If you have NOT made the pizza....

[millerp]

You MUST!
It is FANATASTIC!

I made it in a glass pie plate and it was so good. I followed the recipe exactly and used ham, green peppers, onions and a little bacon for the toppings.

I am actually amazed how good it was. Why, oh why, did I wait so long?

The only BAD thing is....Is my hubby and me ate the WHOLE thing! He thought it was fabulous too! So easy to make. So good. I will NOT be waiting long to make this again. I'll add olives next time!!

[DixieDreamer]

Could you post a link to the recipe?

[nh_mooser]

there are quite a few recipes. I'd like to know which one is the best.

[millerp]

Our ever famous Deep Dish Pizza popularity has quieted down. Well, here it is again. I can't remember the original poster, so please step up and claim it. You can play around with the crust a bit. Not with the ingredients, but with the baking time, thickness, size of pan and oven temperature. I prefer mine a little thinner and overcooked. This freezes beautifully in individual slices.

Deep Dish Pizza

Egg crust:
4 ounces cream cheese
3 eggs
1/3 cup cream
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
2 cups shredded italian cheese blend
1/2 cup pizza sauce
1 cup of mozzarella cheese

Beat together cream cheese and eggs until smooth.
Add cream, parmesan cheese, and spices. Blend well.
Sprinkle 2 cups italian cheeses into dish.
Pour egg mixture over it.
Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes.
Let stand for 5 minutes.

Spread on pizza sauce.
Sprinkle 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese.
Pile crust with your favorite toppings.
Sprinkle with shredded parmesan cheese.
Return to oven and bake until bubbly and golden brown.
Allow to stand 10 minutes before cutting.

[Jager]

YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!YES!

June

[millerp]

The ABSOLUTE best pizza recipe!

[CarolynF]

Do you make this in a 9x13 pan????

[maryvit]

can't wait to go get the cream cheese. i have everything else already in the house. yummmmmmmmm

thank you thank you i love pizza

[dizneegirl]

Made this for lunch today... YUM!

I followed some of the suggestions to make it in a larger pan... so I used one of the 10 1/2" x 15 1/2" (approx) small cookie sheets (3/4" high), to make the crust a little thinner, and a little more crust-like.

OMG - Even skeptical DH raved! (and after I messed up the peanut butter cup cheesecake, I had some making up to do! )

I just did pepperoni and baby bella mushrooms. Yummy!

Did I say it was good? LOL!

Gotta figure up the carbs now, though!

[Claudius]

I made it with pesto sauce instead of tomato. Ho boy!

[CarolynF]

Thanks diznee..will try it in a jelly roll pan..I like it more crusty, too.

[bluesmoke]

Not only is it great, but people who aren't doing low carb love it. also it's great to take it to work and make comments about having to eat diet pizza while the lean cusine brigade looks on.

[LadyV]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm, how would you "half" this recipe? I'm going to make this right now.............yummmmmmmmmm

[dizneegirl]

If I were going to half it, I think I'd try the following:

Egg crust:
2 ounces cream cheese
2 eggs
1/4 cup cream
1/8 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup shredded italian cheese blend

And start checking on it at 15 minutes baking time.

Maybe even a little under 1/4 cup cream, and a little more than 1/8 cup parmesan cheese... but around in there.

I also used more pizza sauce than 1/2 cup for the whole recipe, and I used 2 cups of cheese to top it (lactose intolerant, but I LOVE cheese on my pizza! ) So that's a personal preference, I suppose.

[Teddi]

Sounds wonderful. How many carbs would you say it is?
~Teddi

[dizneegirl]

I just did a count today.

I get 16g carbs for the crust, using 6 oz. mozzarella and 2 oz. shredded parmesan.

Topping carbs would depend on your brand of sauce (mine was 3g ECC per 1/4 cup), and what exactly you top it with.

Hope that helps!

[Lesley145]

It is finished. Just cooling down. I even added hot saucage to it.. yummy.. I am doing everything possible not to touch it till it cools.
It smells soooooooo good. And even better I made it. I never cook, and I did it. smiles..

