As some of you may know my kitchen has been Closed for a about  a week.  Man have I been missing it too.  Well it's back open this weekend but we've been having A/C issues which has kept the cooking down to a minimum.  But I did manage to make Pizza bowls for us for dinner last night. 

Hope you enjoy!

Pizza Bowls not taking or giving credit on these because they have been around for ages.  It's a matter of what you like. Some call crust-less pizza some call them like I do pizza in a bowl.  Whatever you call them they are yummy!

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup pre cooked ground meat for each bowl other options would be pepperoni, sausage, ham, Canadian bacon ground pork, turkey or chicken.  Heated.
• 1/4 cup pizza or spaghetti sauce for each bowl
• veggies of choice  I used red peppers and zucchini
• cheese of choice cut into chunks with a few thin slices for top  I use mozzarella

Preparations:

1. Preheat oven to 475 iv you like your cheese crispy
2. Prep 1-2 cup custard cups by spraying well with non stick spray.  1 per person
3. Spread 1 tbsp. sauce on bottom of each cup.
4. Top with meat I used precooked ground beef but whatever you like works.
5. Add veggies and chunked cheese
6. Stir to combine
7. Top with slices of cheese
8. Microwave til hot and cheese is melted or mostly melted
9. Pop in hot oven for 5-10 minutes until cheese forms a crispy crust.
10. Cool a few minutes and dig in.

Great served with a crisp salad and cauliflower bread sticks if you happen to  have any.  I didn't but I intend to next time.

I made  my first pizza using  Cleo's  I can't believe it's Cauliflower Pizza tonight Thank you so much Jamie, it was awesome!!!!   If you haven't check out her site yet, your really missing out.   "For a good time, click Cleo"... She's a hoot and a half!

You Won't Believe it's Cauliflower Pizza Crust

Ingredients:
1 cup cooked,cauliflower*
1 egg
1 cup mozzarella cheese

1/2 tsp. each, basil, thyme, fennel seeds, salt, and oregano

Toppings:

 I used               

3 tbsp. hunts spaghetti sauce

sliced onions, green and red pepper, zucchini, pepperoni and pre-cooked ground meat from the freezer that I thawed and heated.

Preparations:

1. Preheat oven to 450
2. Cook cauliflower, I used the microwave.  Drain and cool
3. Chop mozzarella into chunks and throw in food processor.  Pulse until all evenly shredded.
4. Put  cauliflower in food processor and pulse again until a dough starts to form.
5. Add egg and spices and pulse again. 
6. Dump out on baking pan lined with silicone or parchment paper.
7. Using your hands form into pizza crust.   I made my into a rectangle
8. Bake crust for 12-15 minutes
9. Remove from oven and let cool a few minutes.
10. Top with choice of toppings and pop back in the oven to heat and melt cheese.
11. Cool a few minutes before cutting. 
12. This was  so good, and I absolutely could not tell it was a cauliflower crust!

First off I want to start out by thanking Jamie of The Lighter Side of Low Carb  for this crust recipe.  I also have to admit I looked at the wrong recipe and only added 1 egg and 1 cup of cheese.  I also didn't have mozzarella and used the fiesta blend I had pre-shredded.  It tasted fantastic, but the crust really didn't get crunchy at all.  Next time I will follow the recipe...giggle

BBQ Chicken Pizza

Preheat oven to 450

Ingredients:

• 1 large or 2 small zucchini, grated
• 2 eggs, beaten ( don't do like me use 2 eggs...giggle)
• 2 cups shredded cheese, Jamie called for mozzarella but the fiesta blend did just fine.
• salt, pepper and a little garlic powder
• 1-11/2 cup pre-cooked chicken, I used can for my first try because it's what I had.
• 3-4 tbsp. low carb BBQ sauce.
• veggies of choice, I used red pepper and onion
• cheese of your choice, I used provolone and more fiesta blend

Preparation:

1. Shred zucchini sprinkle with a little salt and let set a few minutes.
2. The squeeze out as much liquid as possible.  Keep squeezing until you can't get any more liquid out.
3. Mix in the eggs and cheese.  I used my hands.
4. Using your hands form into a crust on a baking pan covered with parchment paper or silicone mat.
5. Bake until golden brown about 15 minutes.
6. While baking prepare the rest of your toppings.  I cut my onions super thin so they will cook when melting the cheese.
7. When golden let cool a few minutes before topping.
8. Heat the chicken up
9. I didn't want to use enough BBQ sauce to use as the sauce on the pizza so I used a layer of cheese. You could use BBQ sauce if you have one low enough in carb.
10. Place the rest of the toppings and top off with a little sprinkle of cheese.  Don't go wild, you have lots of cheese already.
11. Bake until cheese is melted and nice and gooey.
12. Let it set up a few minutes before cutting and serving.

We're running low on groceries so I'm having to use what we have.  Hopefully someone will get well enough to make a run to the grocery before too long.  Then I can make Jamie's Taco Pizza Yummy!