4-Ingredient Cottage Cheese Crust Pizza
This 4-Ingredient Cottage Cheese Crust Pizza is crispy, sturdy, and packed with protein thanks to a simple cottage cheese base. Top it with your favorite sauce, cheese, and toppings for a pizza night upgrade that's ready in under an hour.
Servings 1 Pizza
Calories 1770kcal
Equipment
- Rolling Pin
- Pastry Brush
Ingredients
For the Pizza
- 1 ¾ Cups Cottage CHeese I used low fat Good Culture
- 1 ¾ Cups Gluten-Free Flour or all purpose flour
- 2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1 ½ Tablespoons Olive Oil
Toppings:
- ¾ Cup Pizza Sauce
- 1 Cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
- ⅓ Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
- Pepperoni Slices
- Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
Instructions
- To make this pizza, start by preheating your oven to 450°F.
- While it heats, add the cottage cheese to a blender and blend until it's completely smooth, with no lumps remaining. Transfer the blended cottage cheese to a medium mixing bowl, then add in the flour and baking powder.
- Stir everything together with a spoon until it starts to come together. It will look crumbly at first, but once it does, set the spoon aside and use your hands to work the dough into a ball.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly flour the surface. Place the dough ball in the center, then top it with a second sheet of parchment paper. Use a rolling pin to roll the dough out into a thin, even 14-inch round, then remove the top layer of parchment.
- Brush the crust lightly with olive oil, making sure to get the edges, since this is what helps them crisp up in the oven. Transfer the baking sheet to the oven and bake the crust for 10 minutes.
- Once the crust has had its first bake, remove it from the oven and add your toppings: the pizza sauce first, followed by the mozzarella and parmesan, then the pepperoni.
- Return the pizza to the oven and bake for another 5 minutes. For the last 2 minutes, switch the oven to broil to get the cheese golden and slightly crisp on top, watching closely so it doesn't burn.
- Once it's done, remove the pizza from the oven, sprinkle with crushed red pepper flakes if using, slice, and enjoy.
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Nutrition
Calories: 1770kcal | Carbohydrates: 183g | Protein: 99g | Fat: 79g | Saturated Fat: 29g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 29g | Cholesterol: 180mg | Sodium: 4163mg | Potassium: 1076mg | Fiber: 24g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 2356IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 1801mg | Iron: 11mg
