Crustless Pizza Bowls
A creamy cottage cheese and mozzarella base under pizza sauce, pepperoni and more cheese, baked bubbling in a bowl.
What you'll need
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 0.75 cup shredded mozzarella, divided
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan
- 0.5 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 0.25 teaspoon garlic powder
- 0.75 cup pizza sauce or marinara
- 0.25 cup mini pepperoni (or cooked crumbled sausage)
How to make it
Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Set two oven-safe bowls or small baking dishes (about 12 ounces each) on a baking sheet.
Blend the cottage cheese until smooth. Stir in 1/2 cup of the mozzarella, the Parmesan, Italian seasoning and garlic powder, and divide it between the bowls.
Spoon the sauce over the cheese layer, then finish with the rest of the mozzarella and the pepperoni.
Bake 12 to 15 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbling at the edges.
Let the bowls sit for 3 minutes before serving; the dishes and the cheese are very hot. Serve with breadsticks, toast or cut vegetables for dipping.
Chef's secrets
Kids who do not like pepperoni can top theirs with olives, peppers or just more cheese.
Good to know
Cover and refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours; eat within 3 to 4 days and reheat until hot all the way through.
