Cauliflower Pizza Casserole

Cauliflower Pizza Casserole is a healthy pizza casserole with less mess than the cauliflower pizza crust, but even more delicious (more toppings and more cheese!) - Gluten Free

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Keyword casserole, low carb, pizza

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Inactive Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Servings servings

Calories 230kcal

Author Kelli Shallal MPH RD

Ingredients

1 yellow onion chopped
1 T minced garlic
.75-1lb ground chicken I bought basil but you could easily buy regular and mix with ¼ cup fresh chopped basil or use Italian sausage
1 medium head cauliflower
1/2 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
1 cup liquid egg whites
2 large eggs
14 ounces pizza sauce
1 T pizza seasoning or 1tsp basil, 1tsp oregano, and 1 tsp graham masala
1/3 cup chopped parsley
1/2 cup mozzarella
optional - pepperoni topping

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375F.
Place a large pan over medium-high heat. Sauté onion and garlic about 5 minutes until translucent and tender.
Add ground chicken and sauté until cooked all the way through, about 10 minutes.
Cut cauliflower into florets, wash, and shred using the shredder attachment of your food processor or a hand shredder.
Spray the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and layer bottom with shredded cauliflower and then add the meat/onion mixture.
Whisk eggs, egg whites, pizza sauce, pizza seasoning, and parmesan together in a small bowl.
Poor egg mixture over cauliflower/meat and mix until combined. Top with ½ cup mozzarella and 1/3 cup chopped parsley. Optional to top with pepperoni!
Bake 60 minutes at 375F. 30 Minutes covered with foil and 25-30 minutes not covered with foil. It’s done when a crust forms on the outside and is completely set (doesn’t jiggle when you shake it.) Let Stands 10-15 minutes.

Notes

*Note I started to get a little worried when baking this, it seemed like the middle was NEVER going to set. I ended up taking it out and letting sit for 15 minutes, and it firmed up nicely. If I made this again I would hold off on the cheese and bake it uncovered until set; then I would add the cheese and broil it quickly.

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