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i ate Papa Johns pizza 10 outta 10 months of my pregnancy. it was my celebratory meal after doing my first fitness competition. pizza is neck and neck with mac n cheese as my fav food. i keep my eyes peeled for healthy, lower calorie/carb pizza crust recipes that i can make at home. however.......i'm not willing to accept a tortilla, portobello mushroom :shock: english muffin, or any other item attempting to be passed off as pizza crust! now THIS though...this is just my speed right here. yet another recipe inspired by IG (Instagram) that i have made every day since i found it. once i find something i love i make it until i force myself not to make it anymore.

ok.

the crust is composed of... breakfast. oatmeal and egg whites. together. but you don't have to eat it for breakfast if you don't want to. i don't.

Trader Joe's organic pizza sauce, ground chicken, goat cheese, fresh roma tomatoes, mushrooms, and cilantro went on my very first attempt at this recipe, pictured above. your turn.

oatmeal pizza crust

the stuff:

1/2 cup oatmeal
2 egg whites (or 1 whole egg)
1 tbsp fresh garlic (optional)
1 tsp italian seasoning
1/4 cup water (mix until desired consistency but not too thin!)

do this:

pre-heat your oven to 400 degress.
throw the ingredients above into your blender or food processor and blend away until smooth
add more water if you need to. i like my crust with texture, so i pulsed my blender a few times and left it semi chunky. you can put it on high and blend until completely smooth though, it's your call. the seasoning are also up to you. if you don't like Italian seasoning, by all means, use somethin ya do like.
spray your medium heated skillet with no-stick cooking spray, and scrape the contents of your blender right into it.
it starts to cook immediately, so start spreading it as soon as it hits the pan.
once it's cooked on one side (3-4 minutes) flip it over and let the other side cook for 2-3 minutes more.
finally, slide the crust onto your oven pan (spray that with no-stick cooking spray too) and add your toppings. remember, less is more. don't over crowd! thumbs down to soggy pizza crust. blech.

1 serving = entire crust (egg whites, oatmeal, garlic & seasonings)

not too shabby, huh! low-fat, and loaded with fiber and protein. my skillet is not terribly big, so my first crust was thicker than i wanted it to be since i poured in all my batter at once. the next few times, i poured half the batter in and made two thin crust pizzas.

yall know i'm all about stretching my food!

i have been topping my crusts with whatever i have on hand. ground chicken, ground turkey, grilled chicken, salmon, and even tuna. same with the veggies/cheese- i have put some crazy stuff together and so will you!

i threw some ground chicken in my grocery basket this week. there's more to life than ground turkey.

i love chicken/apple sausage for breakfast, so that combo would make a darn good burger. while training for my comp, if my meal plan called for apples that week, i would go get the BIGGEST ones i could find, lol. i have really grown to love red delicious apples- eat one every day now.

aminos! low sodium soy sauce alternative i use to marinate my proteins in.

i added the aminos along with my chopped apple, herbs, and seasonings into a mixing bowl with the chicken.

one more time close up. no reason.

mix it. real good.

then grill'em up. you can cook them in a flat iron pan too, or even bake them in the oven. i just have a thing for grill marks, that grilled taste, and it's the quickest method.

apple-chicken burgers

serving size: 2 oz patty

the stuff:

1 lb ground chicken
1 egg white
half a large apple (approx. 1 cup, diced)
handful of fresh cilantro, chopped
1 medium shallot, diced
1 tbsp smokehouse maple or any seasoning of your choice
3 tsp Bragg's liquid aminos
fresh cracked black pepper
2 tsp liquid smoke (hickory or mesquite, you choose)

do this:

mix and grill. 4 min on each side should be perfect. watch them though.

cover the meat and let it rest for a few minutes afterwards.

i made a sandwich and used Prophet Ezekiel's sprouted grain sesame bread. sprayed a little 'i can't believe it's not butter' on the slices first, and toasted them.

i like how the sesame seeds get toasted too- gives your sammich so much texture and crunch when you bite into it.

the chicken is lean, but the apple helps keep the patty moist.

add your toppings. that's almond cheese- yep. this is a GREAT brand i found through an IG buddy, @spoonfulofit. it's Lissanti and i found it at Whole Foods. it melts and tastes just like regular dairy cheese, she was right!

topped it with plenty of spicy mustard, and there's some fig butter hiding under the tomatoes ;)

i shoulda let the cheese melt on the patties, what was i thinking? next time.

ok enough sammich pics, go make one.

Prophet's Ezekiel also makes great whole wheat pita pockets. the stats are better than Trader Joe's by far. only 100 cals compared to TJ's 160 (same size pita) and has a whopping 7 grams of protein!