This is a personal sized low carb pizza crust that has 40 grams of protein per serving! With its delicious flavor the whole family will be asking for this high protein pizza on pizza night! Just 4.8 g net carbs!
Low Carb Chicken Pizza Crust Recipe
This low carb keto pizza combines cooked chicken plus cottage cheese to make it high protein but also more stable to hold like a pizza should be!
You can use canned chicken or a cooked Rotisserie chicken to make it one of the easiest pizza's you will ever make when pizza cravings hit! Literally takes just a few minutes to prep and just about 15-20 minutes to make!
No coconut flour or almond flour or rolling pin needed to make this easy pizza recipe which is our new favorite recipe of all!
I've seen the cottage cheese bowl recipes for pizza which is also quick and easy, but sometimes you just want to hold a real good pizza in your hand, am I right?!!
Very simple ingredients are needed for this cottage cheese, egg, cooked chicken, parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, favorite herbs, and choice of sauce.
Carbs in traditional Personal Sized Pizza
Regular pizza is a no go for a keto diet or low-carb diet as it has too many carbs and will spike your blood sugar and cause cravings.
Nutrition information from the app Cronometer says one slice of a personal pizza with cheese and pepperoni has 16 grams of carbs so for two slices you're looking at 32 grams of carbs!
In those two slices you'll have just 14 grams of protein leaving you hunger for more.
The next time you are craving pizza, try our crispy crust instead!
Our keto cottage cheese chicken crust pizza has 5 grams for total carb count per serving which is half the pizza.
It's a great option for feeling satisfied and satiated on a low carb diet or keto diet, with 40 grams protein!
The rest of the nutritional information is at the bottom of this blog post on the recipe card.
Keto Chicken Pizza Crust Recipe
When you're on a keto diet, sure you can find some low carb keto frozen pizzas at grocery stores, but they aren't all that good in my opinion.
Fathead pizza is one of our favorites but it takes a lot more time to make.
This chicken mixture is much easier to come together than fathead dough pizza and it's higher in protein too!
Low Carb Favorite Pizza Toppings
Pizza sauce- Rao's brand has Alfredo sauce, marinara sauce and tomato sauce that are both delicious! If you want to make it even easier, just drizzle extra virgin olive oil, and fresh minced garlic over the crust.
Red onions- a few slices of fresh red onion can help to cut through the fat and give you a nice bite!
Black olives- delicious on any keto pizza!
Fresh Bell Peppers would also give a nice texture to the pizza.
Pepperoni- A great way to get in a little more protein on your pizza, use some regular pepperoni or even turkey pepperoni!
Fresh Basil and Parsley- just chop over the top once the pizza comes out of the oven.
Bacon- I mean do I need to say any more? Everything is better with bacon!
Can I bake this on a pizza stone?
Absolutely you can bake this on a pizza stone. Cooking time may be less and you may not need to flip the pizza over either!
Can I use canned chicken?
You can use canned chicken or fresh chicken and cook it yourself then shred. If you have any leftover chicken you can use that too!
Can I change the cheese used?
If you prefer cheddar cheese instead of mozzarella cheese, feel free to swap it in this perfect recipe for an easy keto pizza crust.
More Low Carb Pizza Recipes
Keto Chicken Crust pizza recipe
Keto Fathead Dough Chicken Alfredo Pizza
Can I use raw chicken instead?
Yes, if you don't have already cooked chicken or canned chicken, you can use raw but cooking time will change.
Follow the recipe as directed but when using a raw chicken breast, chop it up before adding it to the food processor. Spread it into a 9 inch circle onto a parchment lined baking sheet pan.
Bake for 20 minutes, then flip the entire parchment paper with pizza over onto another lined baking sheet pan. Peel the parchment paper very carefully and place back into the oven for another 10 minutes.
Add your favorite toppings and melt cheese for about 5 minutes.
Low Carb Keto Cottage Cheese Chicken Crust Pizza
Low Carb Keto Cottage Cheese Chicken Crust Pizza
Ingredients
- 5 ounces cooked chicken breast or see notes above for using raw chicken
- 5 ounces cottage cheese 4%
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- ¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a large baking sheet pan with parchment paper.
- Place all the ingredients into a food processor and process until smooth. If you don't have a food processor, be sure to shred or finely chop the cooked chicken well before combining in a large bowl with the rest of the ingredients.
- Spread onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet pan. Make a round 9 inch pizza about ¼ inch thick.
- Bake for 15 minutes then flip over and bake another 5-10 minutes until golden brown.
- Top with your favorite toppings and bake another 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. One serving is half the pizza.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days or freeze after baking and cooling.
Notes
Nutrition
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Sharon
Me: I tried a new keto pizza crust.
Spouse: Cool!
Me: Let me know what you think.
Spouse: Its very good. Is it cauliflower? (I have a reputation of hiding cauliflower.)
Me: Nope. Does it taste like it?
Spouse: No, but it has a great flavor. I like it a lot!
Me; Awesome!
Spouse: (rubbing his tummy) My belly is so full, that was a great dinner!
Me; (thinking should I tell him that was loaded with protein in the crust.) Nope.
Thanks for an awesome pizza crust! I doubled it since I had a big can of chicken! It will go in my rotation for a quick easy dinner!
