Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Margherita Meatza

 Sunday Cooking with Sis 1/15

I really found a winner this week!  Lots of Paleo folks know all about MEATZA, it's Paleo pizza with ground beef as the crust.  I had looked at the recipes before and always wanted to try one.  I didn't just want normal pizza toppings though, so when my brain popped up with a margherita pizza idea, it all came together!

It really turns out like especially awesome burger patty, moist and very tasty!  Two slices is a bit too much for me at about 600 calories, so I am having mine with a salad or coleslaw this week for lunch.  


INGREDIENTS:

TOPPINGS:
¼ cup Olive Oil
½ tsp Coarse Kosher Salt
1 clove garlic, minced
8 medium Roma Tomato, sliced
8 oz Mozzarella, shredded
10 Fresh Basil Leaves , shredded
¼ cup Parmesan Cheese, freshly grated
¼ cup Feta Cheese, crumbled

CRUST:
2 lb Ground Beef  
egg
½ cup Parmesan Cheese, Freshly Grated
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Fennel seed
1 tsp Oregano, Ground
1 tsp Garlic Salt
1 tsp Ground Black Pepper
      1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes


DIRECTIONS:

·         Preheat oven to 450°

·         Stir together olive oil, garlic, and salt; toss with tomatoes, and allow to stand for 15 minutes.

·         Measure and mix your crust seasonings together in a small bowl.

·         Place beef in large mixing bowl and add eggs. Once you have thoroughly mixed in the egg add the seasoning mix and Parmesan cheese.  Flatten beef into a 12 x 17 jelly roll pan and place into oven for 10 minutes.

·         Spread the crust evenly with Mozzarella.

·         Arrange tomatoes on the top, then sprinkle with basil, Parmesan, and feta cheese.

·         Bake in preheated oven until the cheese is bubbly and golden brown, about 10 minutes.

Allow to cool. Slice, then freeze. 

My crust shrunk a lot, I'm not sure why or if that is normal.  I have never seen mention of it in any other Meatza recipe.  Sarah and I delicately moved it to a new cookie sheet, blotted it and then added the toppings.  I actually think it worked out well, but I'm not sure that's what should have happened!

I can't wait to eat this today for lunch.

Sis

4 comments:

  1. Perfectly normal for the beef to shrink. Heating beef causes the fat and juice to run out.

    Cooking at lower temperatures reduces shrinkage, but is absolutely normal.

    I am definately going to try a Meatza out soon thanks to your website!

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  2. Hello, i am curious how this is paleo ..with all the cheese?

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  3. this is not paleo, it's just gluten free.

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  4. There are some things in Paleo lifestyle that are up to the individual - one is if you wish to incorporate dairy or not.

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