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prep time
13 min
cook time
40 min
ready time
53 min
Low Carb Pork and Cheesy Egg Zucchini Pizza
Pizza for breakfast? No, you’re not re-living your college days, you’re enjoying Keto recipes at their finest! The Keto twist is a low-carb zucchini crust. Shredded zucchini is flexible like a pizza crust and doesn’t even taste like you’re eating vegetables. This breakfast pizza is topped with a crumbled pork sausage, just like you’d make for a typical breakfast. Creamy scrambled eggs and plenty of cheddar cheese are piled onto this pizza before baked to a bubble golden brown in your oven. It may not seem like it, but just one slice of this Keto pizza will keep you in good shape until lunch time. If you want a little more to your meal, try one of Carb Manager’s many butter coffee recipes.
What’s The Best Sausage To Use?
The key to this recipe is to emulate a breakfast flavor as much as possible without using pre-made breakfast sausages. First, check where bacon is stocked in your grocery store. Some stores have a “breakfast pork sausage” that comes raw in a tube. If you can’t get your hands on that, plain ground pork is the next best thing. Think about the flavors you taste when eating pre-made breakfast sausages, and incorporate those seasonings when cooking this recipe. One other flavorful option is to substitute with raw mild Italian sausage. Just make sure to read the packaging - many stuffed sausages come with hidden carbs!
What Else Can I Eat With This Breakfast?
Still craving a little more to eat after your slice of breakfast pizza? Try to avoid any extra recipes with a lot of protein - there’s plenty in this Keto breakfast! If it’s more fat you need to feel full, make a serving of the Carb Manager Keto Cheese Sauce. You can use the cheese sauce in lieu of marinara sauce on this pizza. A little extra cheese with your sausage and egg would taste great! Another low-carb option is the Carb Manager Breakfast Avocado Boats. Healthy avocados are stuffed with extra breakfast ingredients and will fuel your Keto energy.
Jessica L.
Net Carbs
6 g
Fiber
0.8 g
Total Carbs
6.9 g
Protein
49.6 g
Fats
58.7 g
752 cals
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Ingredients
Zucchini, Raw
10 ounce
Raw Egg
1 large
Parmesan Cheese
½ cup, grated
Ground Pork
8 ounce
Black Pepper
⅛ teaspoon
Onion Powder
⅛ teaspoon
Crushed Red Pepper by Simply Organic
⅛ tsp
Paprika
¼ teaspoon
Raw Egg
1 large
Cream Heavy Whipping
1 tbsp
Unsalted Butter
1 tablespoon
Cheddar Cheese
½ cup, shredded
Recipe Steps
steps 6
53 min
Step 1
Preheat an oven to 400 degrees and line a large sheet tray with parchment paper. Use a large grater to shred a medium-sized zucchini in its entirety. Use your hands to squeeze out as much moisture as you can before placing the zucchini shreds in a large mixing bowl. The weight of zucchini listed in the ingredients is the final weight after removing excess moisture.Step 2
Mix and egg and the grated parmesan into the mixing bowl. When you have a consistent mixture of eggy zucchini shreds, spread the mixture onto the sheet tray. Use a spatula or the back of a wooden spoon to spread the zucchini into a thin-crust pizza, about 8-10 inches wide. Use your utensil to press the edges into a thickened crust around the circumference. Bake the zucchini crust for 20 minutes.Step 3
While the crust is baking, make the toppings. Place ground pork sausage into a non-stick pan over high heat. Season the pork with pepper, onion powder, red pepper, and paprika. Use a wooden spoon to break the pork up into crumbles as it cooks. The finer you can make the crumbles, the easier it can be managed on the pizza. Cook the sausage all the way through - about 5 minutes.Step 4
Transfer the cooked sausage aside to a clean surface or bowl. Return the pan to the stove. Whisk together the eggs and cream and set it next to the stove. Melt the butter in the pan over low heat, then pour in the eggs. Slowly stir the eggs in the pan until they are scrambled. You can leave the eggs slightly undone because they will cook more in the oven later.Step 5
When you pull the zucchini crust out of the oven, reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees. Arrange the sausage crumbles across the center of the zucchini pizza crust. Follow up with the scrambled egg. You may, at your discretion, add a sprinkle of salt and pepper to taste over the toppings. Then, sprinkle the shredded cheese over the pizza.Step 6
Bake the pizza at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and golden and the zucchini crust has a browned edge. Let the pizza cool for about 5 minutes before using a pizza cutter or utility knife to cut the appropriate amount of slices. Serve with extra parmesan or crushed red pepper at your discretion.
