Cottage Cheese Pizza Crust Recipe

• servings: 2 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 28 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup cottage cheese

1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling out the dough

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 1/2 Tablespoons olive oil

1/2 cup marinara sauce

1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Pizza toppings of choice

Directions

Preheat the oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Add the cottage cheese to the bowl of a food processor or blender and blend until smooth. Transfer the cottage cheese to a medium bowl then stir in the flour, baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt. Mix just until combined. (The dough will be shaggy.)

Lightly flour your work surface then turn out the dough and knead it 5 or 6 times just until smooth. Using a rolling pin, roll it out until the crust is about 11 inches in diameter and about 1/2-inch-thick. Transfer the crust to the baking sheet and brush it lightly with the olive oil then bake it for 8 minutes.

Remove the crust from the oven then spread on the marinara sauce, leaving a 1/2-inch border around the edges. Sprinkle on the cheese, plus any toppings, then return the pizza to the oven and bake until the edges are golden brown, an additional 8 to 10 minutes. (See Kelly's Note)

Remove the pizza from the oven and let it cool slightly before slicing and serving.

Nutrition

• Calories: 691 kcal
• Total Fat: 35 g
• Saturated Fat: 14 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
• Cholesterol: 84 mg
• Sodium: 1361 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 57 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3 g
• Total Sugars: 6 g
• Protein: 37 g