Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, pizza bake with zucchini crust. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Zucchini Pizza Bake Haiku: "Don't hate my review! I made the 'crust' more like - crust. But, O M G, Wow!" I knew going into this recipe, that no, I wasn't making a pizza-pizza, but the one major change that I did (b/c yikes, that was loads of cheese on the ingredients' list and I didn't want the base to be quiche-like!) was to drop the cheese from the zucchini part, save the parmesan, and sub.
Pizza bake with zucchini crust is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Pizza bake with zucchini crust is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook pizza bake with zucchini crust using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Pizza bake with zucchini crust:
- Get 4 c shredded unpeeled zucchini (about 2 large zucchini)
- Make ready 1/2 tsp salt
- Get 1/2 c Italian style bread crumbs
- Take 1 tsp minced garlic
- Make ready 2 eggs lightly beaten
- Get 1/2 c grated parmesan cheese
- Make ready 3 c shredded mozzarella cheese
- Get 1 c shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- Prepare 1 tsp olive oil
- Get 1 lb ground beef
- Get 1/2 an onion, chopped
- Get to taste Salt & pepper
- Prepare 1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce
- Take 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- Take 1/2 c sliced fresh mushrooms
- Make ready 1/2 c sliced black olives
Drizzle a little EVOO into the same skillet the onions and peppers were cooked in. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, cook beef and onion over medium heat, crumbling beef, until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add tomato sauce; spoon over zucchini mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheeses; add green pepper.
Instructions to make Pizza bake with zucchini crust:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Place zucchini in a colander and sprinkle with salt. Let drain for 15 minutes then squeeze out the moisture.
- Combine zucchini, eggs, parmesan, 1 c mozzarella and 1/2 c Monterey Jack, bread crumbs and garlic in a large bowl. Press the mixture into a lightly greased 9x13 baking dish. Bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
- Cook ground beef and onion in a large skillet over medium high heat with olive oil. Heat until cooked through and no longer pink. Drain and discard any excess grease. Stir in tomato sauce, salt & pepper (to taste) and Italian seasoning.
- Spoon meat mixture over baked zucchini crust. Sprinkle remaining mozzarella and Monterey Jack over top. Top with mushrooms and olives.
- Bake for 20 mins or until heated through. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
- All done!
The great thing about making your own homemade zucchini crust is that it's: healthier, made with cleaner ingredients, no fillers, no cornstarch, no corn flour, and cheaper than the premade Zucchini Crusts or Cauliflower pizza crusts that you buy at the store such as Trader Joe's. This gluten-free zucchini pizza crust is a simple combination of zucchini, egg, and mozzarella cheese, plus a little Italian seasoning and of course some salt and pepper. And thanks to a few smart tricks, it's the crispiest version there is. How do you make zucchini crust pizza? Start by making the zucchini crust.
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