Pizza Casserole (high protein + low carb)
This low-carb pizza casserole satisfies any and all cravings for deep-dish pizza: golden crust, gooey cheese, classic pizza spices, and your favorite toppings. Made from natural ingredients, this pizza is a meal you can feel good about.
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What is a Pizza Casserole?
It’s a pizza! But instead of it being made with a sugar-laden, flour-rich crust, the base comes together with a mixture of milk, cheese, and eggs.
The end result is a golden, crisp crust that tastes as good as the real deal but is full of protein, nutrients, and healthy fats that satisfy your cravings while leaving you feeling full and energized.
Is Pizza Casserole Healthy?
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Let’s look at the main ingredients:
- Cream cheese
- Eggs
- Heavy cream
- Parmesan cheese
- Mozzarella cheese
- Tomato sauce
Eggs and Tomato sauce are natural, nutritious ingredients. Each have their own list of health benefits. The trick to making this pizza casserole healthy is substituting typical pizza crust for a low-carb crust instead. Why?
Sugar is what makes food unhealthy.
Standard pizza crust has around 5 grams of sugar per slice.
Combined with the glycemic index of the white flour, you’re looking at heartburn with an energy crash. (And you’ll be scouring the pantry for your next sugar snack within the hour.)
Substitute pizza crust with a low-carb alternative, and this recipe becomes nourishment. The ingredients provide vitamins, minerals, protein, and quality, whole-food energy.
But what about all the cheese? Is dairy healthy?
Here’s what we know. Dairy is full of vitamins, minerals, protein, and natural fat energy. But if everyone consumed dairy all of the time, dairy farming would become abusive and unsustainable…
Let’s be mindful of our dairy intake. Buy dairy that comes from pasture raised cows and try to eat less.
Enjoy this pizza casserole knowing it supports your well being. Learn more about eating less sugar here.
Pizza Casserole Tips
1. Add protein
We kept this recipe vegetarian-friendly, but you can easily add extra protein to the toppings. For instance, pepperoni, sausage, ham, and chicken all make great options.
2. Saute your toppings
Before adding your toppings to the pizza, saute them in a cast-iron pan with avocado oil. Don’t forget to add a little salt. Cooking your toppings will do more to bring out their flavor.
3. Make it a meal
This pizza casserole is filling enough to be served on its own but can also be paired with all of your favorite sides like Lemon Parmesan Salad or Spiraled Cucumber Salad for extra fiber and nutrients.
4. Meal prep
With 8 slices per casserole, this dish is excellent to prepare in advance for easy meals throughout the week. Transfer leftovers to an airtight container, and keep them stored in the fridge for up to 5 days. Then, just reheat individual portions in the microwave or oven, and enjoy!
5. Use a different sauce
We stuck with classic pizza flavors, using low-carb pizza sauce. However, feel free to get creative with different bases like sugar-free barbecue sauce, buffalo sauce, alfredo sauce, or avocado pesto.
6. Leftover cream cheese?
Don’t toss it out! Instead, use it to make a low carb cookie skillet, chewy fudge brownies, or chocolate chip cookies for dessert.
Pizza Casserole
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Ingredients
- 4 oz – cream cheese softened
- 4 – large eggs
- ⅓ cup – heavy cream
- ¼ + 1 cup – Parmesan cheese grated and divided
- ½ tsp – minced garlic
- ½ tsp – dried oregano
- 2 cups – mozzarella cheese shredded and divided
- ½ cup Raos Roasted Garlic Tomato Sauce low carb pizza sauce
- Pizza toppings (mushroom, pepperoni, sausage, peppers, etc.) optional
- avocado oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Grease 13X9 baking dish with avocado oil
- Mix cream cheese and eggs until smooth with an electric mixer or food processor.
- Add cream, ¼ cup of Parmesan, garlic and oregano. Blend until combined
- Sprinkle 1 cup Parmesan and 1 cup of mozzarella cheese into the bottom of the greased baking pan.
- Pour egg mixture over cheese.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until the crust is turning golden and starting to puff up.
- Spread sauce. Add remaining 1 cup mozzarella and any other toppings if desired.
- Broil on high for a few minutes until the top is browned and bubbly.
- Let sit for a few minutes before cutting.
Notes
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What are you going to serve with your Pizza Casserole? Let us know in the comments below!
