The ‘Fat Head Pizza’ From This Keto Cookbook Is About To Change Your Life
There's no getting around it: The keto diet drastically cuts your carb intake (you're allowed anywhere from 20 to 50 grams a day, which isn't much).
It's a tough pill to swallow for wannabe keto dieters who love, love, love carbs. But you don't need to say goodbye to your tried-and-true pasta, pizza, and burger meals...you just need to give them an upgrade.
And how do you do that? Glad you asked. Keto For Carb Lovers is a brand-new book that offers tons of keto-friendly alternatives to your favorite foods. (Hint: Fat head pizza dough is about to change your life, for real.) Also: These carb replacements are actually easy and doable, so you don't need to perform chemistry experiments in your kitchen.
The cookbook: Keto For Carb Lovers (Hearst Magazines, Inc.), out now.
The author: From the editors of Delish (a food and lifestyle brand dedicated to producing delicious, easy recipes; our sister site); Women's Health (oh, hi there); and Lara Clevenger, R.D., of TheKetoQueens.com, a ketogenic dietary nutritionist and keto coach.
What you'll get: Keto For Carb Lovers has more than 100 low-carb, high-fat recipes for keto dieters, along with tons more information on the keto diet and a 21-day keto meal plan complete with a grocery list.
Try it before you buy it:
Fat Head Supreme Pizza
Serves 4 | Total time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
For the crust:
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
2 ounces cream cheese
2/3 cup almond flour
1 large egg
1 tsp Italian seasoning
For the toppings:
1/2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
2 Italian sausage links, removed from casings
1/3 cup marinara sauce
3 Tbsp shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup sliced black olives
8 slices pepperoni
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. In a small skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil. Add onion and bell pepper and cook for four minutes. Add sausage and cook, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, until seared and no longer pink, about five minutes.
Make pizza crust: In a medium microwave-safe bowl, combine two cups shredded mozzarella and cream cheese and microwave until melty, about one minute. Stir in almond flour, egg, and Italian seasoning until fully combined.
Place pizza dough on prepared baking sheet. Using wet hands, spread the dough into an oval shape as thin as dough will allow. Bake 10 minutes.
Use a fork to poke holes in the dough if it has puffed up. Spread marinara sauce over crust and top with three tablespoons mozzarella, sausage mixture, olives, and pepperoni.
Bake until cheese is melty, four to six minutes. Let cool slightly before slicing into eight pieces.
Per serving (two slices): 550 calories, 42 g fat (15 g sat), 1,100 mg sodium, 13 g carbs, 3 g sugar, 3 g fiber, 30 g protein.
For more healthy, easy, keto-friendly recipes, buy Keto For Carb Lovers. You can find also more weight-loss friendly cookbooks here.
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