August 21, 2012 - Pizza Toppings Cassarole - 5 carbs

Today, we tried something we have never really thought to do, but I believe it is genius! It has all the yummy pizza toppings that I love without the high carb crust. I think it tastes great! I think you should try it out sometime! You won't be disappointed! 

This comes from Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes.

PIZZA TOPPINGS CASSEROLE

1 pound bulk Italian sausage
8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
4 eggs
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup pizza sauce (we used sugar free pasta sauce, Hunts)
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning and/or basil
3 1/2 ounces pepperoni, chopped
1/2 cup green pepper, chopped (2 ounces)
8 ounces whole milk mozzarella cheese, cut into small cubes
1/2 cup red onion, slivered (1 ounce) 

Crushed red pepper, optional

Note: Watch the oven time, ours came out quite brown in 45 minutes. 

Brown the sausage with the mushrooms; drain the grease. Meanwhile, whisk the eggs, cream, pizza sauce and seasonings in a medium bowl. Grease a 7x9" deep baking dish (or 7x12" shallow baking dish) and put in the meats, mushrooms, peppers and the mozzarella cubes. Pour in the egg mixture and mix well. Top with the red onion. Sprinkle with a little more garlic powder, Italian seasoning and a little crushed red pepper flakes, if you like. Bake at 350º for 45-55 minutes until nicely browned and a knife inserted in the center comes out almost clean. Mine still had a bit of liquid in the center but it was done. Let stand about 5 minutes before serving.

Makes 6-8 servings

Per 1/6 Recipe: 582 Calories; 50g Fat; 27g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber

HAPPY EATING!!!