High Protein Pizza Recipe
This high protein pizza recipe is incredibly delicious, high protein, and low calorie!
Servings: 8
Calories: 178kcal
Cost: $8
Equipment
- 12-in Cast Iron Skillet optional, but recommended. Use a baking sheet if you don't have one.
Ingredients
For Crust
- 130 grams Whole Wheat Flour (or all purpose) - about 1 cup
- 230 grams Nonfat Greek Yogurt - about 1 cup
- 1 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
For Toppings
- 1/2 cup Tomato Sauce
- 5 ounces Mozzarella - shredded
- 2 ounce Cheddar - shredded
- 4 ounces Ground Pork (90% Lean Variety) - or other protein - see notes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Measure out your flour, baking powder, salt, and Greek yogurt into a mixing bowl. Stir until it is combined thoroughly. It will be wet and sticky. Set aside.
- Prep your toppings. See notes for suggestions. Shred the mozzarella and cheddar.
- Spray a large cast iron skillet with cooking spray. Put your pizza dough in the skillet. Using wet hands, spread the dough out as thin and evenly as you can. Keep a bowl of water next you and rewett your hands as necessary. Wet hands prevents the dough from sticking to you.
- Top the crust with the tomato sauce, followed by the mozzarella, meat, veggies, and cheddar on top.
- Bake at 450° for 15-17 minutes, or until your cheese is golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes before cutting and serving. Make sure you scrape under the pizza crust with a spatula or knife before removing it from the pan to make sure it doesn't stick.
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Notes
It is handy to have pre-cooked protein for the recipe. We love cooking up a pound of 90% lean ground pork and mixing in 1-2 tablespoons of Italian seasoning. We measure out what we want on our pizza and portion the rest into freezer bags to use on future pizzas. No need to thaw the protein before using! It will thaw quite nicely in the oven without adding any additional cooking time.
Also consider: Lean ground beef, shredded chicken, ground turkey, meatballs, ham, and turkey pepperoni.
You can play around with different sauces, too! Try a low sugar barbecue sauce, light alfredo, or a Buffalo sauce.
Low calorie topping ideas: banana peppers, jalapenos, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, olives, celery, etc.
If you don't have a cast iron skillet, a parchment-lined cookie sheet is fine.
Nutrition
Calories: 178kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 510mg | Potassium: 165mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 176IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 219mg | Iron: 1mg