Who needs cauliflower? (Broccoli Pizza Crust - with pic)

lina1131

Last night I was on my own for dinner. The husband had a late meeting, the kids were already fed, and it was just me. When it's just me, I like to make things that only me likes to eat. I wanted to make the cauliflower pizza crust pizza but I was out of cauliflowers and mozzy cheese. But I am stubborn and when I want something, I will make it happen. I had broccoli. Why not broccli? I had 2% shredded mexican cheese. Why not 2% shredded mexican cheese? :laugh:

So I immediately got the broccoli out and started chopping!



I threw the broccli in a bowl with 2 egg whites, and about half a cup of the mexican shredded cheese. Mixed and then added some salt, and garlic powder to the mix. Stirred and then plopped the mixture on a parchment lined baking sheet. I shaped it into a circle to make it look like a pizza crust. Stuck that sucker right into a 400 degree preheated oven for a good 25 minutes and voila!



I removed it from the oven and topped it with pizza sauce



Then added all the goods, spinach, mushrooms, cheese!



Threw it back into the oven but put the broiler on high for about 5 minutes until everything was melty.



I let it sit for a couple of minutes then I sliced it right up and enjoyed the entire thing for only 350 calories!



Nom. Nom. Nommmmmmm. :bigsmile:

bbriscoe13

That looks delicious!! I will have to try it! Thanks for the idea.

nookeetoone

Nice! I love brocolli!

pacosal

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Et2M3L

Nice! We like to grill homemade pizzas, and been wondering what I'm going to do for a crust. I WILL be using this one! And, I won't feel guilty eating the whole thing!

cbo1o

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monicalosesweight

Is it like an omelet with cheese or is it mostly broccoli based? I was trying to figure out if the yellow was the cheese or the egg. How much broccoli did you chop up? A full head? Two heads?

Monica

P.S. It does look really good!

emboch

yum!

JubeJewels

Is it like an omelet with cheese or is it mostly broccoli based? I was trying to figure out if the yellow was the cheese or the egg. How much broccoli did you chop up? A full head? Two heads?

Monica

P.S. It does look really good!

Ooo I'm also interested in the recipe! It looks really awesome & for 350 freaking calories? O.M.G. I'm totally sneaking this on the kids when I make pizza at home next time LOL

tomii13

looks delicious!

Theresafinallygetsitright

Bump - totally trying this! thanks

jessiwithaneye

Oh my goodness. You are brilliant, and that looks delicious.

steph1278

That looks really good and I have all the ingredients. Might have to try this tomorrow. Thanks! By the way, did you cook the broccoli first or just chop it raw?

tangie82

Looks yummy.

sudowpa2

Where's the meat.... Meat is like a staple for pizza....

Bbells89

looks amazing!!

canadianbugga

Looks great!

ECatherineS

You are my new hero, I NEED this!
Looks amazing!

AMHouse85

Oh yuuuuuuum

Lifting_Knitter

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fusion777

I almost licked my phone it looks so good! Thank you for sharing!!

curleegirl68

OMG that looks so good. The things you can do when you start to eat healthy and get creative with food. Awesome. can't wait to try it.

lisadlocks

http://www.eatingbirdfood.com/2012/09/healthy-pizza-with-a-cauliflower-crust/

Here is the original recipe using cauliflower. Substitute away!

WeatherGirl8

This looks so delicious.

lilmisfit

So NOM!!! I also thought about trying the cauliflower pizza crust with broccoli but was hesitant. So, thank you for proving to me that it is worth doing!

apriltrainer

love this!

lisadlocks

Where's the meat.... Meat is like a staple for pizza....

http://www.eatingbirdfood.com/2012/09/healthy-pizza-with-a-cauliflower-crust/

I made this pizza for lunch today with cauliflower crust and added mozzerella cheese, 1.5 oz of ground italian sausage and grape tomatoes and my total calories were 367. Delish!

missmegan831

I made this but added chopped cooked chicken, a thin layer of low fat alfredo sauce instead of pizza sauce and some feta cheese... OMGERD!!! It was like chicken alfredo without the heavy carb filled pasta... YUM!

zumbarock

I made this but added chopped cooked chicken, a thin layer of low fat alfredo sauce instead of pizza sauce and some feta cheese... OMGERD!!! It was like chicken alfredo without the heavy carb filled pasta... YUM!

I did this a couple of nights ago too, it is DELISH!

janiesue101

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KathrynCatlady

bump!