Cottage cheese pizza, where have you been all my life?
This easy recipe delivers the best of both worlds: a delicious, cheesy pizza with golden brown crust, plus over 11 grams of protein per slice!
Using just cottage cheese and a few simple ingredients, we’re making a high protein pizza crust that tastes super close to the real thing.
Our new go-to recipe for pizza night has arrived!
Ingredients
Grab these simple ingredients and you’ll be on your way to pizza heaven:
- Cottage cheese. The curd size does not matter, since we will be whipping it in a food processor anyway. Choose whole milk cottage cheese or the low fat variety, just don’t use fat-free cottage cheese.
- Eggs
- Flour. I use all-purpose flour, but this recipe also works using a 1:1 gluten free flour blend.
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Pepper
- Your favorite pizza toppings. I love pizza sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese, turkey pepperoni and fresh basil on mine.
How to Make High Protein Cottage Cheese Pizza
Make the Crust
Start by whipping the cottage cheese in a food processor or blender. Then, add it to a mixing bowl with the other ingredients.
Stir it up, and there’s your crust batter. The mixture will look more like a batter than a traditional pizza dough.
Par Bake the Crust
Now, pour the crust batter onto a pizza pan or baking sheet that’s lined with parchment paper. Bake it for about 20 minutes.
When you pull it from the oven, it might be puffed up, but don’t worry. It will deflate.
Bake the Pizza
Then, load on your toppings and place the pizza back in the oven for another 10-15 minutes.
Once it’s golden and bubbly, slice it up and enjoy!
Watch how to Make Cottage Cheese Pizza!
Variations
1. Gluten free option: Swap out the all-purpose flour and use a 1:1 gluten-free flour blend instead.
2. Have fun with your favorite toppings: Try black olives, crumbled sausage, or sliced veggies like onions and peppers. For extra protein, try strips of cooked chicken breast.
3. Make a pesto pizza: For a fun sauce variation, try pesto sauce instead of (or in addition to) regular pizza sauce.
4. Amp up the crust: Add your favorite dried seasonings like basil, oregano, garlic powder or parsley to the crust batter. Or try a premixed Italian seasoning blend.
Storage Instructions
Wrap any leftover cottage cheese pizza in aluminum foil or place it into an airtight container. Leftover pizza will stay fresh in the refrigerator for several days.
The next time you want to enjoy a slice, reheat it in a warm oven, toaster oven or air fryer. Avoid using the microwave, as it will make the crust soggy.
FAQs
Curd size does not matter because we are whipping the cottage cheese anyway.
The higher the fat content in the cottage cheese, the more flavorful your crust will be. Therefore, I recommend using 4% milkfat cottage cheese and avoiding nonfat cottage cheese.
You sure can! Use a cup-for-cup gluten free flour blend instead of all-purpose flour in this recipe and you’ll have a gluten free pizza pie.
Almond flour can also work, but be aware that the crust will be softer and more moist. The best way to make this pizza gluten free is with a 1:1 flour blend.
The pizza crust alone has over 40 grams of protein, or 5 grams per slice. The cheese adds an additional 50 grams of protein, or about 6 grams per slice.
So one slice of this pizza, as prepared with the measurements in the recipe card, delivers over 11 grams of protein!
When you make this high protein cottage cheese pizza, I’d love to hear about it! Drop a rating or leave a comment below. Enjoy!
For more cottage cheese recipes, try these:
- Viral 2 Ingredient Cottage Cheese Flatbread
- Fluffy Cottage Cheese Bread (High Protein)
- Whipped Cottage Cheese Toast with Roasted Tomatoes
Cottage Cheese Pizza (High Protein Crust Recipe)
Ingredients
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup all-purpose or gluten free flour
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- 1/4 tsp. baking powder
Pizza Toppings
- 1 cup pizza sauce
- 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, eggs, salt, pepper and baking powder.
- Whip the cottage cheese in a food processor or blender. Add it to the flour mixture and stir to combine.
- Spread the crust mixture onto a prepared baking sheet. Bake the crust for 20 minutes.
- Remove the crust from the oven. Add your pizza sauce, cheese and additional toppings, if desired. Place the pizza back into the oven for another 10-15 minutes, until cheese is bubbling.
- Remove from oven and wait 5 minutes before slicing.
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