C and I don’t have any kids. We also don’t have any pets or nieces or nephews (YET). What we do have, is pizza <3
When we got married were considering what to do with our last names (Peterson + Phillips = Pete-lips #sexi), we seriously considered throwing caution to the wind and going with C and Grit Pizza (Except just the emoji because we’re meta like that). And when we told our family of the consideration, they were 0% surprised. Because our dedication to the ‘za is very real.
I’m all for giving your body what it asks for, but C and my bodies are ALWAYS asking for pizza, and under no circumstances should you eat the same food for every meal on every day of the week (Right? Pizza for every meal is definitely bad. Or is it? No it is. It definitely is.) so it goes without saying that we have a lot of pizza variations in our repertoire.
Now I know there’s a lot of grain-free pizza options out there today. But sometimes I just don’t feel like ricing my cauliflower and blending it and cooking a cauliflower crust and then prepping toppings and THEN baking the pizza. Actually, I never feel like doing that. And a frozen cauliflower pizza at Whole Foods costs 9 dollars! NINE DOLLARS!!! One of those pizzas = MAYBE one meal for C. Listen Linda, I don’t have that kind of cash.
So for my brothers and sister who need the ‘za but also need an array of vitamins and nutrients like normal grown-up adults, I give you these Egg ‘Zas.
Like all my fav meal recipes, this one whips up in a flash, plus it’s totally scalable (so C can get enough food without eating all of my portion as well) and customizable (because C eats like a boring banana and I like a little greens in my life). It’s super high protein and there’s not a grain in sight.
I make my “crust” with egg whites and I make Chris’ with full eggs. Feel free to do a mixture of both! And double bonus, these paleo pizzas are adorable af. So if you need a cheap and easy dinner option to please all the picky eaters in your household, these Egg ‘Zas are 4u.
Personal Pan (Egg) Pizzas
Ingredients
C’s ‘Za
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1/4 cup organic pizza sauce
- 1 pack Belgioioso mozzarella snacking cheese (for topping)
- 1/2 all natural chicken sausage (cooked, optional)
- 1/4 avocado (chopped)
- 1/4 green onion (chopped)
Grit’s ‘Za
- 1 cup egg whites
- 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 tsp crushed red peper
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- chopped red onion (for topping)
- 3 tbsp pesto sauce
- 1/4 avocado (chopped)
- 1 handful arugula
- 1/2 all natural chicken sausage (cooked, optional)
Instructions
C’s Za
- Whisk your eggs, shredded mozzarella cheese, salt, pepper, and garlic in a bowl. Pour into a non-stick frying pan and cook on medium low heat (just like an omelet) until the center JUST starts to solidify. Careful not to burn!
- Flip omelet and let it finish cooking. While it finishes, top with pizza sauce, chicken sausage, green pepper, snacking mozzarella. To get the extra gooey cheese on top, sometimes I pop C’s pizza into the toaster oven on “warm” while I cook my ‘za.
- Right before serving, top with avocado.
Grit’s Za
- Whisk your egg whites, shredded mozzarella cheese, salt, pepper, crushed red pepper, and garlic in a bowl. Pour into a non-stick frying pan and cook on medium low heat (just like an omelet) until the center JUST starts to solidify. Careful not to burn! It will take longer than C’s ‘za.
- Flip omelet and let it finish cooking. While it finishes, top with pesto sauce, chicken sausage. After removing the omelet from the heat, top with arugula, red onion, and avocado.
- Place on dish and enjoy 🙂