Crustless Pizza

INGREDIENTS

• 1 lb ground sausage or pork
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, optional
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder, optional
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons pizza or marinara sauce, optional
• 2 oz green bell pepper, optional
• 4 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 4 oz cheddar cheese, shredded
• 14 slices pepperoni

DIRECTIONS

1. In a cast-iron or oven proof skillet, brown and crumble the ground sausage or pork until cooked through. (About 5-6 minutes)
2. Once the ground sausage is cooked through, stir in Italian seasonings, garlic powder, salt and marinara sauce.
3. Push the ground sausage off to the sides of the skillet and add bell pepper or any vegetable that needs to be cooked into the center. Cook until softened, then stir into the rest of the ground meat. Remove from heat.
4. Sprinkle most of the shredded cheese blend on top of the ground sausage layer evening. Top with pepperoni slices or other toppings. Then sprinkle remaining cheese layer on top.
5. Place skillet in the oven under the broiler on high for 2-3 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.

TO MAKE ALMOST ZERO CARBS

• Use ground pork
• Omit seasonings, marinara sauce, bell pepper
• Use zero carb cheese

MACROS (per 1/4 pizza)

• Calories 518
• Fat 40.1g
• Protein 35.6g
• Total Carbs 3.3g
• Net Carbs 2.8g

You can either use a cast iron skillet or even just a foil pie pan.