Zucchini Crust Pizza (after week 3)

Name: Zucchini Crust Pizza (after week 3)
Cuisine: European, American, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 3 cups grated zucchini.; 2 eggs, beaten; 2 1/2 cups grated fat free mozzarella cheese; 1 1/2 cups no sugar added tomato sauce for pizza (Optional: 2 tsp pizza seasoning mix); 1 small bell pepper, chopped; 6 mushrooms, sliced; 1/2 cup low fat or fat free parmesan cheese; 1 tsp dried oregano; Turkey pepperoni (topping); sundried tomatoes (topping); 1/2 red onion (topping); 8 olives (topping)

6 steps

Lunch, dinner, protein, vegetables. (Only eat after week 3 of the program, when dairy is allowed again)party, New Years eve, Super Bowl

Updated at: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:57:06 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories165.1 kcal (8%)

Total Fat4.4 g (6%)

Carbs11 g (4%)

Sugars6.7 g (7%)

Protein22.2 g (44%)

Sodium895.6 mg (45%)

Fiber3.5 g (12%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

3 cupszucchini

grated

2eggs

beaten

2 ½ cupsfat free mozzarella cheese

grated

1 ½ cupsno sugar added tomato sauce

for pizza, optional : 2 tsp pizza seasoning mix

½ cuplow fat parmesan cheese

or fat free

1 tspdried oregano

0.5red onion

Instructions

Step 1

Heat the oven to 400 degrees.

Step 2

Squeeze the excess moisture out of the grated zucchini with paper towel or cheese cloth.

Step 3

Mix the zucchini, the 2 beaten eggs and the 1 1/2 cups of the mozzarella together and press mixture into the bottom of the pie pan, forming a crust.

Step 4

Bake the mixture for about 10 minutes.

Step 5

Remove the pan from the over and spread the tomato sauce, the fresh vegetables and the remaining cheeses over the zucchini. Crumble the oregano between your hands onto the cheese.

Step 6

. Bake for 25 minutes. Do not let the cheese get overly brown.