As an experiment, I made this cauliflower pizza crust. Doing P90x, we don't get to eat very many carbs, so pizza is kind of out. I stumbled across this cauliflower pizza crust recipe here, and it turned out great! We used plain tomato sauce and loaded our pizza up with ground beef and turkey bacon to get some more protein in. It's definitely a recipe I'd use again!
The only modification I made was to use half the cheese in the crust.
The (slightly) modified recipe:
Ingredients:
1 cup cooked, riced cauliflower
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp minced garlic
1/2 tsp kosher salt
olive oil (optional)
pizza sauce, shredded cheese and your choice of toppings*
Directions:
Remove stems and leaves from 1 head of cauliflower, and chop the florets
into chunks. Grate the cauliflower. (You can also use a food processor) Place the “riced” cauliflower into a microwave safe bowl
and microwave for 8 minutes. No need to add water.
One large head will produce between 2 and 3 cups of riced and cooked
cauliflower. The remainder can be used to make additional pizza crusts
immediately, or can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week.
To make the pizza crust:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick cooking
spray. In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup cauliflower, beaten egg and
mozzarella. Add oregano, minced garlic and salt, mix well. Transfer the
mixture to your cookie sheet, and pat out into a 9″ round.
Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and let cool awhile. This helps to make the crust more solid.
To make the pizza:
add sauce, toppings and cheese. Place under a broiler at high heat just
until cheese is melted (approximately 3-4 minutes).
*Toppings need to
be precooked since you are only broiling for a few minutes.
I know this is quite awhile back now, but as promised, here is the picture of our Thanksgiving meal.
Remember, we are doing P90x and had to structure our meal around what we could eat.
We made:
-ham in the crockpot (counted as a protein)
-twice baked potato (counted as a carb and a dairy)
-green beans (counted as a veggie)
We also had TONS of leftover ham, which we went through pretty fast due to the amount of protein we're eating!
Since we need to eat so much protein, turkey bacon has been an easy and relatively cheap way to get it. Every week we cook a few packages of turkey bacon in the oven, and bag it up for easy access during the week.
On our p90x diet, most dinners consist of a protein, a veggie, and sometimes a diary. We bought a big bag of Tilapia to add some variety to the pounds of turkey bacon we eat, so I've been working on cooking that.
This piece I just did on the stove, seasoning it with some garlic and oregano.
Not my favorite, I think I need to find a new method.
Since it is Thanksgiving, I'm cheating on the p90x diet just a little and having a cup of coffee. A cup of coffee and relaxing while dinner is in the crockpot. Doesn't get any better than that. :)
We made this poster to help us keep track of what we could eat and what counted in each category. It's a little hard to see, but there are categories for fat, protein, carb, veggie, fruit, dairy, snacks, and condiments. It's been a big help as I pack a lunch in the morning!
Our big bowl of fruit! We each have to eat a certain amount of fruit, so the full bowl may not be full for long!
This will be my biggest obstacle as we do P90X. The pull up bar. I can't do a pull up, not even close at the moment. (There is a modified pull up so I'll be able to do something.)
Maybe by the end I'll be able to do a pull up!
Alex and I have decided to do the P90X workout plan, so our cooked turkey will come in handy! The diet that goes with P90X is very protein intensive, so we should go through it all with no trouble.
Last Tuesday was DDay, as we are going to use Mondays as our day off. (You work out six days and get one day off, even though you follow the meal plan every day.)
Wish us luck!
