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Low Carb Meaty Pizza (FM)
Recipes | December 15, 2014
This pizza is one of my absolute favorite meals lately. It’s a total comfort food, and absolutely lip-smacking, finger-licking deliciousness. It’s low in carbs so I can enjoy it at any time of the day regardless of my training. I also love how easy and fast it is to make this pizza. The only problem is that it’s so good that I can’t stop eating it. Oh well, these type of foods can be easily burned in a workout or two 😉
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*Makes 4 Portions
Ingredients for the topping:
1 lb ground beef organic and grass fed
16 oz Rao’s home made Marinara sauce (I used it in my Buffalo Pizza Recipe)
1/3 cup ricotta cheese
1/2 cup mushrooms (optional, but worth it)
10 slices of mozzarella cheese
1 clove garlic minced
1 shallot chopped
1 tbsp grape seed oil
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Ingredients for the dough:
2 1/2 cup almond flour
2 eggs
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
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Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350F degree.
2. In a large bowl mix all the ingredients for the dough. I suggest to start with a wooden spoon and as the dough starts to become sticky, and then use your hands to knead the dough.
3. Grease a 9.5 inch x 13 inch baking pan with high walls or some type of casserole dish of similar size.
4. Press the dough firmly and evenly on the bottom of the pan (or dish) and place in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
5. While the dough is baking, we can prepare the sauce. Heat up the tbsp of grape seed oil in a large sauce pan over medium/high heat and add the chopped shallot. Sauté the shallot until it starts to glisten.
6. Add the ground beef and cook until it’s done (about 8-10 minutes).
7. Get rid off any excess of liquids (use a strainer if you have to) and then pour the Marinara sauce over the meat in the sauce pan, but lower the heat to medium.
8. Add the ricotta cheese, minced garlic, and mushrooms and mix it all in. Taste it and make sure it’s salty enough. You can also add some extra fresh ground pepper.
9. The dough should be ready by now (it’s always a perfect timing that the meat is ready at the same time as the dough), so just pour the meat mixture over the top of the dough allowing and inch of space around the edges. Take the mozzarella slices and place them evenly over the top.
10. Bake for another 18 – 20 min until the cheese on top melts completely.
It’s done and it didn’t take too much work or too much time. You even had enough time to clean the kitchen before the pizza was done. That’s the way I like to cook 🙂
Enjoy!!
Macros Per Portion:
Calories:Â 1,257.6
Carbs:Â 23.4 g
Net Carbs:Â 15.2 g
Fat:Â 98.7 g
Protein:Â 74.4 g
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Wow! This was sooooo delicious and really filling. I buy my almond flour from Trader Joe’s. I followed the recipe but skipped the ricotta cheese just because I didn’t have it. This was sooo yummy! I am extremely pleased. This pizza will be repeated again many many times 🙂
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I’m making it today 🙂 I will let try it my friends and I hope they will like it too 🙂 at least I won’t eat it all by myself even if I wanted to 😛
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Just made this and it is TO DIE FOR! Excellent recipe. My sister loved it as well. I will definitely make this again. I made little modifications: i added dried oregano to the crust and dried basil to the marinara sauce. I feel full and satisfied. Thanks ZUZKA!
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toronto, canada
Wow, that was delicious 🙂 Thank you Zuzka
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I would love to know the serving size and macro break down
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washington, usa
Love love love this recipe! I made it for dinner tonight and it is quite possibly one of the best things I’ve ever had! Thanks Z!
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angels camp, ca, usa
I made this last night and it was awesome! ! Next time I will use a smaller dish is so the dough comes up the side it was filling but not bloating and I love that it is a free meal!!
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Delicious for me and my 7, 5 & 3 yr olds! Made some substitutions based on what was in my fridge. (cream cheese for ricotta, and a combo of parmesan/nutritional yeast for mozzarella)
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broadlands, va, usa
Made this dish last night…the whole family loved it! And with 6 people in the house that’s quite an accomplishment! Thank you
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tx, usa
I made this last night in a round cassarole dish, and it was wonderful. I will definitely make this again soon! I added sundried tomatoes, artichokes, grilled chicken (intstead of the ground meat).