An easy to make low-carb white sauce pizza recipe. The crust cooks right in the pan with no rolling required. It's sure to become a regular!
Disclaimer: This post has been sponsored by ALDI and written by me. All opinions are my own.
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It's a new year and a lot of people have recently turned to the low carb diet to lose weight and improve health. However, many newbies have trouble in the beginning as they miss their favorite foods.
And, to make matters worse, those new to the diet find that their grocery bill has gone up after switching to low carb foods. But, it doesn't have to be that way!
If you stick to the basics of the diet, you can make a lot of delicious food like chicken wrapped asparagus without spending a lot of money. Staples for low carb include eggs, cheese, heavy cream, meats, and low carb vegetables.
All of these foods can be purchased at ALDI for much less than regular grocery stores. Just check out my prosciutto wrapped asparagus recipe where I saved about 50% on ingredients by shopping at my local ALDI.
My low carb pizza casserole is one of my favorite dishes and it's been a very popular recipe at Low Carb Yum. It uses an egg and cheese based low carb pizza crust that bakes up in the pan. So, there's no need to roll out a dough!
The original recipe used a 9x13-inch casserole pan so the crust it a bit thick. But, I got the idea to make a thinner crust by using a larger 10x15-inch jelly roll pan from reading a post in a low carb Facebook group.
Using the basic idea of the pizza casserole, you can easily make a low carb thin crust sheet pizza. And, all the ingredients can be purchased at ALDI so you won't have to spent a lot of money on the recipe.
The total price for all the ingredients to make this low carb white pizza with gluten free crust, including the spinach, tomato and bacon toppings, was a mere $26.06* at ALDI. Try to get that price at your local grocery store!
For comparison of ALDI brands to national brands, lets look at the dairy aisle ingredients. The Goldhen eggs, heavy whipping cream, Happy Farms cream cheese, Happy Farms mozzarella cheese, Happy Farms blue cheese, and at ALDI totaled only $8.92.* The price for comparable national brand ingredients at another grocery store cost me $25.06*. That’s a huge savings!
Of course, many of the ingredients were not used up completely in this recipe. So, you'll have plenty of leftovers to make another pizza. Or, you can use the ingredients for other low carb recipes.
When I think of thin crust pizza, I often think of the brick oven pizza restaurants in my area. Before going low carb, my favorite brick oven pizza used a white sauce topped with bacon, spinach, tomatoes and cheese.
This recipe is a low carb version of that white pizza I used to order. And, the taste is pretty close to the real thing. But, this white sauce pizza is made with a gluten free low carb pizza crust.
In my opinion, ALDI sells the best cheese around and they do it at a cost much lower than other stores in my area. I usually come out of ALDI with a huge stock of gourmet and regular cheese.
For this low carb white pizza, I used cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, blue cheese, and mozzarella cheese. You can certainly change up the cheese to suit your own taste.
ALDI offers a wide selection of cheese. I love the European cheese they offer. During my most recent trip, I picked up a Manchego cheese imported from Spain that was super delicious.
I sprinkled on a little blue cheese in with the toppings on this white pizza. It gives a little "bite" to the flavor. But, feel free to leave it out or replace it if you aren't a fan.
You won't have any trouble finding yummy toppings for this low carb white sauce pizza at ALDI. They carry all the necessities to stick to a low carb diet.
I hope this recipe will become your new favorite crust for making low carb pizza. I shared the original pizza casserole recipe with my sister and she's been making it several times a month now.
Most people use a red sauce when making pizza. But, I've always preferred the flavor of a white sauce.
Adding fresh sliced tomatoes on top are a great way to keep the tomato flavor. And, it goes great with the bacon, spinach, and cheese.
The best thing about this low carb white sauce pizza recipe is that it uses commonly found ingredients. So, you won't have any trouble finding them locally.
If you've just started low carbing or have been eating this way for a while, ALDI is a fantastic spot to save money quality low carb ingredients. I always get the best prices on eggs, cheese, meats, and low carb vegetables.
Low carb foods don't have to break your budget. You just have to be a smarter about where you shop. And, when it comes to food, higher prices don't always mean better quality.
ALDI is a place where you get high quality foods at great prices. Give it a try and see for yourself.
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Recipe
Easy Low Carb White Sauce Pizza
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Ingredients
Crust:
- 4 ounces Happy Farms cream cheese softened
- 4 Goldhen large eggs
- ⅓ cup Countryside Creamery heavy cream
- 1 ¼ cup Priano freshly grated Parmesan cheese divided
- 4 ounces Happy Farms mozzarella cheese shredded or chopped
Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons Carlini olive oil
- ½ small onion chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- ½ cup Countryside Creamery heavy cream
- ⅛ teaspoon Stonemill dried thyme
- salt and pepper to taste
Topping:
- 4 ounces Happy Farms mozzarella cheese shredded or chopped
- fresh sliced tomato about 1 cup, optional
- leaves Little Salad Bar baby spinach about 1 cup, optional
- no sugar bacon 3 slices, cooked and chopped (optional)
- Happy Farms blue cheese 2 tablespoons crumbled (optional)
Instructions
Crust:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 10x15-inch rimmed baking pan.
