A few years ago, we started the tradition of having pizza every Friday night — it takes away the decision making after a long work week and makes everyone happy. For years, I would keep frozen pizzas on hand (and still do for some family members), but as I’ve worked to improve my healthy eating habits, I’ve really been enjoying this recipe that has high protein and simple ingredients. Let me know if you try it!
Ingredients (2 servings)
- Low fat cottage cheese (1 C)
- Flour (1 C) — I use gluten-free
- Baking powder (1 tsp)
- Kosher salt (1 tsp)
- Tomato sauce (1/4 C)
- Low fat mozzarella cheese, shredded (1/2 C)
- Turkey pepperoni, 1 serving (~17 slices)
- Optional: Other toppings of choice
Directions
- Optional: Blend cottage cheese in a blender. I did this at first, but found that it works fine without this step and saves me a lot of hassle!
- Mix cottage cheese, flour, baking powder and kosher salt.
- Knead together into ball and spread/roll out on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake crust at 400° for about 10 minutes, until crust is lightly browned and firm.
- Take crust out of oven and add sauce, cheese, pepperoni and any other toppings of choice.
- Bake pizza for ~5 minutes until cheese is melted.
According to ChatGPT, this meal has the following per 1/2 pizza:
~394 calories, ~31g protein, ~5g fat, ~54g carbs
For more balanced macros with increased fat, you can switch from low-fat to regular cottage cheese and mozzarella. Enjoy!
