A gift for Chris

Do you like to cook? For junk food cravings: From: http://www.cleochatra.blogspot.com/ This woman is amazing and her latest creation is:

Taco Pizza on a Zucchini Crust

 

Top picture: The zucchini crust, post-baking and ready for toppings; Under that: A finished picture of the complete taco pizza; Third picture: You can hold it in your hand (like the Godfathers pizza, however, it can be messy); Fourth: OK, who took a slice of my pizza?; bottom: Oh! It was me. And I ate it.

A study in delicious. Looking for something new for dinner? Miss Godfather's Taco Pizza? Are you diabetic, gluten intolerant or low-carbing and need something you can enjoy on pizza night? At only 23 carbs for an entire pizza, this could be your answer. First, why a zucchini crust? I wanted something less pungent for a crust, and one which would take the flavors of the toppings without conflicting. Zucchini is mild, healthy, and easy to prepare. You can use this crust in place of cauliflower for any of the pizza recipes. Don't panic when you see the calorie and carbohydrate counts. You are getting almost twice the pizza size of the regular cauliflower crust recipe.

Zucchini Crust

 

 

Crust

 

Large raw zucchini, peeled and shredded (between 1.5-2 cups) 2 eggs 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (or pizza cheese*)

 

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Grease cookie sheet.

Peel and shred a large zucchini. Add egg and cheese, and mix well (I always use my hands). Spread the dough onto the pan evenly (watch the middle of the crust—it can be too thick) and bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the crust is cooked. Let cool.

Makes a large crust (14") Nutritional Information: Calories: 785 Carbohydrates: 9 Fiber: 0 Net carbohydrate: 9 Fat: 49 g Protein: 75 g

Taco Pizza

 

For the Taco Pizza

 

Layer, in the following order: Pizza sauce mixed with Picante/Salsa Seasoned ground beef Shredded lettuce Shredded cheddar (you can also add mozzarella and/or colby jack) Chopped Tomato Red Onion Sliced Black Olives You could also top with guacamole and sour cream if you'd like (change nutritional information if you do). Do not cook with toppings added. Serve immediately. Refrigerate leftovers.

 

Makes a large, 14” pizza. Serves 8.

 

Nutritional information per 1/8 of a pizza (including crust):

 

Calories: 166 Carbohydrates: 4 Fiber: >1 Net carbohydrate: 3 Fat: 16 g Protein: 18 g

 

 

MMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm to die for!!!!!  Gah who would've ever thought of a zucchini crust!!??  that's amazing!  Man I gotta get to the grocery store and start buying all of the ingredients I need for thse awesome recipes. :) Thanks!

See I can eat pizza all week long if it was cooked 4 days before! Its freaking pizza! lol. I might make this...wait I WILL make it sometime next week probably or maybe tomorrow. Well not the taco one but a regular pizza like with pepperoni (turkey), mushrooms and cheese and sauce..the crust looks amazing!

She has more on her site.  Literally...dig in folks ; )

Everytime I look at this...it makes my mouth water! haha. I wish I could make it tonight but dont have the time. Next week for sure....

Oh cool! I needed this last night! Thanks for the recipe! Ya know I make this egg mixture all the time, I call it zucchini patties. Never thought about turning it into a pizza before!

EDIT: Oh crap, no it's not the same recipe, this calls for cheese in the crust.  mmmmmmm 

OMG....my mouth is watering!  I'll try that for sure!!  Thanks, Jers!

that girl is the cutest thing ever! Love that site. I do love to cook...and we grow zukes, always good to find more ideas for those things.

You have to read her recent post about the school nurse calling to tell her, her kid throwing up in Spanish.  She said, "What does throwing up in Spanish sound like? ((rolled r's))" She's incredibly inventive with food.