Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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

3 comments:

Nancy Ellyn said...

Hey! It's great to see my pizza crust popping up so many places! Glad you are enjoying it! Linda Sue posted it on her low carb recipe site. It also ended up on Eating Low with Amy and someplace else (I can't remember)! Yay for NancyElle's Low Carb Pizza Crust! I blogged about it in April, along with my broccoli crust and my thicks and chewy crust! Low carb is easier than ever!

Edge of the Circle Books Newsletter said...

Well, as I said-- it's a life saver! I've gotten so many ideas from that recipe, -- like this pesto Pizza I made the other night, with fresh basil in the crust... YUM!

Thanks gain.

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