Pizza Chicken

I love pizza. I would eat it every single day if my jeans allowed it. I love how versatile and customizable it is … there is literally a slice for everyone. However when cutting down on carbs … pizza is pretty high on the list of things that need to be dropped like a bad habit. I searched high and low for a suitable pizza substitute. I even tried cauliflower pizza crust … and while I love cauliflower … the crust version doesn’t work for me.

My quest for saucy, cheesy, pepperoni goodness led me to Pinterest … where I stumbled upon chicken pizza. Now this is not nearly as indulgent as the carb filled crusty version … however it satiates the pizza craving quite nicely.

Let’s begin shall we ….

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

• Arrange chicken (breasts or thighs) on baking pan. Drizzle with olive oil and season with garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning.

• Bake the chicken for 15 minutes.

• Take the chicken out of the oven and cover in pizza sauce, marinara sauce, alfredo sauce, bbq sauce … any sauce that compliments your desired toppings. I chose traditional pizza sauce.

• Generously apply mozzarella cheese.

• Add your desired toppings. I chose pineapple, black olives, green peppers and pepperoni. *I LOVE pineapple on pizza I think it is heavenly. I realize this is a somewhat controversial statement but I stand behind it.

• Put chicken back in the oven and bake for 15 more minutes or until fully cooked.

• Enjoy! I usually serve my pizza chicken with ceasar salad … so yummy and no guilt!

Pizza Chicken

April 30, 2019

by admin

Category Savory Meals Snackies

Ingredients

• Chicken breasts or thighs. However many pieces of "pizza" you want.
• 1-2 tbsps olive oil
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1/2-3/4 cup pizza sauce
• 1/2-1 cup mozarella cheese *depending on your preference
• Pizza toppings (pineapple, pepperoni, olive, bell peppers, mushrooms, onions ... anything you like)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Season the chicken with olive oil and spices.
3. Bake for 15 minutes and remove chicken.
4. Add pizza sauce, cheese and toppings.
5. Bake chicken for 15 more minutes or until fully cooked.
6. Enjoy!

Tags

diet,

dinner,

gestational diabetes,

keto,

Low carb,

pizza