What to do w/baked pizza denuded of toppings?

6 years ago

Some family members are doing low carb. The pre-diabetic among us fears the carbs in terms of elevated blood glucose (& controlling carbs has worked pretty well with an A1C below 6.0).

Sooooooooo, only the toppings are eaten, it seems a shame to toss the baked (tastefully nude) dough. Yeah, I know I could make bread soup or some odd kind of panzanella salad, but again, it's carbs. This is pizza purchased from a local pizzeria, and it may sound uber frugal, but I hate to toss it out...seems such a waste...and an odd question as well.

Thanks!

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petalique

6 years ago

last modified: 6 years ago

You goof ball (said affectionately). I get it.

if you think the crust is worthy, and want to bother, and yo really want all that white bread, maybe you can first place on a pan, lowish oven with an oven fan and dry it out, if soggy.

Then, take crust out of oven. Put a little barrier layer of EVOO down, some grated Parm, the precook something like fresh mushroom slices, onion, sausage, Roma tomato, or eggplant slices to get rid of the extra water. Then place them on crust, a bit of salt, crushed red pepper, garlic powder, maybe oregano teensy bit, Parmesan, bit EVOO, and white mozzarella. Bake in hot oven, watching carefully for 4 to 5 minutes. Vent the bottom to let steam escape when you remove pizza from oven. Stand guard over that topping.

Next time the carb phobes should just take a skillet and pan roast vegetables. Let me know how it turns out.

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Sherry8aNorthAL
6 years ago
My goodness! Get new relatives! Why pay for a pizza? Just rip open a package of pepperoni and a can of olives. Chase with a glug of pizza sauce and chew on a slab of cheese.
amylou321
6 years ago
At my house, it would go to the dogs. We have 4 large dogs and it would be split up between them.
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fawnridge (Ricky)
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Feed the birds.
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amylou321
6 years ago
^^^^^

Yes, that too. Especially if you dont wanna eat it yourself.
plllog
6 years ago
If the pizzarria is that good, lobby them for a "keto" friendly pizza. Fast food joints have been promoting them, so surely the local pizza place can. Frittat crust is a common option (it's basically just overcooked eggs). Some do the cauliflower thing, which has more carbs but could be okay for your pre-diabetics. Neither get crisp, but they hold up the toppings. With enough olive oil and Italian herbs, they also can taste good. Talk to the manager.

As to the leftover shell, you could just retop it, but it might get hard. Bread pudding or pizza French toast would be great for the carb eaters. It's never going to be low carb. You could dry and grate it for really Italian breadcrumbs (maybe add a drizzle of oil and dried herbs before you dry if the isn't a lot of flavor clinging), but if you really want to keep it pre-diabetic friendly, the best bets are birds or compost.
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ci_lantro
6 years ago
At my house, it would get cut up into chunks, frozen & used for parrot food and dog treats. Medium sized dog here & he loves pizza crust. Parrots love it, too.
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Lars
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Cut it into strips and toast them in the oven or toaster oven. The strips will make good bread sticks or crackers.

It looks like you will not be making this mistake again. Next time give them soup.
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Bumblebeez SC Zone 7
6 years ago
I'd throw it out but if you want to make pizza at some point, the fathead dough recipe is good. Eggs or cauliflower don't cut it with me for pizza crust
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plllog
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Never heard of it before but I read a recipe for Fathead. Thanks, B. Cheese, fat (cream cheese) and eggs, but it looked more like pizza crust. I'm not sure if the extra cheese is pre-diabetic friendly, but it might be. Certainly good to check out.
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Sooz
Original Author
6 years ago
Thanks for ringing in, everyone!!!
Bumblebeez SC Zone 7
6 years ago
There's only one egg so it's not fritata like and that the fathead recipe does use a low carb flour. I hate cauliflower so it's good!
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jerzeegirl (FL zone 9B)
6 years ago
If you don't have a problem with carbs, then just make another pizza. Slather some sauce, sprinkle some cheese, olives, artichoke hearts, and stick it back in the oven for round 2. Just don't bake it as long - when the cheese melts it's ready to go. A pizza is a pizza is a pizza.....I wouldn't make it into something it isn't!
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artemis_ma
6 years ago
I'd put it out for the wild birds.

I don't like crust but I admit when I do eat pizza, I eat everything but the crust, and will eat the underlayer pizza breading. It's the vehicle for bringing good food to my mouth.

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