This quick and easy healthy pizza recipe will leave you speechless. It is low carb, high protein, and easily made gluten-free. The whole family will love this Clean Eating Pizza.
LOW-CARB PIZZA RECIPE
This is, by far, the BEST clean recipe we have tried. We were both doubting it but gave it a try and we are very glad we did!
You won’t believe that the crust consists of ground chicken topped with cottage cheese. It’s an amazing combination. The toppings can be customized based off whatever you have on hand. We’ve used a little bit of everything before including onions, spinach, red bell pepper, and cucumber.
If you are up for more pizza, try this Cauliflower Pizza Crust.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Do you flatten the pizza on a preheated stone or cold?
- We use our pizza stone at room temperature
What do you suggest for someone who doesn’t like cottage cheese?
- You can’t taste the cottage cheese so give it a try!
What is one serving?
- We cut this into 8 slices. The serving size will vary per person depending on calorie/macro needs but we typically eat two slices per serving.
What other kinds of meat can you use?
- You can make this with ground chicken or ground turkey
What other kinds of toppings can you use?
- Our awesome readers have used sausage, chopped up chicken, black olives, banana peppers, bell peppers, onions, cucumber, spinach, basil, mushroom, avocado, and zucchini. The possibilities are endless!
Do you brown the chicken first?
- No, the chicken (mixed with the spices) goes in the oven first to bake then the toppings are added.
Clean Eating Pizza
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 8 slices 1x
Description
This quick and easy healthy pizza recipe will leave you speechless. It is low carb, high protein, and easily made gluten-free.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground chicken breast
- 1 Tbsp + 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 Tbsp basil
- 1/2 Tbsp oregano
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 egg whites
- 1/2 cup oats
- 1 cup tomato/spaghetti sauce (organic or homemade)
- 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese
- Your choice of clean toppings. We have used spinach, red bell pepper, cucumber, onion, & red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
- Mix the “crust” (ground chicken breast, Italian seasoning, basil, garlic powder, egg whites & oats) by hand
- Flatten the “crust” on a pizza stone or in a 9X13″ pan
- Bake the “crust” at 350 degrees for 20 min
- Take out the “crust” & add the tomato/spaghetti sauce & spread evenly
- Add the cottage cheese on top of the tomato/spaghetti sauce & spread evenly
- Add your choice of toppings
- Place pizza back in the oven for 10 min or until the cheese is the consistency you prefer
Notes
- Mix all the spices in a separate bowl & taste test it until you find your desired flavor combo. This will also help to get all the flavors mixed before adding to the meat.
- Gluten Free Version: Use Gluten-Free Rolled Oats as an alternative
- This recipe was created by one of our friends, Toni C. and used with her permission.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Italian
Teddy says
Hi! Does this reheat well? I want to make extra but I’m unsure of how the cottage cheese reheats.
Whitney Carlson says
Hi Teddy! I actually like it when it has been re-heated the next day! Just put your power level on 5-7 and take your time heating it back up.
Whitney Carlson says
COMMENTS FROM PREVIOUS WEBSITE (ADMIN):
I just made this and I don’t like cottage cheese but this tasted delicious!
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Thanks! I’ll be making this for dinner tonight 🙂
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One of our favorite dinners-since I am feeding a family. I double the ground turkey and cottage cheese and use a 9×13 plate. I also throw a couple of extra veggies under the cottage cheese as well.
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I have now made this pizza twice! My husband and I love it, makes us feel like we are eating the real deal. Mixed bell peppers and onion in the pasta sauce and topped it with crumbled turkey sausage, diced chicken, black olives and banana peppers. It was yummy!! 🙂
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I made this today! instead of using whole oats, (I can’t stand the texture), I blended together the 1/2 cup of oats and mixed it with 2 egg whites and extra lean ground turkey breast. I topped it with ragu pizza sauce, fresh tomatoes, fresh basil, and cottage cheese. It was amazing!