Paige
I love the cottage cheese flat bread and I love chicken crust pizza so I had the idea to play around and make a recipe mashup... but before doing so I decided to look it up and see if it had already been done and BOOM! I found this awesome recipe! The only thing I did differently was I doubled the recipe and had a 12.5 oz can of chicken. My favorite chicken crust recipe says to drain the water really well, use a paper towel to dry the chicken more, then spread out onto parchment and bake the canned chicken until completely dry (which involves stirring the chicken halfway through and put back into the oven until its dry and beginning to brown). From there I followed the recipe only doubled, plus an extra scoop of cottage cheese since it was a large can of chicken. I will add that the brand of cottage cheese really makes a difference because some are more watered down and will ruin the recipe. I find that Daisy is really good for this (after draining condensation that pools on top). Thanks for the awesome recipe! Im making a ton to keep in the freezer for super quick and easy pizzas for my pizza obsessed husband who loves this crust as much as I do!
Brenda Bennett
Awesome, glad to hear!
Dorsey
Very flavorful, but not as crispy as I'd like. I couldn't flip it over without it falling apart.
Mrstrod
Can you premake/bake these and freeze them? and if you can how to use them from freezer?
Brenda Bennett
I've baked then cooled and frozen between parchment and sealed in a ziplock bag. Then you'd need to bake for 5 minutes from frozen before adding toppings.
GAfromCA
Using all mozzarella should be fine. Maybe a bit more chewy. The parmesean is mostly for flavor.
Monika
Would this work with 1/2 cup mozzarella instead of 1/4 cup parmesan and 1/4 cup mozzarella? We don't like parmeson, but I am worried it binds (?) the mixture. Thank you so much!
Brenda Bennett
It might work but it may be more flimsy to pick up.
Paige
I really dont think you can taste the parmesan. It definitely gives a better texture than if you replaced it with mozzarella. Just make sure to use the shredded kind and not the nasty powdered parm. That would be gross. But if you wanted to just use mozz it would still work but would be a softer, chewier crust.
Brit
The best keto recipe I have made so far! Super simple and delicious, my entire non-keto family loved it, 4 & 7 year olds included! Thank you Brenda!
Brenda Bennett
Thank you so much!
Linnie
Made this tonight and the whole family loved it!
Jen Smisek
I made this tonight and it was delicious!! So easy to put together and my non-keto wife loved it! We topped with (per side) 1/8 cup Rao's pizza sauce, 2.5 ounce pan fried pork sausage, 1/4 better goods shredded cheese blend (cheddar, gouda, gruyere)- and it was amazing! Thank you Brenda for this recipe!!!
Liz
We made this pizza crust for the first time tonight and it was delicious! We used mini pepperonis, Canadian bacon, and cooked Italian sausage. We baked the crust for a total of 30 minutes and didn’t do the flip because we doubled the recipe. One could broil the crust before adding ingredients too. After adding ingredients, we baked the whole thing for 10-15 min. Again, we doubled the recipe so had to make modifications. So delighted to have found this one, thank you!
Brenda Bennett
Thank you Liz!
Shauna
I have made this pizza recipe a few times now and LOVE IT!
It’s so good that even my Non-keto husband doesn’t know the crust is made out of chicken!.not going to tell him either! lol
I have used both the Costco Kirkland brand canned chicken and cooked chicken breast; both ways are great.
I load it up with toppings and cheese and love it even the next day reheated.. it’s never soggy either!
Thank you Brenda! You’re my hero!
Brenda Bennett
Thanks so much Shauna!
Tiffany
I made my 17 year old son a pizza last night using this crust recipe (did not tell him what it was made with) and he loved it!
Brenda Bennett
Amazing, I love it! Thank you for letting me know!
Lynne Elkins
5 stars all the way! I forgot to add my rating on the previous review. This recipe is easy to make and taste great! I have been looking for a recipe other than cauliflower and this was the answer! I have always enjoyed the restaurant cauliflower crust pizzas, but those have lots of carbs—this reminds me of those restaurant crusts without all the carbs! 5 carbs in half of pizza-wow wow wee wow! I’m thrilled and thankful for you Ms Brenda @sugarfreemom!! ❤️
Brenda Bennett
YES!!! Thank you! I love it better than my cauliflower crust!
Lynne Elkins
Love the cottage cheese chicken keto pizza crust! I doubled the recipe and ended up getting 3 crusts. (I spread mine a little thinner) I cut them in half and put in the freezer. Now when it’s pizza night for the family I can grab my half crust and make my pizza without all the extra work. Thank you Brenda! I love this crust so much! ❤️
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Brenda Bennett
Thank you!
Kyra Winkelman
Brenda this recipe tops all your pizza recipes I’ve tried. The part I liked the best was that the crust was able to be picked up. My niece did not know iit was made with cottage cheese. I’ll keep it my secret. Thanks again for coming up with another winning recipe.
Brenda Bennett
I love to hear that, thank you!
Renee Shibuya
This is a game changer! Loved this recipe so much - and it was so easy to make. I used raw chicken mince and blended it all as instructed. It took about 20-30 minutes depending on size. I made round and square ones to mix it up. The pieces held together really nicely and were delicious. Such a great idea - Brenda does it again!! 😍😍😍 This will be on regular rotation.
Brenda Bennett
Thank you!
Carrie
can you use canned chicken?
Brenda Bennett
Yes, that's a question I wrote right in the blog post above.
Linnie
Great idea! Thanks!
Joanne Hasselman
hi there, can you use ground chicken?
Brenda Bennett
I tested out raw chicken yesterday and it worked! I updated the cooking time info as it increases when using raw chicken, it's all right above the recipe card.