Sausage Lovers Paleo Supreme Pizza

I first learned the concept of a meatza from Melissa Joulwan, author of Well Fed. What is a Meatza? It’s a pizza made with a meat crust. It’s perfect for anyone who’s looking for a keto or paleo supreme pizza. While I can’t take credit for the Meatza concept I do take credit for these seasonings. Honestly, I think this is better than the traditional pizza served on a doughy crust. Instead of dough, my crust is made of homemade Italian sausage. It’s the ultimate supreme pizza for people who like a lot of meat on their pizza. I prefer making my own sausage because not only can I control the seasoning but I can also assure meat quality and how it is raised. This is the ultimate Sausage Lovers Supreme Pizza.

Supreme pizza was my favorite before I adopted my paleo lifestyle and this pizza definitely fills that craving for me, and then some. Of course you can customize this pizza to suit your primal diet of choice. If you don’t do dairy, then don’t add any. Those who don’t eat nightshades can skip those too. Basically anything can happen on your meat crust pizza. I mean, you’re already going to the trouble to make this Meatza at home. Why not fully customize your keto pizza, or whatever diet you align with?

If any is remaining store it in the freezer for a quick addition to another dish. You can top this pizza however you wish. I thinly sliced green peppers, onions, and mushrooms and then layered pepperoni, the large size, from Applegate farms on top. Omit pepperoni for Whole 30 unless you can find pepperoni without sugar.

While the crust is baking mix up this no-cook pizza sauce:

2 TBSP of tomato paste
1 cup of strained tomatoes
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp garlic

I know most people think that eating well is too difficult so I purposely made this sauce easy to throw together. You want the sauce thicker and not thinner. If it’s too thin it will get watery in the oven. It won’t taste bad but you’ll lose some of your sauce.

When buying tomatoes in a container glass is your best option. The acidity of tomatoes breaks down the liner of cans so you end up with some plastic in your tomatoes. This is also true for products that contain a lot of fat, like coconut milk. If your only options are cans look for BPA-free or use whole tomatoes to make your sauce. Using whole tomatoes will have more water so you will have to cook the sauce to thicken it up.

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Sausage Lovers Paleo Supreme Pizza

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

40 mins

 

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish, Side Dish

Cuisine: American, Italian

Servings: 2 people

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground pork
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp granulated garlic
• 1 tsp fresh rosemary finely chopped
• 1/4 tsp ground oregano
• 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)

Instructions

1. Combine the ingredients above with your hands and then press into a cast iron skillet. Then put the crust into the oven at 400F for 15 minutes without toppings.
2. Remove the pizza crust from the oven and hold the crust in the pan with a spatula as you tilt the pan to drain the grease. Melissa transfers the crust to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Either will work.
3. Add your desired toppings and return the pizza to the oven for another 15 minutes and then enjoy.

Originally posted on December 28, 2016 @ 22:30

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