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Made it today liked it topped one half w spinach and mushrooms and the other w peppers onions mushrooms for the hubby! Also didn’t have cottage cheese around so just used fat-free cheddar! Any ideas how to make it a lil bit more crispier? Maybe bake the dough longer? Love the website thanks guys!!!
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I made this recipe tonight and I really liked it!!! my “crust” was a little soft still but it was still very yummy!
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This recipe is a lifesaver! I’ve been trying the cauliflower crusts, but haven’t had the best of luck with them. I made this crust tonight with ground turkey burger. It holds together very well and tastes great. I can’t wait to try it again with different combos of toppings. I only used 1/2 cup of cottage cheese with my tomato sauce and added zucchini, red onion, colored peppers, chopped spinach, shredded carrot, avocado, and mushrooms. My husband and I downed the whole thing 🙂 Thank you! (By the way- love the website. I’ll be using it more often.)
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I crave pizza now especially since I’m trying to eat better. And have managed to stay away so far. But, if I can find a healthier version I like, I can have it as much as I like. Will let you know how it turns out.
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Made this again tonight…on a cleanse so no cheese but topped with kale, red/yellow peppers, green onion, and red pepper flakes…SOOOO yummy! Thanx again!
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I am sooooooooo making this, this weekend! Thank you cause I am craving pizza… why not go with a healthier choice 🙂
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We made this pizza tonight. I added red pepper flakes to the chicken crust and to the sauce to spice it up a bit. We grilled onions and topped with yellow peppers and mushrooms. Can’t wait to make this one again!
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I made this tonight with fresh basil and red onion and served it with a lettuce salad. It was very good but I’m confused about the serving size. Should this be cut into 6, 8, 10?
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Totally amazing!!! This was without a doubt delish & so glad I made it!! You would have never known there was cottage cheese on it and when your family loves it (husband & 2 girls(6,3) you know its a keeper!!
I just made it on a cookie sheet and in a square to fit the sheet.
We did: spinach, bella mushrooms, sun dried tomatoes.
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This is amazing, my wife I have been trying to loose weight for years now, to no avail. After browsing the “He And She” for the last few days we are definatly going to give healthy eating a try, as our new lifestyle. We love eating healthy foods, but we just have a bad habet of succumbing to “bad foods” and “cheat days”. But we’re going to start eating healthy today! We’re going to start with groceries today and this healthy pizza when we get home for supper. It looks and sounds amazing!
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If you can’t find it and don’t have a kitchenaid attachment, a quick way to grind meats is to throw them in a food processor. I would cut it into chunks first then throw it in, and keep an eye on it so you don’t over-process and turn it into total mush/sludge.
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I tried this tonight and was pleasantly surprised how great it was. My husband and his brother loved it too. I put mushrooms, spinach and sundried tomatoes on ours! I’ve been eating clean and doing cross fit for about 4 weeks. However, Im not losing weight. It’s extremely frustrating, mainly because my husband is.
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For anyone who is having trouble finding the ground chicken breast, I found it today at Aldi. Will be trying this recipe this week! Thanks!
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I am a health nut who has never been able to give up my once a week pizza night. You have MADE MY YEAR! Maybe even decade! I hate cottage cheese and loved it on this pizza. I made mine with sundried tomato, spinach, onion, red pepper and zucchini. I also made my sauce from scratch so I knew exactly what was going into it. LOVE THIS! Husband approved!
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I ended up salvaging my creation and it ended up really good! Even my boyfriend who can eat everything bad and still stay in shape liked it. I made it with extra lean ground turkey and topped it with olives, mushrooms and a few turkey pepperonis (for him :)). I am having leftovers for lunch today!
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i always wanted to eat pizza but i knew it wasnt healthy BUT NOW i have found HEALTHY PIZZA 🙂 im so excited to try this and cant wait! THANKS FOR ALL YOUR RECIPES!!
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I made this and even convinced my friend to try it with me! I didnt roll the “crust” out flat enough so it was a little thick but it was so good! We used red pepper, green pepper and onion on ours. thanks for the recipe.