by eDiets
Ingredients:
4 oz. cream cheese
3 eggs
1/3 cup cream
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/4 tsp. garlic powder 2 cups shredded mixed Italian cheese
1/2 cup low-carb (no sugar added) pizza sauce
1 cup shredded mozzarella
Pizza toppings of your choice: pepperoni, ham, green onion, green pepper, mushrooms, bacon, browned sausage or seasoned ground beef, additional parmesan.
How to prepare:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Beat together cream cheese and eggs until smooth; add cream, parmesan, and spices and mix again. Oil oblong casserole dish with olive oil or spray with PAM; sprinkle the Italian cheeses over the bottom of the dish and pour the egg mixture over. Bake for about 15 minutes; allow to stand for 5 minutes. Spread on pizza sauce, sprinkle mozzarella, and pile on your favorite toppings. Sprinkle with more Parmesan if desired. Return to oven and bake until bubble and browning. Allow to stand for 10 more minutes before cutting.
From a reader named Regas...
I loved your article on pizza! I make pizza from scratch several nights a month. It's great because it gives me the flexibility to swap out things as needed to make it as healthy and yummy as I want. I can make lower-carb crust, use low-fat or fat-free cheese, the sauce can range from Prego (lots of sugar) to crushed sauteed tomatoes with garlic and crushed pepper. Swapping ham, pastrami, turkey or turkey pepperoni for sausage and pepperoni can raise protein levels and lower fat.
Another (although not Atkins safe) healthy pizza that I make is an 8" whole wheat pita, topped with goat cheese, tomato sauce (either Prego traditional or homemade) and either turkey pepperoni or pastrami. It's delicious and I think it's around 300-400 calories for the whole thing.
Dan Damon suggests:
For years I've made my own pizzas, about an inch thick in a 12" cast iron skillet, containing about 10 ounces of sausage and 12 ounces of cheese plus peppers, onions, mushrooms and black olives. I am obviously not counting calories (and you don't have to on the Atkins plan). For the last year or so I've made the concession of totally eliminating the crust. My wife and I really don't miss it. That is an additional way of reducing the calories and carbs. Perhaps you can't really call it pizza if there is no crust, but we call it crustless pizza.
