Raven's Mexican Pizza or A Variation on a Theme

(Raven's Take on Nancy Elle's Classic)

This Pizza is awesome! Good cold, too!

Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees.

For the Crust:

In a large bowl combine:

4 cups shredded mozzarella
2 Cup Cheese, cheddar , 1 cup, shredded
5 LARGE eggs
1 tablespoon Kraft's Parmesan Cheese (in the box)
½ tsp Granulated garlic
½ tsp Oregano
½ tsp onion powder
½ Basil

Use baker's parchment to line a 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan, then pat mixture into a thin even layer. Spread mixture to the edges-- pat down with fingers, to ensure an even thickness. Trim excess parchment paper from pan with scissors.

Bake at 450 for 20 to 30 minutes on your middle rack.

When crust is browned and crisp at the edges, remove from oven and let cool.

For the Toppings:

Crumble 1 lb Chorizo in pan, cook at low-med heat until done, drain, and crumble some more into smaller pieces.

Caramelize Onions on low heat in olive oil. Remove when browned. Add chopped broccoli, chopped mushrooms, and zucchini to pan. Cover with lid, until broccoli is a bright green and zucchini is tender-crisp. Remove from heat.

Spread pizza crust with the salsa, and place toppings on pizza. Smother with Mozzarella cheese.

Place under broiler on Lo, until cheese is just beginning to brown.

The recipe above is only one variation on a theme-- one can make a white Pizza, using Low Carb Alfredo sauce, or Pizza Carbonara using a good Marinara-- I've also made a heck of a Pesto, Spinach, Mushroom and Roasted Chicken Pizza using the same crust. Varying your spice can make a big difference.


TTL Grams Per Entire Pizza Crust: 19.7 grams carbs
1.31 grams carb per slice
2.62 grams carb for 2 slices
Toppings: 12.97 ttl grams

35.67 grams carb per entire recipe
2.3 per piece
4.756 grams for two pieces
6.9 per Three pieces

RAVEN'S PIZZA HUT (ish) PIZZA CRUST

(Raven's Take on Nancy Elle's Classic)

Ingredients:
5 jumbo eggs
3 cups mozzarella cheese
1 cup mexi-melt cheese
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
½ teaspoon fennel seeds (crushed)
½ teaspoon basil
½ teaspoon oregano
Low Carb Marinara sauce ¼ cup/ Or Red Salsa ¼ cup
Or a mix of both, to create ¼ cup total.

Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl

Heat oven to 450 degrees.

Line a large rectangular baking pan with parchment paper. Using a spatula , spread egg/cheese mixture evenly.

Place pan in oven and bake for approximately 20 minutes to half an hour, or until cheese/egg mix is browned and firm.

When done, set out to cool. Loosen the crust on the parchment paper.

Spread with a low carb pizza sauce or for even fewer carbs, use salsa, or a salsa/marinara sauce mix.

Place toppings of your choice on the pizza--

Pepperoni, mushrooms, sausage, shrimp, green bell peppers, red bell peppers, onions, Canadian bacon, etc, . Use your imagination!

Top with mozzarella cheese, and place under broiler on HI (middle rack) and broil 'till cheese is just starting to brown.

Remove from oven and sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese.

My Housemates were apparently quite wowed by this recipe.

*notes:

This Pizza heats up well, and travels well for a work lunch. You can pick this pizza up and hold it in your hands, eat it like a regular pizza. It's also very filling.