This is a deep dish style pizza that I make for my family.  With the recent realization that gluten free is an issue, the zucchini crust is a big plus!  This allows us to have the pizza we miss while eating healthier choices!

Ingredients:

• 3-4 shredded zucchini
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 2 Tbsp Shredded Parmesan cheese (I prefer Parmesan Regganio)
• 3 oz. shredded mozzerella cheese (I’ve also used shredded mexican blend, cheddar, colby jack, or whatever I have laying around in my cheese drawer.)
• 1/2 tsp oregano
• 1/2 tsp basil
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 lb ground beef (can also use ground chicken or turkey)
• 1 finely chopped onion
• 2 oz uncured Canadian Bacon (gluten free) pre-cooked & chopped
• 2 cups of spaghetti sauce
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• handful of fresh baby bella mushrooms sliced
• whatever other veggies you like on your pizza
• 4-8 oz of shredded cheese of your liking (or what you have on hand)

Directions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees
• Let zucchini drain in a strainer for 30 minutes or squeeze zucchini in a clean dishtowel or paper towel to remove some of the moisture
• Mix first 7 ingredients (zucchini-3 oz cheese) in a bowl.
• Grease an 8×11.5 inch, glass, baking dish
• Press mixture firmly into bottom of dish so it is equally thick throughout.
• Bake for 30 minutes at 400 degrees
• While crust is baking
• Brown ground beef with the onion, garlic, & pepper
• Chop the Canadian bacon into bite size pieces
• Add Canadian bacon & spaghetti sauce to pan and allow to simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Remove crust from oven
• Pour on the sauce, evenly across crust
• Add mushrooms or other pizza toppings
• Sprinkle with the remaining cheese, to your liking.
• Return to the oven to bake for 30 minutes at 400 or until it is heated throughout.  Cheese should be belted and browned to perfection.
• Remove from the oven and allow to stand for 5 minutes before slicing and serving. 
• A pizza cutter and spatula work GREAT for serving

We have used pepperoni in the past, but now need to locate a corn free/gluten free option so lil bit can eat too!