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I have heard about the keto chicken pizza crust hoopla for YEARs now, but I always thoughtt i didnât want a keto crust to taste like chicken, I wanted one to be as close to a yeasty, chewy, carby crust as possible and I thought no way in a million years is that going to happen with chicken! BUT I finally relented to give it a try! Hereâs how tgat went!
So I set out to make a chicken crust, but I wanted to experiment and see if there was something even better.
Hereâs the basic recipe I used.
Chicken Pizza Crust Recipe
This is a very simple recipe for making a delicious chicken pizza crust:
Preheat your oven to 400°F.
Place 1 pound ground chicken in a bowl with one egg and season with your favorite herbs and spices. I used a small amount of chopped tomato, basil, and garlic powder.
Add 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
Add 1/4 cup shredded parmesan
Mix well untim mixture resembles a dough
Spread the seasoned ground chicken on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, or i used four mini pizza pans I sprayed with cooking spray. Shape it into a round pizza crust.
Bake the chicken crust for about 20-25 minutes or until cooked through and slightly crispy.
Remove from the oven and add your favorite pizza toppings.
Return the pizza to the oven and bake until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Slice and enjoy your unique chicken crust pizza!
This is recipe for one large crust pizza. But i wanted to experiment so I divided the chicken mixture into four parts.
Hereâs how my experimenting went. đđ
I first mixed the basic chicken mixture. Ground chicken, spices, mozzarella, paremesan and one egg.
I divided this mixture into fours. This was purely to experiment and you certainly can experiment if you like, but you might want to choose one crust from the four crusts I made. So each pizza started out at 13.5 grams of carbs judt for the crust and then add any carbs for the sauce and toppings. I used Alfredo sauce which is lower in carbs than marinara. Each pizza was about 8 pieces so about 1.6 grams per piece just for the crust. Three pieces would be very filling.
I separated the basic chicken mixture into three other bowls.
Bowl#1-About 3 ounces of Italian Sausage
Bowl#2-1 Tablespoon Blanched Almond Flour
Bowl#3-1 Tablespoon Fox Hill Kitchens Bread Mix
Place in the oven at 325-350 degrees. I did 325 degrees because I didnât want the edges to get too brown, but you can certainly experiment with the temperature. I baked these crusts for about 20 minutes.
You can see how the four different crusts reacted to the experiment! I had to keep these all straight which was which crust!
Top left crust- The plain chicken crust. It shrunk some because itâs all protein.
Bottom left crust-The Italian sausage crust shrunk the most.
Top right crust-The almond flour crust. Not as much shrinkage.
Bottom right crust-The Fox Hill Kitchens Bread Mix crust. Shrunk about the same as the almond flour.
I wish I had cleaned my stove a little better!đ But after the crusts have baked, just top your pizza or pizza with your favorite toppings. I did Alfredo Sauce, then mozzarella, spinach, chopped rotisserie chicken, chopped bacon, chopped green onion, sliced black olives, and feta cheese. SO good!
These pizzas baked for about another 15-20 minutes and then I garnished with fresh basil, red pepper flakes, and Parmesan.
My Final Review of all Four Crusts! And they didnât taste like chicken! đ
Plain Chicken Crust- Just a nice simple very easy to make crust and I think this crudt was VERY good! I was so surprised! It definitely had a carby crust type tadte and i would for sure make this again!
Italian Sausage Crust- Iâm not sure what made me think to add Italian sausage. I think I was thinking about those Chicago Syle Deep Dish Pizzas and there is one restaurant, Lou Malnatiâs where they do an all sausage crust. Iâve heard the Keto Twins talk about it. Iâll put the link below for it. But I really liked the combination chicken/Italian sausage version of my experiment. It was probably the most flavorful. Both the chicken crust and this crust were the softest of the four crudts.
Almond Flour Crust- This was just the basic chicken crust recipe with one added tablespoon of almond flour. Of course this adds a few carbs to an almost zero carb crust, but only about three carbs. I really liked how this turned out and it definitely gave the crust a more carby texture and taste. I would add almond flour again! It was delicious!
Fox Hill Kitchens Bread Mix Crust- I just happened to have an open package of this great bread mix and thought it would be interesting to try some in this chicken crust! I think of all the crusts this was probably the most carb-like and I think it could definitely fool someone into thinking itâs a wheat crust, but the almond flour one would also!
So which crust would I choose? Keto chicken crust pizza offers a delicious and low-carb alternative to traditional pizza and I would have to say all four crusts were a success! With the flavorful chicken base and customizable toppings you can make this pizza your own, however you like it. I truly canât pick just one, but I hope you can try a chicken crust pizza soon and make your own choice!
Hereâs the info on the Lou Malnatiâs sausage crust pizza and how to buy! Looks very good, the Keto Twins are fans! You get two, a bit pricey though but I would probably order it! Ha! đ
I love these individual non stick personal pizza pans! You can make a few different pizzas!
Hereâs how to get the Fox Hill Kitchens Bread Mix if you should want to try their pizza crust.
Great experiment! I will revisit the chicken pizza crust on down the road trying your variations. đ