Chicken Crust Pizza

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I had long heard about using chicken to make a pizza crust but although I always had intended to, I never got around to it. Well finally I gave it a few trials, one of the few recipes I’ve spent more than one attempt getting right. I first made it using chicken mince and cheese with some coconut flour, which I loved and worked brilliantly. But I realised the coconut flour upped the carb count and more importantly, a lot of people that try a chicken crust pizza, do so because they want to forgo using almond meal and coconut flour altogether!

I retried it without the coconut flour and some more cheese added instead. But although the cheese did help soak up the moisture from the mince, it didn’t help much while it cooked and the pizza shrank, a lot of liquid ended up pooling on the tray and it wasn’t as crisp and crunchy or as firm.

Then I realised what I could use that would soak up the moisture perfectly in place of the coconut flour, keep the carbs down and add fibre too. Chia seeds! I love using chia seeds for chicken mince because it binds and soaks up that moisture and also makes your food much more filling. After trialling the chia seeds, I got the same firmness to the crust that I did with the coconut flour, no massive shrinking or liquid leaching out and a nice and crispy crust!

I thought Fathead Pizza was good and I still think it is, but I never understood the claims that all you needed was a slice or two to be stuffed. I would eat 3 to get full and it wouldn’t keep me as full as most meals do. And if you eat too much it’s easy to go over your carb count. But the Chicken Crust Pizza is so filling compared to the Fathead Pizza, with high fats and protein and a really low carb count. Although Fathead Pizza will always have a special place in my heart, I think most of the time I’ll be turning to this one from now on!

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Chicken Crust Pizza

A pizza with a crust made from chicken and incredibly low in carbs.

Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine Australian, Gluten Free, Grain Free, Keto, LCHF, Low Carb, Nut Free, Sugar Free

Keyword carnivore meals, carnivore pizza, carnivore recipes, chicken crust pizza, gluten free chicken recipes, keto pizza sauce, lchf pizza, low carb nikki, low carb pizza sauce, meatza, quick and easy recipes, zero carb pizza

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Resting Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 40 minutes minutes

Servings 6

Calories 242.2kcal

Ingredients

• 500 g chicken mince/ground chicken
• ½ cup finely grated parmesan
• ½ cup shredded cheese of choice such as mozzarella
• 2 tbsp chia seeds
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

• Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly with your hands.
  You want the chia seeds evenly mixed with the mince. Set aside 20
  minutes for the chia seeds to bind the mixture.
• Place a sheet of baking paper on a pizza tray and spray with olive oil.
  Place the mince mixture on in one piece and then push down and make into
  a thin circle shape pizza base with your hands.
  
• Bake at 200C for 15-20 minutes until firm and starting to get golden and crispy. Top with your chosen sauce, toppings and cheeses. Put back into the oven and bake
  until cheese is melted and coloured nicely. Cut into slices and serve.
  
• Usually my favourite toppings include shredded chicken but because this
  base is made of chicken my current favourite is sour cream for sauce,
  diced bacon, thinly sliced red onion, sliced avocado and shredded
  cheese. Some other sauce ideas I love are white sauce, basil pesto,
  tomato paste and butter chicken sauce!
  

Notes

Net Carbs - 0.6g

Nutrition

Calories: 242.2kcal | Carbohydrates: 1.8g | Protein: 25.9g | Fat: 14.9g | Fiber: 1.1g | Sugar: 0.2g