These "pizza bites" were supposed to be made in mini muffin tins, but as I've said before, I HATE cleaning out muffin tins. So I decided to make these in an 8x8 pan and just cut into squares. Obviously these would be much prettier coming out of muffin tins (see original photo for proof!). For having no flour or pizza dough this does taste quite a bit like pizza (it's probably because of the pepperoni). I enjoyed these immensely. This is a great, different, healthy snack. Gotta love getting in more veggies!
2 cups Cauliflower (about 1/2 head
of cauliflower)
1 large egg white
1/8 cup Low fat cottage cheese
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp Dried oregano
1/2 tsp Dried basil
1/4 tsp Garlic powder
1/4 cup Mini turkey pepperoni’s (or
regular size turkey pepperoni cut into quarters)
Preheat oven to
425. Line 14 mini muffin cups with silicone liners, or foil muffin liners with
paper liners removed. Spray liners with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
Wash
cauliflower, and cut in half, (save the rest for later). Break cauliflower into
segments, and place in food processor. Pulse until it reaches a rice-like
texture. Place cauliflower in microwave safe bowl and microwave for 8 minutes.
(Do NOT add water or cover).
Remove
cauliflower from microwave and add the rest of the ingredients. Stir to
combine. Place back in microwave for 2 minutes. Mix again. Scoop cauliflower
mixture into muffin liners, dividing evenly between the 14 mini liners. Fill to
the top, and press filling down so it’s compact in liner. Place muffin tin in
the oven and bake muffins for 30-35 minutes, or when top starts to become
golden brown.
Remove from the
oven, let cool completely before popping the muffins out of the liners. Serve
warm with pizza sauce for dipping!
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