- In food processor or with electric mixer, combine cream cheese, eggs, heavy cream, and ¼ cup Parmesan until well combined.
- Sprinkle 1 cup Parmesan cheese and the mozzarella cheese in the bottom of the greased baking pan. Pour egg mixture over the cheese.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes then remove from oven.
Sauce:
- In medium saucepan, heal olive oil over medium heat.
- Add chopped onion and cook until softened.
- Stir in garlic and cook an additional minute.
- Add the cream and cook on low medium heat for about 3-5 minutes until cream has thickened slightly.
- Remove from heat and add in the thyme, salt and pepper. Allow to cool a bit before using
Topping:
- Sprinkle on mozzarella cheese and optional toppings.
- Broil on high until cheese has browned.
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Disclaimer: This post has been sponsored by ALDI and written by me. All opinions are my own.
Bohemiana
I have tried quite a few homemade keto crust recipes from various bloggers and none of them were worth doing again because they were way too complicated and didn't taste good. THIS mix is FANTASTIC for a keto crust. No, it's not as good as a real Italian pizza but if you are dedicated to a keto lifestyle, this is the best and easiest crust I've made. I used half the box for me and my husband. As others have commented, if you stretch it out thin it makes 14" which was plenty for two of us. I made it as directed except I pre-baked the prepared dough on a clay pizza stone for 10 minutes at 425, then topped it and baked at 475 for about 8 minutes. This absolutely takes care of our pizza cravings!! (I topped it with a creamy/ basil pesto, cooked Italian sausage bits, salami, sauteed spinach with shallots, mozzerella & parm cheese...YUM!)
Lisa
Have you tried to freeze the crust after the 1st bake & prior to placing the fillings on?
Lisa MarcAurele
I've done that with my pizza casserole crust which this pizza is based on. It is a good option for making the crust ahead.
Amanda
We made this last week and it was AMAZING! This is the lowest carb "pizza" recipe I could find and it really does taste like pizza without the higher carb counts that come with more traditionally-inspired recipes. Making it again tonight!
Jennifer
I have made this multiple times since finding this recipe last year! It’s so good! I use goat cheese instead of blue cheese. Love it- yum!
jody
Absolutely delish. I would make this again in a heartbeat. Thanks for recipe.
Linda
Just went to take this and found out I am out of Monzzeral, can you use another cheese like shedded cheddar?
Lisa MarcAurele
The taste and texture will be a little different, but I'd give it a try.
Julia
This is one of my favorite recipes! It is requested by my daughter more than anything else I make. So quick, easy and tasty!
Misty
I made this with a blt topping. It is sooo good!
Pat Katz
I can not wait to make this! Why do you not have a print icon. I am an old fashioned girl!
Lisa MarcAurele
There is a print button at the top of the recipe card. I use it all the time!
Lori
I made this tonight with hamburger and pepperoni and even my kids loved it. They told the crust was bread. The only issue I had was the crust sticking a little to the pan. I greased the brand new aluminum pan I bought just to try this recipe with olive oil. Did you grease your pan with something else? Anyway, it was so much better than the pizza I made with almond flour which I just didn't care for. I also didn't have any parmesan cheese so I used Monterey jack in its place. It is just hard for me to find the blocks of parmesan here.
Lisa MarcAurele
I use a seasoned stoneware pan which doesn't require greasing. You could try lining with parchment paper or a silicone liner.
Linda Tutty
So tasty
I used a slice a day for each work day
I used courgette instead spinach as i had none
Carol Wilkins
Hi!
So how exactly did you add the blue cheese to the crust, did you half it with the parm amount?
Looks and sounds so yummy!
Carol
Lisa
The blue cheese is only added as a topping.
Julia
Amazingly delicious!! This will be one we keep making. Easy to do and so, so tasty.
Kris
Did you add tomatoes, spinach & bacon along with the mozzarella before broiling?
Lisa
I added all the toppings before broiling.
Laura
I cannot get the "print" link to work. Any advice? 🙂
Lisa
See if you have javascript turned on for your browser. It's a javascript code that gets it to work. If that doesn't work, try another browser. I like to use Google Chrome or Firefox.
Sandra West
Best pizza I've ever made. I did use Fathead pizza dough recipe. The fresh vegetables, we grew and I subbed my basil leaves for the spinach and fresh mozzarella for blue cheese. Added leftover spicy Italian sausage.
