Quick and Easy Low Cal Pizza Crust

Quick and Easy Low Cal Pizza Crust

I wanted to create a simple, lower calorie version of pizza! Who doesn’t love pizza? I do but my bikini figure doesn’t.

When I started researching and experimenting with recipes, I tried almond flour, coconut flour, recipes with yeast, without yeast… lots of different versions. The problem I had with the gluten free, nut based or even seed based pizza crust was the high fat and calorie content. Let’s face it. No matter how you slice it, calories do matter. I wanted a pizza crust I could enjoy but that would not come with bloating and calorie overload.

Greek yogurt pizza dough — Photo by Micheile Henderson on Unsplash

This tasty version uses plain flour, greek yogurt, a hint of salt, and I like to add a little oregano with a pinch of garlic powder to the dough for a lift in flavor.

Recipe Tips:

Make the dough ahead of time
Add lemon zest to the dough for a flavor kick 🙂
Add a little honey – just a teaspoon – for a tiny sweetness
Flatten the dough by hand or roll out using a rolling pin between 2 sheets of parchment paper
Cook dough and pizza in an iron skillet or,
Bake the dough on a baking sheet

Pizza Crust with toppings

Low Cal Pizza Topping Suggestions:

Fresh tomato slices
Roasted red peppers (drained)
Fresh slices of red, orange, and yellow bell pepper
Chopped artichoke bottoms (buy canned artichoke bottoms, drain and chop into chunks for pizza)
Chopped olives
Fresh or lightly sauteed red or white onion
Fresh basil leaves
Goat cheese (yes, please!)
Cooked ground turkey, proscuitto slices, mortadella slices
Your heart’s desire of favorite pizza toppings!

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Recipe

Quick and Easy Low Cal Pizza Crust

Entree

Quick and Easy Low Cal Pizza Crust is made with greek yogurt for texture and flavor without added calories

Ingredients

1 cup plain, all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon fresh, chopped oregano
1 cup plain greek yogurt
Fine zest of 1/2 lemon, optional
1/2 teaspoon honey, optional
Olive oil to grease the skillet

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400* F. 
Wash and dry your hands.
In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, garlic powder, and oregano and stir together.
Make a "well" in the center of the flour mixture and add the yogurt.
Using your hands, gently toss the flour mixture over the yogurt and begin to mix the dough together.
Continue working the flour and yogurt into a smooth dough.
If dough is too sticky, add a smidge of flour in increments as needed for desired texture.
Grease an 8-inch cast iron skillet with olive oil.
Place dough in skillet and flatten with your hands or place dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper and roll out using a rolling pin.
Bake dough for about 8-10 minutes.
Remove from oven and top with tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, fresh tomato slices or any of your favorite toppings and bake an additional 12 minutes or until desired texture.
Serves 1 to 2 people.

Quick and Easy Low Cal Pizza Crust