I recently tasted a cauliflower crust pizza, and wanted to try making it at home.
A friend and I split one at our fitness center and it was so good! It makes for an excellent lunch or dinner, with a side salad.
This is my pre-Fall faux centerpiece that I made several years ago.
These napkins from kitchen towels were made so long ago.
A friend took me to this new H Tea O shop that recently opened. I don't usually buy bottled iced tea, but this was buy one, get one free. The shop has all these dispensers and you can sample all the teas, and then buy by the cupful, or in jugs of various sizes. I bought the Unsweet Zero (Truvia sweetened), and the Wild Raspberry. I mixed the two for my cauliflower pizza dinner.
This was my pre-baked crust.
This was all the toppings before baking.
This was the pizza right out of the oven. I'm thinking that pizza sauce, instead of pesto would be excellent, too.
Yield: 6 slices
Cauliflower Crust Pesto Chicken Pizza
This is a tasty alternative to those who are watching their carbs and still want to eat pizza.
Ingredients
- 1- 12 ounce bag of frozen cauliflower rice, thawed
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, or goat cheese
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano, or Italian blend spice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- A couple of tablespoons of homemade or store-bought pesto
- Fresh Mozzarella slices
- Chopped, cooked chicken pieces
- Chopped tomatoes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Squeeze the excess water out of the thawed cauliflower by wrapping into a clean dish towel and twist it.
- In a large bowl, mix up the squeezed-out cauliflower rice, the beaten egg, cheese, oregano, and salt.
- Press the "dough" onto the parchment lined baking sheet, and spread it out with your hands, keeping it about 1/4" thick.
- Bake for 30 minutes until the top looks golden.
- Add the pesto, then the mozzarella, chicken, and chopped tomatoes.
- Return to oven and make about 10 more minutes until the cheese is melted.
Avery had her first volleyball game and her team won all three games in a row. In Varsity, you must win 3 out of 5 games to be declared the winner.
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You are such a fun adventurer with food, Kitty. Did you love how yours turned out? I love pesto - such a good combo of fav flavors. GRATS to Avery and her team. :-)
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The cauliflower crust sounds easy Kitty, thanks for sharing. Might be a fun twist for game day:@)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a creative week. Hopefully you had temps a bit cooler like we hope for this week to inspire indoor activities. Way to go, Avery!
ReplyDeleteI love your pre-Fall centerpiece Kitty! Your table looks so pretty and the pizza sounds delicious! Congrats Avery, I know you are proud of her~ Have a great week
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Congratulations to Avery! The pizza looks delicious and I love pesto. We are hoping for lower humidity and temps this week. Thank you, Kitty for the recipe and wishing you a lovely Monday!
ReplyDeleteYour pizza looks so yummy!
ReplyDeleteWe have loved cauliflower pizza for a while, it is so nice to enjoy pizza without the extra carbs! It has a rich crunchy flavor, I think. I like ours with pizza sauce and pepperoni. Yours looks wonderful! What a nice tea place, the name is fun! H Tea O! Love it! Many blessings to you dear friend!
ReplyDeleteYour pizza looks delicious, Kitty. I love pesto on pizza. Congrats to Avery - it's so much fun watching the grands grow up.
ReplyDeleteI've always intended to try cauliflower crust but just never have. It looks delicious and so does the pizza. Pretty fall centerpiece and cute towels. Congratulations to Avery and her team........I'll be so happy to get some relief from this heat Kitty as I'm sure you will as well.
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time I've heard of HTeaO. I would love to try their unsweetened coconut or watermelon teas. Glad you were able to score a Buy 1, Get 1 free deal!
ReplyDeleteYour recipe looks delicious. Congrats to Avery! Love your Sunflowers centerpiece, gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYour pizza looks so tasty Kitty! I tried making a cauliflower crust years ago from a head of cauliflower before cauliflower rice was available, so much easier (and less messy) now. Love your prefall centerpiece...I'm counting down the days. :) Congratulations to Avery and her team. Wishing you a wonderful week ahead. ♥
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Way to go Avery and her team! Your recipe looks delicious, and I do enjoy cauliflower pizza when I get heads of cauliflower from the farm. Love your sunflower centerpiece.
ReplyDeleteIf I don't buy cauliflower rice, can I make myself from homegrown cauliflower?
ReplyDeleteLove a cauli crust for pizza, will have to try your version soon.
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Your cauliflower crust pizza looks really good. Love all the toppings on it. The sunflower centerpiece is so charming. You did a nice job creating that. And your table with the black and white table runner looks lovely. Everything goes so nicely on it.
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~Sheri
That pizza looks so good and healthy Kitty!
ReplyDeleteThe pizza looks delicious!
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Donna
Way to go Avery. The cauliflower crust is interesting. I have never tasted it. Something different to try. Iced tea is a welcome drink during the summer months. The raspberry tea sounds wonderful. Your fall table is lovely, happy Sunday.
ReplyDeleteI delightfully different pizza crust and the tea store must have been so much fun sampling all the teas!
ReplyDeleteYour pizza looks delicious and healthy. Thanks for posting the recipe, and I think I might try it with tomato sauce, too.
ReplyDeleteThis pizza sounds amazing! I have been wanting to try making a cauliflower crust since we are watching our carbs. Thank you for sharing this, sweet friend!
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