Low Carb Pizza Cups (Dairy Free)

I’d say that 99% of the population loves pizza! …including pizza-inspired dishes! These Pizza Cups will be no exception! I used italian sausage for mine and drizzled them with my Garlic Basil “Parmesan” Sauce, but feel free to use your imagination and mix in any toppings that you’d typically get on a pizza! Onions, green peppers, italian beef, pepperoni, mushrooms, bacon…the list goes on and on! Make plenty of these, they disappear quickly! They’re a perfect 2 (maybe 3) bite finger food for a party! Everyone will be grabbing these up.

The crust is made with cauliflower rice so it has much fewer carbs than the normal pizza crust one would serve. You can feel good about eating this pizza! 😉

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Low Carb Pizza Cups (Dairy Free)

Course

Appetizers, Dinner

Cuisine

Italian

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

25 minutes

Servings

cups

Ingredients

Cauliflower crust:

• 12 oz Riced Cauliflower I used a frozen steamer bag
• 3 Eggs beaten
• 3 tbsp Nutritional yeast
• 3 tbsp Coconut flour
• 2 tbsp Avocado oil sub olive oil or melted ghee/coconut oil
• 1 tsp Oregano
• 1 tsp Garlic powder
• 1 tsp Onion powder
• 1 tsp Pink salt
• 1 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda

Pizza filling:

• 1 lb Ground sausage
• 6 oz Tomato paste
• 1 cup Water
• 1 tbsp Italian herbs
• 1 tbsp Garlic powder
• 1 tbsp Onion powder
• 1 tbsp Dried minced onion
• 1-2 tsp Pink salt
• 1/2 tsp Black pepper
• 1 tsp Chopped basil optional - adds extra flavor
• 1/2 cup Raw Grass fed Cheddar optional, if you can tolerate dairy!

Course Appetizers, Dinner Cuisine Italian Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 25 minutes Servings cups Ingredients Cauliflower crust: 12 oz Riced Cauliflower I used a frozen steamer bag 3 Eggs beaten 3 tbsp Nutritional yeast 3 tbsp Coconut flour 2 tbsp Avocado oil sub olive oil or melted ghee/coconut oil 1 tsp Oregano 1 tsp Garlic powder 1 tsp Onion powder 1 tsp Pink salt 1 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar 1/2 tsp Baking Soda Pizza filling: 1 lb Ground sausage 6 oz Tomato paste 1 cup Water 1 tbsp Italian herbs 1 tbsp Garlic powder 1 tbsp Onion powder 1 tbsp Dried minced onion 1-2 tsp Pink salt 1/2 tsp Black pepper 1 tsp Chopped basil optional - adds extra flavor 1/2 cup Raw Grass fed Cheddar optional, if you can tolerate dairy!

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. In a bowl, combine all of the crust ingredients until everything is mixed up well.
3. Separate crust mixture into the openings of a greased cupcake pan. This recipe should make about 12.
4. Press mixture down into the bottom and slightly up the sides of each cup.
5. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges start to turn golden.
6. While the cups are baking, crumble and brown the italian sausage in a saucepan over medium heat.
7. Once the sausage has all browned, add the remaining ingredients for the filling. Start with 1 tsp of salt and add more as desired. Feel free to add more/less fresh basil or even some oregano! The fresh herbs really add to the sauce!
8. Remove crust cups from the oven and filling each one with about 3 tbsp of filling. If you can tolerate dairy, sprinkle some raw grass fed cheddar on top!
9. Return cups to oven and cook for another 5-8 minutes.
10. Remove cups from pan and DIG IN! Drizzle with my Garlic Basil "Parmesan" sauce for extra goodness!!!