P3 Valentine's Day Pizza

The coconut flax pizza crust is one of the most popular recipes on my blog!  So many people have reported back that they loved it and were so glad to have pizza on Phase 3 of the HCG Protocol.

Tonight I made it into a heart shape for Valentine's Day.  Heart Shaped Pizza Love!

 Coconut Flax Cheesy Pizza Crust (personal pizza size)

1 cup Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
1 Egg
1 Tbsp Coconut Flour
1 Tbsp Flax Meal (grind flax seeds in coffee grinder or vitamix)
1/4 tsp Baking Powder
1/8 tsp Garlic Powder
1/8 tsp Basil

Preheat oven to 350*. If you have a baking stone, put it in the oven to preheat as well.

Mix cheese, egg, coconut flour, baking powder and spices until well combined.

Press out on a piece of parchment paper to about 1/4 inch thick. Pick up parchment and stick it in the oven on the hot stone. If you don't use the stone method, put the parchment on a baking sheet and into the oven.

On the stone, 15-20 minutes should be enough to cook both sides of the crust. On a baking sheet, bake about 15 minutes, then flip the crust over to bake the other side for another 15 minutes or until it's golden brown.

Remove from oven, top with sauce (my recipe here), cheese and toppings (meats should be precooked) and return the pizza to the oven to melt the cheese and warm up the toppings.

I used a little heart shaped cutter to cut my pepperoni :)

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Allen's Pizza Sauce

My husband made up this recipe and it's awesome! He uses it on regular pizza dough and I just make my own P3 crust (usually the Coconut Flour Crust as it's my favorite) and we share the sauce and toppings. Yum!

Allen's Pizza Sauce

2 cups tomato sauce (1 14oz can is fine)
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 Tbsp oregano
1 Tbsp basil
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
10-15 drops Stevia, optional

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P3 Taco Pizza

Just when you thought I'd had enough pizza, I tell you there is more! I was in the mood for tacos, so I adapted my favorite pizza recipe and it was AMAZING! Seriously, one of the best dinners ever. I could easily see myself eating low-carb forever with food like this.

Taco Pizza Crust

1 Tbsp Coconut Flour
1 Tbsp Flax Meal
1 Egg
1 cup Colby/Jack, Cheddar or Monterrey Jack Cheese, shredded
1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
1/4 tsp Cumin
1/4 tsp Chili Powder
1/8 tsp Cilantro
Taco toppings

Preheat oven to 350*. If you use a pizza stone, preheat it in the oven as well.

Mix all ingredients well and press onto parchment paper into a circle about 1/4 inch thick.



Bake for 15 minutes. If you didn't use the pizza stone method, flip crust and bake another 15 minutes on the other side, or until crispy and done on both sides.



Top crust with seasoned ground beef and cheese, and return to oven to melt cheese.



Remove and add salsa, diced tomatoes, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, etc.

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P3 Spinach Pizza Crust

Today's recipe attempts to up the nutrition factor by adding spinach to the coconut flax recipe. Thanks to Stuff I Make My Husband for the idea! It was delicious! The texture is softer with this one, since some of the cheese is replaced with spinach, but the flavor is great and I think it's worth giving up a little crispiness to get some spinach in.

2 cups Spinach Leaves
Olive Oil
1/2 cup Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
1 Egg
1 Tbsp Flax Meal
1 Tbsp Coconut Flour
1/4 tsp Baking Powder
1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
1/4 tsp Basil

Preheat oven to 350*. If you have a baking stone, put it in the oven to preheat as well.

Saute spinach in a little olive oil until wilted. Cool and drain very well. I used a papertowel lined tea towel like she did on the blog.

Mix spinach with the other ingredients until well combined.

Press out on a piece of parchment paper to about 1/4 inch thick. Pick up parchment and stick it in the oven on the hot stone. If you don't use the stone method, put the parchment on a baking sheet and into the oven.



On the stone, 20 minutes should be enough to cook both sides of the crust. On a baking sheet, bake about 15 minutes, then flip the crust over to bake the other side for another 15 minutes or until it's crispy around the edges and looks done. The spinach makes it look pretty dark so it won't appear golden brown.



Remove from oven, top with sauce, cheese and toppings (meats should be precooked) and return the pizza to the oven to melt the cheese and warm up the toppings.

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P3 Coconut Flax Cheesy Pizza Crust

Ohhh, this pizza crust was even better than the last! Same basic instructions, but slightly different ingredients. I also added some garlic and basil to the crust and loved it. With just coconut flour, you get the essence of coconut when you eat it, which is not so good for those who don't like coconut (like my husband). The garlic and basil in this crust, plus using only half the coconut flour, completely masked the coconut taste and smell and my husband gave it a thumbs-up. This crust is also a thick and easy to pick up and eat by hand, and the flax makes it feel more hearty.

Coconut Flax Cheesy Pizza Crust (personal pizza size)

1 cup Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
1 Egg
1 Tbsp Coconut Flour
1 Tbsp Flax Meal (grind flax seeds in coffee grinder or vitamix)
1/4 tsp Baking Powder
1/8 tsp Garlic Powder
1/8 tsp Basil

Preheat oven to 350*. If you have a baking stone, put it in the oven to preheat as well.

