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a round pizza crust topped with melted cheese and pepperoni.
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Cottage Cheese Pizza Crust

High protein pizza dough crust made with cottage cheese, eggs, flour, and seasonings. Topped with pizza sauce, shredded cheese, and pepperoni, and then baked to perfection.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Diet: Low Fat
Servings: 2
Author: Rena

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cottage cheese used low-fat, small curd
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup flour of your choice I used all-purpose
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Dried Oregano
  • 1/2 cup Pizza sauce or marinara
  • 3/4 cup low-fat pizza Cheese blend or shredded mozzarella
  • 2 ounces of Turkey Pepperoni
  • 1 tablespoon grated parmesan optional to garnish
  • Black pepper optional

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F and line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, add the 1 cup cottage cheese, 2 large eggs, 1/4 cup flour of your choice, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1 teaspoon Garlic powder, and 1/2 teaspoon Dried Oregano. You may add a bit of Black pepper at this point.
    cottage cheese, flour, eggs, seasonings, in a white bowl.
  • Using a spatula, stir to fully combine. No need to blend. You just need a smooth texture.
    cottage cheese mixture combined in a bowl.
  • Transfer the mixture onto the prepared sheet pan. Using a spoon or spatula, spread the cottage cheese mixture to form a circle. Do not spread it too thin.
    spatula spreading cottage cheese mixture into a round shape on a sheet pan.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes or until it is slightly golden brown. Remove from the oven and let it sit for 1-2 minutes.
    baked cottage cheese pizza crust on a pan.
  • Spread the 1/2 cup Pizza sauce over the baked cottage cheese crust and top with 3/4 cup low-fat pizza Cheese blend.
    pizza sauce and shredded mozzarella added over pizza crust.
  • Add 2 ounces of Turkey Pepperoniake again for 5-7 minutes or until the cheese is fully melted. Garnish with 1 tablespoon grated parmesan or chili flakes. Enjoy.
    pepperoni being added to the pizza.

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Notes

  • I prefer that you use small curd cottage cheese. Either low-fat or full-fat will work. I used low-fat.
  • You can use any flour like all-purpose flour, oat flour, whole wheat flour, or spelt. If you have gluten allergies, use GF flour.
  • Go for low-fat shredded cheese. Any of your favorites will work. I used one that's called Pizza Blend. Mozzarella works just fine.
  • Toppings can be anything like pepperoni, sliced mushrooms, onions, veggies, and so on. 
  • When I take the crust out of the oven, I like to let it sit for a minute or two for the crust to settle before I add the pizza sauce. 
  • You can make it without the flour if you want a really low-carb option. But keep in mind that the texture will be softer, moist, and not as sturdy. But it does work. I tried it. 

Nutrition

Calories: 421kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 258mg | Sodium: 1617mg | Potassium: 624mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 792IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 510mg | Iron: 4mg