Want to eat pizza but keep it low-carb and keto-friendly? This Keto 30-Minute Pepper Pizza has all of your favorite flavors without the heavy carbohydrate crust. This recipe uses sweet bell peppers as the base, giving you a crunchy, colorful, and nutrient-dense alternative to traditional dough. To make it precisely how you want it, you can also add your favorite keto toppings to it. This recipe of Keto 30-Minute Pepper Pizza shows that pizza can still be tasty, nourishing, and satisfying without being guilt-ridden.
NUMERICAL REVIEW
Diet: Ketogenic
Course: Snack or main
Cuisine: Italian-inspired or American
Cook time: 20 minutes
Prep time: Ten minutes
Working time total: 30 minutes
Single portion yield: Two halves
Yield: 4 servings
Cooking method: Oven-based
Difficulty level: Easy
TOOLS:
Mixing bowl
Baking sheet
Spoon
Parchment paper
Cutting board
Sharp knife
INGREDIENTS:
To taste of salt and pepper
4 bell peppers
Olive oil, one tbsp.
1 cup of marinara sauce
Flakes of red pepper, one-fourth tsp.
Mozzarella cheese, one and a half cup
Onion powder, half a tsp.
1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese
Garlic powder, half a tsp.
1/2 teaspoon of Italian seasoning
OPTIONAL TOPPING
Cooked sausage
Pepperoni
Olives
Mushrooms
INGREDIENT NOTES
MARINARA SAUCE
We will need the sugar-free marinara sauce. Please buy it from Rao’s or make your own at home to be sure that it doesn’t contain carbs.
OIL
Grease the peppers with olive oil for roasting them. You may use the oil of avocado in its place as a neutral oil with healthy fats.
BELL PEPPERS
Go for the peppers of either single or mixed colors as you wish. These will give you a low-carb, crunchy, and light sweet crust. If you use more amount of green bell peppers or only green ones, your carb content will be low.
ITALIAN SEASONING AND SPICES
Red pepper flakes and Italian seasoning blend will provide our pizza with its authentic flavor.
MOZZARELLA CHEESE
We will require the mozzarella cheese for the signature cheesy flavor of pizza. Combine provolone or cheddar cheese for additional fat. If you are restricted from dairy, then use non-dairy mozzarella shreds.
TOPPINGS
You can customise your pizza by adding your choice of toppings, such as cooked ground beef, pepperoni, spinach, sausage, olives, mushrooms, bacon, etc. However, you should avoid the low-carb toppings.
PARMESAN CHEESE
It gives the pizza a nutty, salty taste. You may use Asiago or Pecorino Romano for a twist.
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INSTRUCTIONS
Warm up the oven(empty) to 300 degrees C.
Spread the parchment sheet to cover a baking tray/paper.
Wash the bell peppers and dry them properly.
Cut them lengthwise, then take out the seeds.
On a tray or sheet, set them in only one layer.
Coat with olive oil using the brush.
Sprinkle salt and pepper to season.
Shift the baking tray inside the oven for the bell peppers to soften.
After about ten minutes, remove them from the oven.
Let them cool down sufficiently to manage.
Then start assembling the pizza by first spreading a layer of marinara sauce.
Next, over the sauce layer, scatter the shredded mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
Then, add your choice of low-carb toppings.
Sprinkle the seasonings at last and return the tray to the oven.
Bake till you see the cheese is bursting.
After that, shift the tray from the oven to the counter to cool a little.
Your Keto 30-Minute Peppers Pizza is ready to serve.
TIPS
If you bake the bell peppers alone first, you can prevent them from going too crunchy.
To fit your pizza perfectly within keto goals, use cheese with more healthy fat content.
If you add extra marinara sauce, your pizza will go soggy.
If you want the top cheesy layer to be crispy instead of melty, shift it near the flame in the oven.
HOW TO PRESERVE THE LEFTOVER
CHILLING
Save the pizza in a container secured with a tight lid. You can refrigerate it for around three days.
FREEZING
Peppers will lose their texture after the freezing-defrosting cycle, which is why we won’t advise you to freeze them.
FAQs
Which peppers go best with this recipe
Not all peppers are high in carbs, but green peppers are too low in carbs. You can use the mixed colored peppers for a nice visual appeal, in which you try to use more of the green ones. If you are on a strict keto use only green bell peppers.
What toppings should I avoid?
You only have to skip the high-carb toppings like sweet sauces, corns, pineapple, etc.
Is that possible to make this recipe earlier?
Refrigerate a fully assembled and ready-to-bake pizza for around a day. You just have to transfer the dish to the oven whenever you want to serve it freshly baked within the next twenty-four hours.
Free Keto Meal Plan: STEP-BY-STEP KETO DIET PLAN FOR BEGINNERS
NUTRITIONAL FACTS/SERVINGS
Single portion size: 2 pepper halves
Calories: ~220 kcal
Carbs(total): Seven grams
Fiber: 2 g
Net carbs: Five grams
Fats: 16 g
Sugar: Three grams
Proteins: 12 g
Sodium: 560 milligrams
