Protein Pizza (Baby-Led Weaning Friendly!)
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You can make pizza crust with yogurt?! That was what I was thinking when I first stumbled across a baby-led weaning protein pizza crust recipe. I made it for my little guy so he could have his own mini pizza on pizza night. I snuck a bite of his pizza before he devoured it and was delightfully surprised at how much I liked it. I knew I had to experiment with adult protein pizzas because, well, I absolutely love pizza and I liked the idea of making it a little healthier for me and my family.
I love this idea of adding yogurt to make a protein pizza crust! Especially as a vegetarian, I am always looking for ways to make sure I am getting enough protein.
This protein pizza dough comes out slightly similar to focaccia bread. It’s thicker than regular pizza, though you could roll it out to make it thinner if you would like to. The protein pizza crust is softer and fluffier than regular pizza as well. This is what makes it great for baby-led weaning!
How to Make Protein Pizza
Making this dough is super simple and quick! It would be a fun recipe to cook with your kids!
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, thyme, and oregano (and garlic powder if you are using that instead of fresh garlic).
- Then add greek yogurt, fresh garlic, and olive oil to the bowl and combine to form pizza dough.
- Using your hands, take a handful of dough, roll it into a ball, and then use your palm to flatten it into a small pizza. Use your fingers to help form it into a circle. Place onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Repeat with the remaining dough so that you form 5 small pizzas. You can also make it into one big pizza!
- Bake in the oven for 8 minutes. The bottoms should be slightly brown.
- Flip the pizzas and bake for another 5 minutes.
- Spread a spoonful of pizza sauce onto each pizza, then sprinkle about ¼ cup of shredded cheese on top, followed by your choice of toppings.
- Bake for another 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
Protein Pizza Serving Suggestions
Since we have a picky toddler at home – even the cheese has to be a certain color (I bet you can spot his pizza in the photo above 😉 ) – I like to make mini protein pizzas so I can customize each one. You could make it a whole family activity and play some music (the adults can have some wine) while you each customize your pizzas.
My toddler likes his plain, but sometimes I will add some very finely diced zucchini under the cheese so it goes undetected and so I can get some veggies in for him.
We like to top our pizzas with artichoke hearts, olives, tomatoes, onion, and fresh basil! I also love topping our pizzas with roasted chickpeas. They just cook in the oven on a separate tray while the pizzas are cooking.
I love how easy and delicious this recipe is! Enjoy!
Other Quick Dinner Recipes
If you love this Protein Pizza, check out these other Italian-inspired quick dinner recipes!
Lemon Parmesan Baked Gnocchi With Zucchini and Chickpeas
Vegan One-Pot Tomato Vodka Pasta
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Protein Pizza
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon thyme
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- 2 cups plain greek yogurt, (or regular yogurt)
- 2 garlic cloves minced , (or ½ teaspoon garlic powder)
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ⅓ cup pizza sauce, (or marinara sauce)
- 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella , (or sharp cheddar cheese)
- Toppings of choice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, thyme, and oregano (and garlic powder if you are using that instead of fresh garlic).
- Add yogurt, fresh garlic, and olive oil to the bowl and combine to form pizza dough.
- Using your hands, take a handful of dough, roll into a ball, and then use your palm to flatten it into a small pizza. Use your fingers to help form it into a circle. Place onto the baking sheet.
- Repeat with the remaining dough so that you form 5 small pizzas. You can also make it into one big pizza!
- Bake in the oven for 8 minutes. The bottoms should be slightly brown.
- Flip the pizzas and bake for another 5 minutes.
- Spread a spoonful of pizza sauce onto each pizza, then sprinkle about ¼ cup of shredded cheese on top, followed by your choice of toppings.
- Bake for another 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted.