-Salt and pepper to taste (remember parmesan is salty too)
-Red Pepper flakes to taste
-Pizza sauce to your preference
-Mozzarella cheese
-spray oil
-Any toppings you want
**Honestly the seasoning quantities is to your preference, but remember the chicken is the main food here so make sure it isn’t bland.**
Instructions:
1. Preheat your oven to 400°F or even higher depending on how crispy you want this. 400 will be a “juicy” crust but very little browning on the inside of the crust.
2. Mix the crust: In a bowl, combine ground chicken, parmesan, egg, and seasonings until well blended. I don’t add the italian seasoning here, I put it on top of the chicken base once I’ve spread it. I also don’t add the red pepper flakes here, I do it near the end.
3. Form the base: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spray the bottom with spray oil, if you don’t have this brush with olive oil. Spread the chicken mixture to all the edges and balance it out in thickness. It will shrink as it cooks.
4. Bake the crust: 20-25 minutes, until the edges are golden and the chicken is fully cooked. This can be to your doneness.
5. Add toppings: Put oven on broil and move to the top rack, add your keto-friendly toppings (mozzarella, pepperoni, veggies, etc.), and broil to your doneness. This is where I add the red pepper flakes. I also add extra parmesan on top.
6. Serve: Slice out of the oven so it stops steaming as one big blob and cools faster.
Honestly a 10/10 recipe, smokes cauliflower crust or any other crust out of the water. Even after I go off keto I will probably still make this again or use it with a normal pizza base.
innicher
So glad you like the chicken crust and give it such a positive review!
I was reluctant to try it for a really long time but finally decided to give it a go. I agree it beats cauliflower crust and fathead crust!
CanyonByDesign
my favorite toppings for chicken crust pizza is “Chicken bacon ranch”
strawbrmoon
Only one pound covers a full-sized cookie sheet?
strawbrmoon
Came back to say thank you for sharing this, & I’ll let you know how mine turns out in a few days.
Adoba2
Thanks for sharing. I too have seen it and was reluctant. On the menu for next week. Thanks again!
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Ingredients
-1 lb (450 g) ground chicken
-1 cup (about 90 g) grated Parmesan cheese
-1 large egg
-1 tsp garlic powder (optional)
-1 tsp Italian seasoning or dried oregano/basil
-Salt and pepper to taste (remember parmesan is salty too)
-Red Pepper flakes to taste
-Pizza sauce to your preference
-Mozzarella cheese
-spray oil
-Any toppings you want
**Honestly the seasoning quantities is to your preference, but remember the chicken is the main food here so make sure it isn’t bland.**
Instructions:
1. Preheat your oven to 400°F or even higher depending on how crispy you want this. 400 will be a “juicy” crust but very little browning on the inside of the crust.
2. Mix the crust: In a bowl, combine ground chicken, parmesan, egg, and seasonings until well blended. I don’t add the italian seasoning here, I put it on top of the chicken base once I’ve spread it. I also don’t add the red pepper flakes here, I do it near the end.
3. Form the base: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spray the bottom with spray oil, if you don’t have this brush with olive oil. Spread the chicken mixture to all the edges and balance it out in thickness. It will shrink as it cooks.
4. Bake the crust: 20-25 minutes, until the edges are golden and the chicken is fully cooked. This can be to your doneness.
5. Add toppings: Put oven on broil and move to the top rack, add your keto-friendly toppings (mozzarella, pepperoni, veggies, etc.), and broil to your doneness. This is where I add the red pepper flakes. I also add extra parmesan on top.
6. Serve: Slice out of the oven so it stops steaming as one big blob and cools faster.
Honestly a 10/10 recipe, smokes cauliflower crust or any other crust out of the water. Even after I go off keto I will probably still make this again or use it with a normal pizza base.
So glad you like the chicken crust and give it such a positive review!
I was reluctant to try it for a really long time but finally decided to give it a go. I agree it beats cauliflower crust and fathead crust!
my favorite toppings for chicken crust pizza is “Chicken bacon ranch”
Only one pound covers a full-sized cookie sheet?
Came back to say thank you for sharing this, & I’ll let you know how mine turns out in a few days.
Thanks for sharing. I too have seen it and was reluctant. On the menu for next week. Thanks again!