[niksa]

Are pepperonis bad to eat on Atkins? I noticed that I haven't really seen anyone eat pepperonis with these pizza recipes. Doesn't Hormel make a gluten-free type?

[LadyV]

I just ate mine!!! OMG I can't beleive how good it is! OH, pepperoni is fine on Atkins! The kind I get is like 3 carbs for 17 rounds

[Dottie]

Tip: If you want a more 'bread-like' crust, make it in the larger pan as mentioned, but make the crust a day ahead of time and refrigerate it. Then, top it and bake it at 400-450f for just 12-15 minutes(saute toppings like mushrooms, peppers and onions first so they don't take too long) - don't heat the crust first, just top it cold and bake

[niksa]

Woo! Can't wait to have some pizza. I think I'll try it tomorrow! I need to get pepperonis. You just can't have pizza without pepperonis!

[millerp]

that's what i thought - no pizza without pepperonis. but damn! it was good! i'm glad alot of you are trying it for the first time.

by the way...
does anyone like it with the yummy dough-like texture or does everyone like the crust a little thinner and crispier.

you are correct though. using a larger pan and overcoking it a but helps if that is how you like it.

[niksa]

I'm going to do half-half with pepperoni and without, see how it tastes. Has anyone tried to do a stuffed-crust with this? I haven't tried it yet, but it looks pretty cheesy to start out with.

[Susana]

Good gracious alive! This is the best thing ever!!! I made it last night, made a double batch of crust because I wanted to test it both ways, thinner crust and then for the breadier crust like Dottie suggested. I made the crisper one last night and OMG!!! We used to have "make your own pizza" parties using the Chef Boyardee pizza mixes and that's exactly what this tastes like. I browned and crumbled some Italian sausage and added pepperoni, olives, green peppers and onions. I didn't used parmesan on the top, just added more mozzarella after all the toppings were on. YUMMY!!!

I used a 10 x 15 cookie sheet (throw-away tin sheet) and that may been just one size too large, because I had to do some very delicate spreading of the egg mixture over the crust and didn't have quite enough to go all the way to the edges. The edges then got too brown and stuck to the pan, so I just cut around it. Other than that, out of this world good! It made 12 good-size squares, I ate three and was down one pound this morning!!! Maybe this will be the new "fad", right up there with the yogurt fast

I put the pan for the more breadlike crust in the fridge last night, will make it tonight to see how I like that one. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU whoever made up this recipe!!!

[Sharon M.]

I used this crust recipe in a 9x13 pan and merinated bonless, skinless chicken breast in Italian dressing with added minced garlic- grilled the chicken breast, sliced the meat, partialy sauted mushroom, and Ragu Alfredo Suace {3 carbs per 1/4 c.} and nozzarella cheese. Baked this just until bubbly. DEFINATLY TASTED LIKE SOMETHING WE ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO BE HAVING ON LOW CARB, but ofcourse we can!!!

[Laven]

I made the Beachgirl cheesecake last night and tonight it's the pizza. So far this WOE is a lot of cooking but so much fun.

[niksa]

I finally tried this pizza recipe last night, added pepperonis (hormel makes no carb ones!) and it was really excellent. I have definately added this to my Keep List!

[candleyte618]

WOW!!! It was great. The closest to pizza crust I've seen. Thank you for the recipe. Funny though, there's more calories in the low carb than a piece from Pizza Hut. At least we don't count calories. I made only half the recipe in a pie plate. Glad I did that because I have a small freezer and it's bulging out with all the good recipes I've gotten on the BB. Next time I'm going to make the 1/2 recipe and make it in a cake pan so I have a very thin crust which is my favorite. I also added some sausage and mushrooms. Did it bring back good memories of what I haven't eaten in 6 weeks. Can't wait for lunch tomorrow.

[CROGERS854]

This pizza is awesome!!!!!My DH loved and he is not a low carb person. Very filling and wonderful!!!!!

[Candiflip]

I have been craving pizza I should make this. What exactly does it taste like? Does it really taste like pizza?

Thank you