{"id":301,"date":"2025-01-05T00:29:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T00:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/?p=301"},"modified":"2025-01-05T00:29:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T00:29:49","slug":"zuccini-crust-pizza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/05\/zuccini-crust-pizza\/","title":{"rendered":"ZUCCINI CRUST PIZZA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zucchini Crust Pizza is the BEST low carb recipe to make with fresh garden zucchini and your favorite pizza toppings. This recipe works well with almond flour, all-purpose flour, and coconut flour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ingredients<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u25a22\u00a0cups\u00a0shredded zucchini<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u25a2\u00bc\u00a0tsp\u00a0Salt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u25a23\u00a0large eggs,\u00a0beaten<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u25a2\u00bd\u00a0cup\u00a0all-purpose flour,\u00a0see notes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u25a21\/3\u00a0cup\u00a0shredded Parmesan cheese<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u25a21\/3\u00a0cup\u00a0pizza or marinara sauce<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u25a21\u00a0cup\u00a0shredded mozzarella cheese<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u25a212\u00a0slices\u00a0pepperoni<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Preheat oven to<strong>\u00a0350\u00b0.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Spread the shredded zucchini out on a lightly greased baking sheet\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0sprinkle lightly with salt<\/strong>. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove and transfer the zucchini to paper towels or a cheesecloth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increase oven temperature to<strong>\u00a0450\u00b0.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Squeeze out as much additional moisture from the zucchini as possible.\u00a0<strong>Add the zucchini\u00a0<\/strong>to a large bowl along with the\u00a0<strong>whisked eggs.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sprinkle the flour\u00a0<\/strong>in gradually, stirring to incorporate. Continue to add flour until desired consistency is obtained. (I use the entire \u00bd cup for all-purpose flour.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Spread out onto a lightly greased 12-inch pizza pan<\/strong>, leaving 1-inch or so around the edges. Use a fork to gently\u00a0<strong>poke holes in the dough<\/strong>\u00a0to prevent the crust from bubbling up as it bakes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Top with shredded Parmesan cheese\u00a0<\/strong>and bake for 18 minutes, until it begins to brown slightly. Remove from oven.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduce heat to 400\u00b0.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If possible,\u00a0<strong>let the crust cool\u00a0<\/strong>for extra crispy results.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Top with pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, and pepperoni<\/strong>\u00a0(or desired pizza toppings). Bake for 10 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Top with parsley, red pepper flakes, and\/or grated Parmesan cheese<\/strong>\u00a0and serve!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-cozy-cook wp-block-embed-the-cozy-cook\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ro5gOu2Jjl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thecozycook.com\/zucchini-crust-pizza\/\">Zucchini Crust Pizza<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Zucchini Crust Pizza&#8221; &#8212; The Cozy Cook\" src=\"https:\/\/thecozycook.com\/zucchini-crust-pizza\/embed\/#?secret=ljYVw4HhK9#?secret=ro5gOu2Jjl\" data-secret=\"ro5gOu2Jjl\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zucchini Crust Pizza is the BEST low carb recipe to make with fresh garden zucchini and your favorite pizza toppings. This recipe works well with almond flour, all-purpose flour, and coconut flour. Ingredients Instructions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-glutenfree","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":302,"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301\/revisions\/302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}