Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Keto Sausage Crust Pizza

I love pizza. Pizza is a comfort food to me. When I discovered that Lou Malnati's (a famous pizza institution in Chicago) served a "crustless pizza," I was thrilled! While this pizza is a great treat every once in a while, it is quite expensive if you start eating it 3 times a week, like my s/o and I did when we first discovered it.

Then I remembered, "I"m a chef! I can do this at home for a quarter of the price!" So, I did. 

Here's the recipe! Enjoy.

Keto Sausage Crust Pizza
For Crust:
1 # Bulk Italian Sausage, hot or mild, up to you. 
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tbsp. italian herb seasoning
2 tbsp. parmesan cheese, grated
1/2 tsp. black pepper

Pre-Heat oven to 350. Using a round pizza pan, press out the italian sausage on to the pan, make sure the sausage is pushed out all the way to the edge. DO NOT GREASE THE PAN! (cause fires! but really, the sausage has enough grease, it won't stick. If you're worried you can use a non-stick pizza pan). Season the sausage with the remaining ingredients. Bake the crust until the sausage is almost done cooking, it should look sort of grey, not browned. Take pizza out, drain off excess grease if necessary. 

For Sauce:
1 28 oz can of tomato sauce (try to find one lower in carbs! I found one at dollartree that has 4g per serving!)
1 Tbsp. Minced Garlic
1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
2 tsp. italian herb seasoning

Heat olive oil in a sauce pot. Add garlic and seasonings and cook until golden brown. Add tomato sauce and simmer for 15 minutes on low heat. 

For toppings:
2 C. Provolone/Mozzarella Cheese, shreds - most grocery stores carry a blend of the two.
Sliced pepperoni, for topping
Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning to taste

Time to assemble the pizza! On the par cooked crust, sprinkle 1/2 cup of shredded provolone/mozzarella. Place the pizza back in the oven to melt the first layer of cheese. Take the pizza out and spread the tomato sauce on top, use as much or as little as you want. Lay out your pepperoni and then top with the rest of the provolone/mozzarella. Place the pizza back in the oven and bake until golden brown. Let it cool before cutting and top with parmesan and herb seasoning to taste.


My Keto Sausage Crust Pizza

Lou Malnati's Original Crustless pizza

15 comments:

  1. Thanks for this! I used Mario Batali's bottled neopolitan pizza sauce, it's got only 3g of carbs per 1/4 cup serving. Delicious!

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  2. I've found that a 14 inch pan works quite well with one pound of sausage.

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  3. Thank you for the article. How do you eat this? The pictures aren't displaying.

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  4. Best pizza crust recipe! I'll be making this again and again and again.

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  5. I was just in Chicago for work and a Local co-worker took me to Lou Malnati's for this pizza when I mentioned that I wouldn't be eating Chicago pizza because I can't have gluten. It was amazing and I've been dying to recreate it! Thank you!

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  6. Anyone know the nutritional values of this recipe?

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  8. The pictures don't show up for me, but I really want to try this. Thanks for the recipe!

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  9. We just made this. It's amazing! Thanks!!

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  10. Oh my gosh this was so good !!!


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  11. I have always loved Lou's pizza. Now being gluten free, I tried their crustless last time I was in Chicago, and it was fantastic, as expected. This recipe is as close to Lou's sausage as anyone could come. Excellent and thanks!

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  12. About how long for sausage in oven?

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