I love Aldi's.
Lisa
The white sauce really makes it delicious. Great choice for toppings!
Barbara Keller
This was so good and my whole family loved it!!!
Lisa
Glad this recipe was a winner for you and your family! The inspiration was from a pizza restaurant in our small Connecticut town.
DavetteB
My dad just got an Aldi's near him (opposite side of the country from me); when he told me pineapple was 99 cents I almost cried.
This looks yummy; I can adjust it to fit Keto.
Lisa
The prices at Aldi are pretty amazing.
Becca
DavetteB, what are you changing to make this keto? Thanks in advance for answer.
Janet
The recipe is already keto
Vickie
I love love love carb pizzas for lunch. And my new love is lowcarbyum.com !!Thank you from a low carb believer. ???
Lisa
You're welcome Vickie! I'd eat pizza for lunch every day if I could.
Tom trawitzke
This was a big hit with my wife who is on the Atkins diet. I went with traditional topping of sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms and peppers and substituted Italian seasoning instead of thyme. I used the larger pan and baked crust 25 minutes then back in oven with toppings at 425 with convection. The crispy prices were so good that we ate the edge pieces and threw it back in the oven to crisp up the center. We over paid for the ingredients (Aldis is too far) but we had a delicious meal
Lisa
I agree! The crispy edges are best. Sometimes I even take the crust out of the pan and put it under the broiler to crisp up a bit.
Kelli
How long did you put it back in
Lisa
Only a couple minutes.
Diane
If the data is for one slice, how many slices for the whole pizza ? This will be all mine on pizza night, well, maybe I'll share. Looks great! Thanks!
Lisa
Just multiply everything by 12.
Hannah
Could I sub low-carb milk in the crust, or is the thickness of heavy cream necessary to achieve the end result?
Thank you!
Lisa
I've never tried using low carb milk so I don't know for sure. But, I'd think it would be okay, you may just want to use less.
Cici
I haven't made this yet, but am wondering why the cheese and egg mixture don't get mixed together. Does the cheese form a crust below the egg mixture?
Lisa
You sprinkle the cheese in so no mixing needed. I suppose you could add the cheese into the mixture if you wanted, but it may clump and not get mixed in evenly.
Paulina Johnson
Made this last night. So satisfied my pizza craving. Trying to figure out how to tweak crust recipe to get it a little crispier - maybe 2 whole eggs and 2 egg whites??? Also made it as a traditional pizza with red sauce, pepperoni and fresh garlic - YUM!
Lisa
If you want a crispier crust, I think you'd need to add almond flour or something similar.
Becky Boehm
so would you add the almond flour to mix and not adjust the other ingredients? my husband likes crispy so I am checking.
Lisa
You'd have to experiment. Might be easier to just make a Fat Head on parchment and flip to crisp both sides.
Roze
Is this supposed to come out crispy or at least "crusty"? Mine came out more like an omelette.
Lisa
It's a soft crust.
Barbara Loeding
I always loved the whitesauce on pizza. will definitely try this. I used to live in Illinois and there was an ALDI'S inElgin.
I keep praying they will come to Greeley, CO. LOVED ALDI"S
Lisa
I hope you get an ALDI there! We have a couple stores here in Eastern CT.
Debbie
Barbara Loeding, email Aldi and bug them. That is what I have been doing. I live Fort Collins and moved here from NW Indiana. I really miss Aldi!!!
Michelle
Thanks for this recipe. I can't wait to try it. I have never shopped at Aldi's but I am going to give it a try because I make many meals with cheese and didn't know they had such a variety to choose from. Cheese has become soooooo expensive. Your blog has been a real lifesaver for me in finding recipes to keep me on track and not cheat because I am not missing the food that I love to eat with your lowcarb versions of everyone's favorite food.
Lisa
If there's an ALDI nearby, I definitely recommend checking them out. They have excellent cheese.
Pat
Can the crust be frozen?
Lisa
You can freeze just the crust to make a pizza later.
sharon latta
how much garlic? recipe doesn't list in ingredients, but directions say to add
Lisa
I used about 4 cloves.
Autumn
I took this to a pizza to a party and everyone that tried it was amazed that the crust had no flour. In addition to being the easiest pizza I've ever made, it was one of the more delicious. Rich and filling. Fantastic!
Lisa
I made this pizza for my daughter's birthday party last month and it was a huge hit. It's definitely party worthy!
Leslie
How much of the pizza is considered a serving?
Lisa
The data is for one slice, but I always eat at least 2 pieces.
Amanda
Made this tonight and it was amazing! Thank you for sharing!
Lisa
Thanks for giving it a try! It's my favorite pizza flavor on my favorite low carb crust.