Stuffed Crust Protein Pizza
This protein-packed pizza makes it easy to hit your nutrition goals, delivering 43 grams of protein for the entire pizza—before adding any meat. It’s a quick, easy homemade alternative to frozen or delivery pizza, made with just a few simple ingredients to keep your wellness goals on track.
Ingredients
All-purpose flour, I use this kind
Whole milk plain Greek yogurt, I really like this kind, but any will do
Baking powder
Salt
Italian seasonings
Mozzarella + montery jack cheese blocks
EVOO
Pizza sauce
Toppings of your choice
Protein Pizza Dough (Make one personal pizza)
110 grams of all-purpose flour
100 grams of Greek yogurt
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp of salt
1 tbsp of Italian seasoning
Instructions
In a bowl, combine all-purpose flour, baking powder, seasonings, and mix well
Next, add Greek yogurt to the dry ingredients and knead until the mixture is smooth
Roll into a ball and let rest for 5 mins
Dust your counter lightly with flour and begin rolling out your dough as thin and as evenly as possible to provide enough space to create the stuffed crust
Next, transfer your dough onto a floured pizza pan
Pizza Assembly
Shred both blocks of cheese and combine. You will need about 1 1/2 cups of the cheese mixture
Begin placing half of your cheese mixture evenly around the perimeter of the pizza crust, leaving about 1/2 inch to fold over the cheese
Once the entire perimeter of the pizza crust is covered with your cheese mixture, begin folding the edges of the crust over the cheese to create the stuffed crust
Next, spread one to two spoonfuls of pizza sauce on the pizza, avoiding the crust
Add the remainder of the shredded cheese on top of the pizza sauce
Add additional toppings of your choice
Preheat oven to 400 degrees and bake for 20 mins
Have fun and get creative with your toppings! I’ve done barbecue chicken with red onion and peppers for my husband. I’ve also done a chicken and veggie stuffed-crust pizza with EVOO as the base in place of sauce! You can really tailor this pizza to whatever you're in the mood for or to fit within your wellness goals. I hope you enjoy this recipe, and let me know if you end up trying it on TikTok or Instagram.
