Simple pizza recipe for maximizing protein

longchenlajr

Pizza is one of my favorite foods, and I've been on the search for a recipe for home-cooked pizza that is customizable and fits within my caloric deficit. This recipe has strong macros just within the dough itself so you have the freedom to add toppings that align with your macro goals. Living with my girlfriend, pizza nights are very nice because I'll just make a double dough recipe and let her customize her own pizza that way we can ensure we're both getting the protein we need and she isn't confined to eating just what I'm in the mood for that day.

For reference, I am a semi-pro volleyball player- 6'1", 214 lbs, down 6% body weight in the last 6 months (10% over the last year). It is important that I am maximizing protein per calorie ratio as I am actively trying to lose a lot of weight while maintaining performance and optimizing recovery time for my daily trainings, semi-weekly practices, and bi-weekly weekend tournaments.

For the baseline:
560 kcal - 8 g fat - 79 g carbs - 43 g protein
3/4 Cup King Arthur Self-Rising Flour
3/4 Cup Oikos Pro 25g Greek Yogurt
1/4 Cup Pizza Sauce
1/4 Cup Reduced Fat Mozzarella
Salt

Mix equal parts self-rising flour and Greek yogurt in a bowl. Sprinkle in some salt in there. When the mixture forms a dough ball, lay out some extra flour on a surface and roll it out into a pizza shape until desired crust thickness is met. Throw this into the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 8 minutes. After crust is cooked through, spread the pizza sauce on top and add in the mozzarella. Add your toppings then throw it back in the oven for 10 more minutes or until your crust is cooked to desired crispiness.

Hot Honey Pepperoni Chicken Configuration:
Total Macros: 807 kcal - 18 g fat - 82 g carbs - 81 g protein
Topping Macros: 247 kcal - 10 g fat - 3 g carbs - 38 g protein
4oz Chunk Chicken Breast
32 Slices Dietz & Watson Turkey Pepperoni
Mike's Hot Honey (70 cal/tbsp) (Not factored in calorie count, add at your discretion)

I've found that using canned chunk chicken breast is so inexpensive, mind-numbingly simple to prepare, and extremely macro efficient. Turkey pepperoni also is very macro friendly, the thin slices allow you to really fill up the pizza too. Try this recipe out or use the dough and let me know what kind of topping combinations you come up with.

springlering62

just a suggestion- if you buy the “logs” of whole milk mozarella, you'll have to shred them yourself, but they taste way better than the shredded low fat, and are similar calories.

When I’m feeling lazy, I’ll just cut them into little chunks and spread them around the pizza- Works fine.