Cauliflower Pizza
When I make a pizza, I count it as my Lean & Green meal + 2 condiments.
-1 cup cauliflower (fresh or frozen) 2 green servings
-2 TB Great Value Pizza Sauce 2 condiments
-1/4 cup Great Value Liquid Eggs 1/8 leanest portion
-1 tsp Italian seasoning 1 condiments
-1 cup Kraft Low Moisture Part Skin Mozzarella Cheese (I choose part skim instead of fat free due to lower carbs) 2/3 leaner portion
-1/2 cup mushrooms 1 green serving
Preheat oven to 400 F.
I used frozen cauliflower and cooked it per the directions on the bag. Once cooked, I put 1 heaping cup of cauliflower in my Magic Bullet and pulsed it a few times. Then I added 1 tsp of Italian seasonings and 1/4 cup of egg beaters to the Magic Bullet and pureed it. Then I added 1/2 cup of cheese and mixed it in the Magic Bullet until it was creamy.
I had issues with it sticking to the pan, so I used a silicon baking sheet this time and it worked perfect! I baked it for 18 minutes at 400. I would advise watching it carefully because different ovens seem to cook this much different.
I flipped my over crust and topped with 2 TB pizza sauce, 1/2 cup cheese and 1/2 cup of mushrooms.
Perfect!
This counts as .8 lean servings, 3 green servings and 3 condiments.
Calories - 400, Fat - 25 grams, Carbs - 13, Protein - 36 grams
-1 cup cauliflower (fresh or frozen) 2 green servings
-2 TB Great Value Pizza Sauce 2 condiments
-1/4 cup Great Value Liquid Eggs 1/8 leanest portion
-1 tsp Italian seasoning 1 condiments
-1 cup Kraft Low Moisture Part Skin Mozzarella Cheese (I choose part skim instead of fat free due to lower carbs) 2/3 leaner portion
-1/2 cup mushrooms 1 green serving
Preheat oven to 400 F.
I used frozen cauliflower and cooked it per the directions on the bag. Once cooked, I put 1 heaping cup of cauliflower in my Magic Bullet and pulsed it a few times. Then I added 1 tsp of Italian seasonings and 1/4 cup of egg beaters to the Magic Bullet and pureed it. Then I added 1/2 cup of cheese and mixed it in the Magic Bullet until it was creamy.
I had issues with it sticking to the pan, so I used a silicon baking sheet this time and it worked perfect! I baked it for 18 minutes at 400. I would advise watching it carefully because different ovens seem to cook this much different.
I flipped my over crust and topped with 2 TB pizza sauce, 1/2 cup cheese and 1/2 cup of mushrooms.
Perfect!
This counts as .8 lean servings, 3 green servings and 3 condiments.
Calories - 400, Fat - 25 grams, Carbs - 13, Protein - 36 grams
Uncooked Crust:
Cooked Pizza:
(I tried to flip it half way through and it didn't work out so well)
Revised Recipe Picture from 10/6:
Revised Recipe Picture from 10/6:
Comments
I used 2% milk cheese which lowered the calorie and fat count down a lot, also I used 1/4c of tomato sauce w/herbs in it as my green (I like a lot of sauce, and the crust is BIG!) and then 3 T of onions as my 3 condiments. I cooked it on a pan-sprayed pizza stone; it stuck a tiny bit but got crispy edges and flipped just fine. Can't wait to dig in! Looks and smells heavenly. Thank you!
I'm a fellow Medifaster, & I've been on plan for just over a month. Thank you for all of the wonderful ideas! I have a few questions about your cauliflower pizza. First, you said you cooked it for 18 mins. at 400: Did you bake one side for 18 mins or is that the entire cooking time for the pizza? Second, you said that you flipped the crust, then put the toppings on: how long did you cook it after flipping & topping? At what point do you recommend flipping the crust? I notice in the caption for the first pic you said that flipping it halfway through didn't work so well.... Thanks for your input, & the sharing of your creativity!
Cheers,
FlyinGal325 ~;D
I didn't have any parchment paper so I used a piece of foil on the cookie sheet and sprayed it with pam before I put down the crust. It helped but it stuck all around the edge. I'm buying parchment paper before I make the next one. WOW this almost made me feel like I was cheating.
It makes perfect sense now! Cooking it all the way through on one side, then flipping & topping sounds like the way to go. Thank you again!
Cheers!
FlyinGal325 ~:D
I just finished the pizza-I couldn't get over how good the crust turned out. My hubby, who despises cauliflower, said it was fantastic. The only deviation was that I roasted the cauliflower ( I had a head in the fridge). And I probably used more cheese than you did. I will be making this often.
Thanks for your imput.
Dianna
1 lean, 3 green, 2.5 condiments. I'm only on week 4 of this program so still learning... Please advise, as 3 oz of chicken is a wonderful thing to include if possible on the Cauliflower pizza. thx! AmyA
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