozzarella, sliced bell peppers and fresh basil leaves. Bake for about 8-10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve immediately.
*Original recipe from Kirbies Cravings
**We used marinara, Italian sausage, mozzarella cheese and basil for toppings
**We used a pizza stone instead of a pan with parchment paper and it worked like a charm
