If you're craving pizza but not carbs, Pizza Bowls are the perfect solution. This easy pizza in a bowl recipe has all the cheesy pizza flavors minus the crust.
Just to be clear, this easy pizza bowl recipe is not a copycat Olive Garden pizza bowl. While those certainly are yummy, they do have crusts in the form of a bread bowl.
What's to Love
- A low carb pizza bowl is a delicious way to satisfy a pizza craving without having to order in or make your own pizza dough.
- The whole family will have so much fun being able to customize their own delicious pizza bowl with their favorite toppings.
- Pizza in a bowl is a quick and easy dinner or lunch option.
- These bowls are gluten free and keto friendly.
- Just like these Pizza Stuffed Mushrooms, these easy pizza bowls are a great option when you feel like pizza night but don't want all the extra calories and carbs of regular pizza.
Ingredients
- Italian Sausage Meat You can also use actual sausage and remove the casings yourself. Use a gluten free Italian sausage to keep the pizza bowls if you are gluten-free or on a keto diet. We like spicy sausage, but you can use a mild version.
- Mushrooms Any mushrooms work, use whatever your favorites are.
- Pizza Sauce Or marinara sauce, or tomato sauce. Look for sauces with no added sugar for Keto friendly pizza bowls. I like this one.
- Salami As with the sausage meat, look for gluten free salami.
- Mozzarella Cheese You can use any cheese, but mozza is the pizza cheese!
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions
- Brown the sausage and mushrooms
- Divide half of the pizza sauce between four bowls
- Top with the sausage and mushroom mixture
- Then half the cheese
- Top with the remaining pizza sauce
- Layer the pepperoni slices
- Top with the remaining cheese
- Bake
Variations
Just like traditional pizza, you can use your own favorite pizza toppings, and everyone can personalize their bowl. Swap or add:
- Try a Hawaiian pizza with cubes of ham and pineapple tidbits.
- Chopped green pepper
- Italian herbs, like fresh basil or oregano
- Bacon, prosciuttos, or pepperoni slices
- Pitted black olives
- Banana peppers or jalapenos
Tips
- Use oven safe bowls or ramekins for individual pizza bowls, or you can do the whole recipe in a casserole dish, which allows for serving larger portions.
- The sauce can bubble up so it helps to put the bowls on a rimmed baking sheet before going into the oven.
- You can use a microwave-safe bowl to cook this recipe in the microwave for approximately 5 minutes.
- Make ahead: these bowls are great for making ahead. Just assemble, cover with plastic wrap, and store in the fridge until you want to bake them.
- Remember that the actual bowls, as well as their contents, will be hot when they come out of the oven. Allow the bowls to cool a little and use caution when handling them.
Do You Love Bowls?
You might also like Smoked Salmon Sushi Bowls, Sriracha Chicken Burrito Bowls or Sweet Potato Quinoa Chickpea Salad
Recipe
Pizza Bowls
This easy crustless pizza in a bowl gives you all the pizza flavor but without the carbs.
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Servings: 4
Calories: 362kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups pizza sauce sugar free
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
- 1 cup mushrooms sliced
- ½ cup Italian sausage meat
- ½ cup salami slices
Instructions
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook the sausage and mushrooms until brown.
- Preheat oven to 400°
- Put ¼ cup pizza sauce into each of four oven safe bowls
- Divide the sausage and mushroom mixture between the four bowls.
- Top each bowl with ¼ cup of cheese
- Spread the remaining sauce over each bowl
- Spread the salami slices over the sauce
- Top each bowl with the remainder of the cheese
- Bake until the cheese melts and begins to turn slightly golden brown, about 10 minutes.
Notes
- Use oven safe bowls or ramekins for individual pizza bowls, or you can do the whole recipe in a casserole dish, which allows for serving larger portions.
- The sauce can bubble up so it helps to put the bowls on a rimmed baking sheet before going into the oven.
- You can use a microwave-safe bowl to cook this recipe in the microwave for approximately 5 minutes.
- Make ahead: these bowls are great for making ahead. Just assemble, cover with plastic wrap, and store in the fridge until you want to bake them.
- Remember that the actual bowls, as well as their contents, will be hot when they come out of the oven. Allow the bowls to cool a little and use caution when handling them.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 362kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 1530mg | Potassium: 653mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 909IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 307mg | Iron: 2mg
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Chenée
We had this as a side dish with chicken last night and everyone gobbled them up! So good!
Colleen
Hi Chenee! I love to hear this. It's great that your family loved the pizza bowls. Thanks for commenting!
Tara
How long do you bake?
Colleen
Hi Tara, thanks for this question because, although it's at the top of the recipe card, I see that the bake time isn't in the instructions. I have corrected that now! Bake for 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Nicole
What sizes bowls do you use or recommend? Can't wait to make this!
Colleen
Hi Nicole. I use French Onion Soup bowls to make pizza bowls. They hold about 1.5 cups and they're oven and microwave safe. Enjoy!!
Terri
Since I'm ALWAYS craving pizza and NEVER want the carbs, this is brilliant!
Colleen
Thanks Terri! Enjoy!
Julia
These pizza bowls looks amazing. My teens will love these, thanks for the great recipe!
Colleen
Hi Julia! They're so simple for teens to make themselves, too!
Hayley Dhanecha
This is such a hit recipe, never heard about pizza bowl. Such a delightful recipe to have when the pizza craving hits. So tasty!!
Colleen
I'm so happy they were a hit, Hayley!
Tammy
Oh these look so good! What a fun and delicious idea especially for game day! Definitely a must-try especially since its low carb!
Colleen
Hi Tammy, Pizza bowls really are fun and delicious and especially for game day. Enjoy!
Kayla DiMaggio
These pizza bowls are so delicious! I loved how easy they were to make and they turned out great!
Colleen
I'm so happy to hear this, Kayla! Thanks for your comment!
Jacqueline Debono
All the flavours of pizza without the dough! Such an innovative and great idea!
Colleen
Thanks Jacqueline. Enjoy!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
What a fun recipe this is and no shaping or proofing the dough. I can make this anytime I crave pizza and feel good about it.
Colleen
So happy to hear this, Sandhya!
Katie Crenshaw
These came out great! They were fast to make and less guilt from eating a regular pizza. Loved them. Will make again.
Colleen
I'm super happy that you loved the pizza bowls, Katie! Thanks for your comment.