Cottage Cheese Pizza
Cottage Cheese Pizza is a high-protein pizza (crust) recipe that uses Margherita pizza toppings: Sauce, mozzarella cheese, and fresh basil.
Ingredients
- 2 cup cottage cheese, small curd
- 4 large eggs
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 cup pizza sauce, or marinara
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella
- 2-3 tablespoons finely grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese
- 7 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, not packed in water cut into ½-inch cubes
- 5-6 large fresh basil leaves plus more for garnishing
- dried red pepper flakes optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F and line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, add the cottage cheese, eggs, flour, onion powder, garlic powder, and oregano.
- Stir with a wooden spoon to fully combine until nice and smooth.
- Transfer the pizza dough to the parchment paper on sheet pan and smooth out the dough to form a large circle. It doesn’t have to be perfectly round. Make sure it’s not too thin.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until it is slightly golden brown. Remove from the oven and let it sit for 1-2 minutes.
- Next, spread the pizza sauce on top, followed by the shredded cheeses, fresh Mozzarella cheese (pinch off small pieces or cubes), and lay down the fresh basil leaves.
- Return to the oven and bake for another 6-9 minutes or until the cheese if fully melted. The crust should be golden brown (not burnt edges).
- Optional to add the red pepper flakes. Allow to cool for a minute or two, and then slice and serve!
Nutrition Facts
Calories: 448kcal, Carbohydrates: 23g, Protein: 35g, Fat: 24g, Saturated Fat: 12g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 7g, Trans Fat: 0.02g, Cholesterol: 233mg, Sodium: 1125mg, Potassium: 453mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 6g, Vitamin A: 1108IU, Vitamin C: 5mg, Calcium: 487mg, Iron: 3mg