Ok so when you think of pizza, what picture pops in your head? I guarantee somewhere in that picture shows you or someone else holding a piece in your/their hand while taking a bite. No matter what recipe I try I just can’t seem to get that to be a possibility! I pick up, and WHAM! Pieces hit the plate. I haven’t given up my desire to have that ‘pick up and eat with my hands’ crust, I am determined to make it happen. But until then…….. I have found the best crust so far. Now don’t get me wrong, I am not against eating pizza with a fork, and I don’t know why it bothers me so much but it does.
There is a WONDERFUL woman named Anna Wight who actually lives here in Alabama. I had the pleasure of getting to go to a function she held about clean eating, health, and essential oils. She created a cook book with all her own recipes and let me just tell you, this woman has some serious cooking skills 🙂 While she is not paleo, she has many recipes that are or can easily be turned paleo. Here is the website so you can order the book, or pdf version. I highly recommend it!
http://living-thejourney.com/product-category/cookbook-2
I used the crust in this book, and will be using it again!
**I doubled this recipe, so I would have 2 pizzas**
1 head cauliflower
2 cups almond meal
3 organic eggs
3 teaspoons oregano OR Italian seasoning
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
Heavily grease a bar pan stone
Break up cauliflower into pieces and put in food processor. Pulse until it looks like rice. Put 3 cups of “riced” cauliflower in microwave for 4-6 minutes.
Add remaining ingredients to cauliflower and mix. Spread evenly across pan.
Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes.
I added a little bit more onion and garlic powder, because we love that stuff 🙂
Now for the rest I did my own recipe.
***** please keep in mind I have 6 people in my family, so if it’s a smaller number of people eating then break it in half if you’d like .Or you can just have leftovers! *****
3 lbs ground beef
1 bell pepper
3/4 white onion
3 cups shredded mozzarella (we still eat cheese in moderation)
26 oz tomato sauce
1/2 teaspoon basil
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/2 cup diced tomatoes
-Brown your beef (or you can use turkey)
-dice up your onion and pepper and add to the beef when brown. Let it cook for a couple minutes.
-dice up your tomato and place it in a bowl and pour the tomato sauce and seasonings in with it and stir until blended.
-when the crust is finished, spread the sauce over the entire area. Then layer with the beef mixture, followed by the cheese.
-place it back in the oven and let it cook for about 5 minutes