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Cauliflower Crust Veggie Pizza

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Cauliflower Crust Veggie Pizza is pizza crust made from cauliflower and then topped with your favorite veggies. Vegetarian and Gluten Free.

Cauliflower Crust Veggie Pizza

This is a recipe I’ve experimented with on so many occasions. But I must say this cauliflower pizza crust turned out to be my best so far.

Cauliflower Crust Veggie Pizza is a lower carb pizza option since crust is made with cauliflower. Vegetarian and Gluten Free.

This Cauliflower Crust Veggie Pizza is a good one to try especially if you’re trying to lower your carbs.

I think the secret to this one was shaping the crust a little thicker. It tends to hold together better and is much easier to handle. And after all Pizza was meant to be handled.

Toppings are optional but on this one I used  tomatoes , bell peppers, red onions, mushrooms and freshly grated mozzarella cheese.

Cauliflower Crust Veggie Pizza

Somehow making a pizza crust out of a head of cauliflower just excites me. I would have never imagined I would have liked this years ago.

If my Mom would have tried to make this for me when I was a kid I’m sure I would have turned my nose up to it. What a difference a few years can make? Well, maybe more than a few..haha

But now I’m a die hard cauliflower lover and I will try to make just about anything with a head of cauliflower. It is a very versatile veggie.

Cauliflower Crust Veggie Pizza

All this from a head of cauliflower. I think I would have made Mom proud. Especially since I don’t recall eating a lot of cauliflower growing up.

My Mom always liked to cook and we mostly ate really healthy meals. But my style of cooking I realize is so different than hers but that’s okay. I realized I probably got a lot of inspiration from watching her.

When I look at cauliflower, I think the possibilities are endless. I can create so many different things with  cauliflower. But today, let it be pizza.

So let me tell you why this should be your next favorite pizza crust:

  1. Since it’s made with cauliflower you’re getting in much needed veggies.
  2. It’s much lower carb than your standard pizza crust so you can eat more pieces.
  3. Can be customized with any and all of your favorite toppings.
  4. Vegetarian, Gluten Free

Cauliflower Crust Veggie Pizza

 

Cauliflower Crust Veggie Pizza

 

 

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Cauliflower Crust Veggie Pizza
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Cauliflower Crust Veggie Pizza
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
 
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 4 -6 servings
Author: Stef
Ingredients
  • 1 medium head of cauliflower broken into florets* (see recipe notes)
  • 2 cups of mozzarella cheese divided
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cloves of garlic minced**
  • 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 tsp. dried basil flakes
  • 1/4 tsp. black pepper
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  2. Line large baking sheet with parchment paper*
  3. Generously grease parchment paper with olive oil
  4. In small batches pulse cauliflower until rice like in food processor
  5. Then lay riced cauliflower on several layers of paper towels or clean kitchen towel.
  6. Pat dry and try and squeeze as much liquid out of cauliflower as possible.
  7. The goal is to remove as much moisture from cauliflower.
  8. Meanwhile grate mozzarella cheese and set aside
  9. Place riced cauliflower in medium mixing bowl.
  10. Beat two eggs and add to riced cauliflower
  11. Add minced garlic, garlic powder, dried basil, black pepper & 1 cup mozzarella cheese
  12. Combine well
  13. Place mixture into parchment paper and form into pizza shape
  14. Bake in oven 20-25 minutes until golden brown
  15. Remove from heat and allow to rest about 10 minutes prior to adding your favorite toppings
  16. You can actually make the crust earlier in the day and store in the refrigerator covered with saran wrap until ready to top your pizza
  17. Bake in 375 degree oven once topped an additional 10-15 minutes or until pizza gets bubbly
Recipe Notes

A medium head of cauliflower is approximately 3-4 cups of florets

*I prefer to used unbleached parchment paper

**can just use extra garlic powder if you don't have fresh

I topped this pizza with mozzarella, mushrooms, green bell pepper, red onion, and tomatoes.

 

 

Comments

  6. Made this tonight – OMG SO GOOD! My kids didn’t even realize it wasn’t real dough and they are very fussy eaters! Cannot wait to try more of your recipes. Thank you so much for sharing this with us! xo

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    • You’re so welcome!! So glad you and your kids liked this. Love hearing that other people make and Enjoy my recipes. Thanks for stopping by 🙂

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    • Yes! Just rice it and mix it with other ingredients before shaping into pizza shape. Then bake pizza crust. Hope this helps.

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  8. I don’t have a food processor. I know, that’s awful. My husband is a disabled veteran and we just haven’t been able to afford one 🙁 How else can I rice the cauliflower?

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    • I’m sure by now you know that Trader Joe’s and a lot of the grocery store sell it, I was just at Ralphs..they had it riced

      I can’t wait to try this

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      • Hi Joan and yes you can definitely buy riced cauliflower at a lot of stores now which is a big convenience for many people. I still prefer to make my own though since it’s always fresher tasting. Hope you get a chance to try this soon. BIG fan of Trader Joe’s and I’ve seen their riced cauliflower 🙂

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  9. Hi Lindy, you could also rice the cauliflower with a box grater. Just make sure to squeeze out as much liquid between paper towels or a kitchen towel once grated. Hope this helps 🙂

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    • No question is silly Vanessa and it really depends on how thick you like the crust. I would say anywhere between 10-14 inches.

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  11. What a wonderful idea! I’ve used cauliflower rice recently, but this thought did not occur to me. YUMMMM

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  13. I am a big fan of cauliflower: it’s so versatile, and great for hiding veggies from picky eaters. I have to admit that I’ve never even thought of using it as a pizza crust! I’m surprised that it holds together so well. It really looks fabulous. I guess I have a brand new cooking project to tackle!

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    • Ashley you want to use approximately 3 1/2 cups of riced cauliflower! It’s a small to medium head of cauliflower. Hope this helps 🙂

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    • Hi Dayna, the crust should not be really moist when cooked although it definitely doesn’t have the same texture as traditional pizza crust. Did you make sure that after you riced the cauliflower you squeezed all the excess liquid out of it?

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  28. Wow this is really good! Ive made cauliflower crusts before but the recipes say to steam which makes it soggy. This one worked great! And I love that there is one less step.
    I used dairy free cheese and forgot to add olive oil to the mix but it still worked.
    Thanks for the easy recipe.

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    • Thanks Leticia 🙂 and you’re Welcome! So Glad you liked it and the olive oil is just to help the crust from sticking to the pan.

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