Cauliflower Crust Pizza

Last night I decided to try this low carb cauliflower pizza crust I keep seeing in my online low carb/gluten free searches. It actually turned out really good and I had leftovers to bring to work the next day!  It doesn't taste exactly like delivery, but it's a darn good substitute and I will definitely make this again!

This is the crust before baking...

Cauliflower Pizza Crust - before baking

 This is the crust after baking...

Cauliflower Pizza Crust - after baking

 With the toppings...

Cauliflower Crust Pizza - topped and ready to bake

 The finished product ready to eat...

Cauliflower Crust Pizza - ready to eat!

Cauliflower Crust Pizza

Yield: One 14 inch pizza (feeds 2 to 4 people)

Crust:

1 head cauliflower, shredded (about 4 cups)

2 eggs

2 cups shredded cheese (I used 1 cup aged white cheddar/1 cup mozzarella)

1/2 tsp dried oregano

1/2 tsp onion salt

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/8 tsp fennel (I always grind fennel for recipes, just a personal preference)

Pizza Sauce:

I used Babzy's Pizza Sauce recipe.

Toppings:

I used a 3 meat pizza meat pack (ham, salami and peperoni)

But I think Ham and Pineapple or any other toppings of your choice would also be great!

1-2 cups shredded mozzarella

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Line a pizza pan with parchment paper (or grease the pan really well).
3. Shred the cauliflower into crumbles (I used a cheese grater). Then place cauliflower into a large bowl and microwave for 9 minutes.
4. Once the cauliflower is done, you can let it cool a bit, or mix in the other ingredients right away (like I did).  Once all the crust ingredients are mixed together, spread or pat the crust onto the the pizza pan and bake in the preheated oven for about 20-25 minutes. Watch it closely near the end and take it out if it gets to brown. You want it to be golden, but you don't want it to burn!
5. Remove the crust from the oven and turn the oven to the broil setting.
6. Spread the pizza sauce on the baked crust, then add your toppings and cheese.
7. Broil the pizza until the toppings are hot and the cheese is melted and bubbly. (mine took about 6-7 minutes but I had it on the middle rack, not too close the the broiler). 
8. Cut the pizza into 8 slices and serve.

My husband and I split the pizza and I found 2 pieces to be plenty for my dinner and saved my other 2 pieces to eat for breakfast the next morning (LOVED the cold leftover pizza this morning at my desk at work!). My husband on the other hand ate all 4 of his pieces for dinner.