Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Happy Tuesday! Happy birthday to my niece Nora who is Sweet Sixteen today!
Who doesn’t love pizza? The flavor combo is just so good and it’s so customizable, right? Can I make a statement, though? Pizza is one of the harder things when you are trying to clean up your diet!
I kept seeing pizza bowls that only had sauce, toppings, and cheese. I was like – it needs more substance. I cooked up some cauliflower rice and it really worked! Erica gave it the seal of approval at lunch. Normally I do it for dinner first, but this time I tried it out at lunch and liked it so much I came home and made it for dinner for Tom and I.
You will need:
I did half a bag of cauliflower rice (frozen is best in my opinion), mushrooms and onions that I pre-cooked, and 15 turkey pepperonis per bowl. I did 1/2 cup of pizza sauce, a sprinkle of the powdered type of parmesan and 1/4 cup of cheese each. I layered it all in a Pyrex dish and then broiled it in the oven for a bit to get that pizza cheese thing going on.
Of course, you can add whatever toppings you fancy!
At school, it all had to be microwaved at once.
I love banana peppers so I added those to mine.
If you make it like I do, this is 6 WW points.
If you do make it, let me know what you think!
I also want to show you a 1 point per slice bread that I think is really good:
It ain’t cheap, though, honey. This loaf is $7.50!
I am finding all these holidays hard – Superbowl, Mardi Gras, Valentine’s Day, Friday, Saturday, Sunday – they just keep coming!
Amy
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Great idea Amy! Sometimes I like to eat just the pepperoni and cheese melted, don’t even miss the crust!
xo,
Kellyann
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I love the bread and the crust, but this really hit the spot for me. I’m excited to have a new easy meal!
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I’ve been seeing tons of video inspiration for these bowls on TikTok. That’s where my pizza dip bowl came from that I shared a few weeks ago? It had cottage cheese, shredded cheese, marinara sauce, diced olive pieces, Italian seasoning, and garlic powder. I microwaved it all and ate it with tortilla chips, but you could easily do that one over the cauliflower rice. I may need to do that one again soon!
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Maybe I will look at your recipe and combine the two? Adding the cottage cheese could make it really cheesy and creamy.
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that sounds so good! i saw something yesterday that made me think of you! it may have been a tik tok but it was cottage cheese in a bowl and then all the pizza toppings like you did. when microwaved the cheese got nice and gooey. it looked really deliious and so easy!
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I really loved this meal! I wonder what would happen if I added cottage cheese to this recipe? It adds tons of protein! Great idea!
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I can’t believe the price of keto bread products!
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I know! I guess I do go through the loaf very slowly, so there’s that.
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Friday, Saturday, Sunday 😆😆
This pizza bowl looks good!
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Right? No lies detected!
I am obsessed! It is quite customizable, too!
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When I was Weight Watchering back right after I retired, I bought Ephraim’s pita breads. I don’t remember now how many points they were (but they’ve also revamped points since then). They were the best, and I bought them at Kroger. Know where this is going, right? They discontinued them, and I can’t find them anywhere! I especially loved to warm them up and put chunky peanut butter in them.
Why is it when they leave out the carbs, the price goes way up? 🙂
https://marshainthemiddle.com/
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I wonder if there is another pita bread similar? So frustrating – so many things I like no longer carried by Kroger.
I know! If I’m gonna have bread, I want the real thing. Give me a baguette (a good one) and some butter and life doesn’t get much better. Every other day I will happily eat my cauliflower rice.
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