PIZZA!!

Pizza

So, the first issue with pizza is the crust.  Obviously we can’t make a traditional crust.  So, yesterday when i was making my tacos, I just made more of the cauliflower “tortillas” and saved them for tonight’s dinner!  Pizza!!  The second thing you have to find is a pizza sauce that doesn’t have sugar in it.  If all else fails, get some tomato paste, add a little bit of water and season with salt, pepper and oregano.  Top it with all your favorite vegetable and meat toppings you wish, a small bit of lite mozzarella cheese, and you’ve got yourself a crave-busting Dukan Diet recipe.  I’m not going to lie and tell you the crust gets super crusty and it’s JUST LIKE pizza, but the flavor is all there.  You won’t be disappointed.

Pizza

PIZZA

1 large head of cauliflower, cut into florets and then chopped finely in a food processor
2 eggs
2 T oat bran
2 T Nutritional Yeast, optional (if you can find it, it really gives the tortillas a nutty flavor)
a dash of cayenne pepper
salt and pepper

Microwave the cauliflower for about 2-3 minutes.  Remove from bowl and squeeze through cheesecloth, until cauliflower is as dry as you can get it.  Return it to the bowl and add the rest of the ingredients, mixing well with a spoon.  On a parchment-paper-lined cookie sheet, drop 6 equal sized dollops of mixture and spread out with the back of your spoon.  Bake at 375 for 10 minutes, flip, and bake another 5.  Remove and cool on a wire rack.

Pizza

I sprayed the bottom of my crust with cooking spray and placed it on a cookie sheet.  Then I topped my pizza with a couple tablespoons of tomato paste, mixed with a teaspoon of water and seasoned with salt, pepper and oregano.  Then I finely diced jalapeno and red pepper and loaded it on.  Then a couple tablespoons of lite string cheese, shredded, and a quarter teaspoon of Parmesan.  Bake at 425 for about 10 minutes.  Delicious–Enjoy!

Pizza

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Pizza, White Cheddar and Cinnamon “Chips”

Pizza and White Cheddar Chips

Ok, so my favorite was a combination of the spicy pizza topping AND the white cheddar. Mmmmmm, they were delicious.  I doubled the recipe and made 20 chips.  I baked them for about 8-10 minutes.  Remember, you are only supposed to have about a teaspoon/recipe so don’t eat the whole batch!  Cornstarch is a carbohydrate, just like flour.  These baking mats work perfectly with this type of baking.  You don’t need to spray the mat much at all.  Most things you don’t need to spray at all!!  They’re wonderful.  I bought a huge sheet pan size one and cut it into two, then cut one of them into two because I LOVE to use the smaller one in my toaster oven.

CHIPS

Nonstick Baking Mat

1 egg white
2 oz. FF cream cheese or 2 Laughing Cow Light Cheese wedges
2 T cornstarch
1 t baking powder
1 pinch of salt

Beat everything together until creamy, spray a cookie pan with cooking spray, put one spoonful on it and spread it out thin.  Top with one of the following mixes, or any or your favorites!  Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes (depending on the size), or until golden and crispy.

Torani Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup

CINNAMON SUGAR
Mix 1 teaspoon of Splenda with a half a teaspoon of cinnamon.  I also added 1 teaspoon of sugar free Torani Vanilla Syrup and 1 teaspoon of Splenda to the mix.

Pizza Zing

PIZZA
I found this wonderful pizza spice mix at Cost Plus for any of you who have them near you!!

White Cheddar Popcorn Topping

WHITE CHEDDAR
I found this popcorn topping at Cost Plus too!!

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