Mix cheese, egg, coconut flour, baking powder and spices until well combined.

Press out on a piece of parchment paper to about 1/4 inch thick. Pick up parchment and stick it in the oven on the hot stone. If you don't use the stone method, put the parchment on a baking sheet and into the oven.



On the stone, 15-20 minutes should be enough to cook both sides of the crust. On a baking sheet, bake about 15 minutes, then flip the crust over to bake the other side for another 15 minutes or until it's golden brown.



Remove from oven, top with sauce, cheese and toppings (meats should be precooked) and return the pizza to the oven to melt the cheese and warm up the toppings.


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P3 Coconut Flour Cheesy Pizza Crust

Wow, this is my favorite HCG protocol friendly pizza crust recipe yet! This is a variation on the recipe from Tropical Traditions. I'm going to try it as written, too, but varied it to skip the flax seed grinding since I was in a rush.

Coconut Flour cheesy Pizza Crust (personal pizza size)

1 cup Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
1 Egg
2 Tbsp Coconut Flour
1/4 tsp Baking Powder
1/4-1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
1/4-1/2 tsp Basil

Preheat oven to 350*. If you have a baking stone, put it in the oven to preheat as well and you can cut your baking time in half.

Mix cheese, egg, coconut flour and baking powder and spices until well combined. You'll have to use your hands so just go ahead and get them messy.

Press out on a piece of parchment paper to about 1/4 inch thick. Pick up parchment and stick it in the oven on the hot stone. If you don't use the stone method, put the parchment on a baking sheet and into the oven.

On the stone, 15 minutes should be enough to cook both sides of the crust. On a baking sheet, bake about 15 minutes, then flip the crust over to bake the other side for another 15 minutes or until it's golden brown.



Remove from oven, top with sauce, cheese and toppings (meats should be precooked) and return the pizza to the oven to melt the cheese and warm up the toppings.


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P3 Cream Cheese Pizza Crust

This recipe comes from the blog Stuff I Make My Husband. I'm planning to make several of her pizza crust recipes, so I'll give my own reviews as I do.

This one is really good. I thought the garlic was a bit much, but it could have been because there was fresh garlic in my sauce. Next time I'll cut the garlic in the crust by half. I'm a big garlic-lover, too. The crust was very soft, and had a nice chewy texture. Both of my kids loved it.

4 oz Cream Cheese
2 Eggs
1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
1/4 tsp Oregano
1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
1 cup Mozzarella Cheese, shredded (not fat-free)
Pizza Sauce, Cheese and Toppings

Preheat oven to 375*. Beat cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Add eggs and beat until well blended. Beat in the parmesan and seasonings. Stir in mozzarella. Spread mixture evenly on greased or parchment-lined 9x13 baking dish (I used the Pampered Chef Medium Bar Pan). I recommend using the parchment, as my crust still stuck to my greased pan.



Bake for about 25 minutes, until evenly browned but not burnt.



Flip the crust over, spread with sauce, top with cheese and toppings, and make another 15 minutes or so until cheese is bubble. Let stand a few minutes before cutting.

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P3 Almond Parmesan Pizza Crust

This crust was pretty good. Some HCGers I know say it's their favorite. I prefer the cheese-base crust personally but I enjoyed this. The texture was more like cornbread, which is something I'll be exploring in the near future because
I really like cornbread. Anyway, good pizza here and this crust is definitely worth trying.

1 cup Almond Flour
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
1 tsp Oregano
1/4 tsp Black Pepper
1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
2 Eggs, beaten
2/3 cup Whole Milk or Cream

Preheat oven to 400*. Combine dry ingredients together, breaking up lumps. Add milk and eggs and mix well. Pour into greased pan with edges (I used the Pampered Chef medium bar pan). Bake for 20-25 min. Top with sauce and desired toppings, then broil to melt cheese and heat toppings.


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P3 Cheese Cauliflower Pizza Crust

This pizza crust is thicker and more substantial than the cheese-only version, but didn't hold together well enough to just pick up and eat. I'll be working on perfecting it but it tasted really good.

Cauliflower Pizza Crust

1 cup cauliflower, steamed and grated
1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
1 egg

Preheat oven and pizza stone to 450*. Mix ingredients well and spread thin on parchment paper. Bake on hot pizza stone for 15 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly. Dab with paper towel if desired. Top with sauce and toppings of your choice, then broil for a few minutes to heat toppings and melt cheese.

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P3 Cheese-only Pizza Crust

I'm sharing two pizza crust recipes today, since I tested them both out at the same time.

This one comes from my mom who met her weight loss goal in one round and is now stable. I'm going to be working on some variations of pizza until I come up with one I like best, but for now, these were pretty yummy!

Be sure any meat toppings are cooked before you add them, since the the pizza won't stay in the oven long enough to cook raw toppings.

Cheesy Pizza Crust

2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
2 eggs
1/2 tsp basil
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp parsley
1/2 tsp baking powder

Mix well and spread on parchment paper. Place on a hot pizza stone preheated to 450*. Bake for 12 minutes until golden brown and bubbly.



Dab with paper towel if desired. Top with sauce and toppings, and broil to heat toppings and melt cheese.


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