DEEP DISH PIZZA
by eDiets
Ingredients:
4 oz. cream cheese
3 eggs
1/3 cup cream
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/4 tsp. garlic powder 2 cups shredded mixed Italian cheese
1/2 cup low-carb (no sugar added) pizza sauce
1 cup shredded mozzarella
Pizza toppings of your choice: pepperoni, ham,
green onion, green
pepper, mushrooms, bacon, browned sausage or seasoned ground beef,
additional parmesan.
How to prepare:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Beat together cream
cheese and eggs until
smooth; add cream, parmesan, and spices and mix again. Oil oblong
casserole dish with olive oil or spray with PAM; sprinkle the Italian
cheeses over the bottom of the dish and pour the egg mixture over. Bake
for about 15 minutes; allow to stand for 5 minutes. Spread on pizza
sauce, sprinkle mozzarella, and pile on your favorite toppings.
Sprinkle with more Parmesan if desired. Return to oven and bake until
bubble and browning. Allow to stand for 10 more minutes before cutting.
From a reader named Regas...
I loved your article on pizza! I make pizza
from scratch several
nights a month. It's great because it gives me the flexibility to swap
out things as needed to make it as healthy and yummy as I want. I can
make lower-carb crust, use low-fat or fat-free cheese, the sauce can
range from Prego (lots of sugar) to crushed sauteed tomatoes with
garlic and crushed pepper. Swapping ham, pastrami, turkey or turkey
pepperoni for sausage and pepperoni can raise protein levels and lower
fat.
Another (although not Atkins safe) healthy
pizza that I make is an
8" whole wheat pita, topped with goat cheese, tomato sauce (either
Prego traditional or homemade) and either turkey pepperoni or pastrami.
It's delicious and I think it's around 300-400 calories for the whole
thing.
Dan Damon suggests:
For years I've made my own pizzas, about an inch thick in a 12" cast
iron skillet, containing about 10 ounces of sausage and 12 ounces of
cheese plus peppers, onions, mushrooms and black olives. I am obviously
not counting calories (and you don't have to on the Atkins plan). For
the last year or so I've made the concession of totally eliminating the
crust. My wife and I really don't miss it. That is an additional way of
reducing the calories and carbs. Perhaps you can't really call it pizza
if there is no crust, but we call it crustless pizza.
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