Pizza Bowl (Easy Recipe)

These Pizza Bowls are easy, crustless pizzas made in a bowl, perfect as a quick pizza fix without the carbs or a fun kid dinner. Plus, this pizza bowl recipe is easy to make vegan or vegetarian, and it’s naturally gluten-free, so everyone can enjoy a bowl of pizza.

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I crave pizza all the time, but when I don’t feel like making a large batch of crustless pizza or my almond pizza crust, I like a quick and easy pizza bowl. Plus, pizza bowls, like my Cottage Cheese Pizza Bowls, are kid-friendly, and my kids love creating their own using their favorite pizza toppings.

A pizza bowl is a crustless pizza made in a small ramekin and baked or microwaved for a quick pizza fix. Since it has no pizza crust, it’s a low-carb recipe perfect for a pizza night, light dinner, or quick breakfast for pizza lovers.

Ingredients and Substitutions

• Ground Beef or Italian sausage. This is my favorite base for a pizza bowl, but ground turkey, ground chicken, or rotisserie chicken are great options if you don’t feel like cooking meat.
• Olive Oil – I use extra-virgin olive oil.
• Garlic Powder – Or crushed fresh garlic.
• Salt – Season to taste.
• Italian Herbs – Or dried oregano and dried parsely.
• Freshly Grated Parmesan – Or more Mozzarella cheese.
• Mushrooms or red bell pepper.
• Black Olives or green olives.
• Pizza Sauce – I am using my healthy pizza sauce recipe for this recipe.
• Shredded Mozzarella – Mozzarella is a keto-friendly cheese.
• Pepperoni Slices or chorizo.

How To Make Pizza Bowl

To make delicious pizza bowls, you need a few simple ingredients. You can play with toppings and flavoring and swap some of the below depending on your liking.

1. First, in a non-stick frying pan, warm the olive oil, add the ground beef or ground Italian sausage, stir, and cook until the meat is no longer pink.
2. Season the ground meat with salt, garlic powder, Italian herbs, and parmesan.
3. First, select four oven-safe bowls like my ramekins. They are 4 inches in diameter (10cm).
4. Slightly oil the ramekin with oil spray. Preheat the oven now if you are using the oven method at 400°F (200°C).
5. Set the ramekins aside.
6. Split the meat into four oven-proof ramekins. You add about 1.5 ounces of cooked meat to each. You can also use a ready-cooked rotisserie chicken that you shred and place at the bottom of the ramekins.
7. Prepare a batch of my pizza sauce. Freeze leftovers in Ziploc bags or use a marinara sauce.
8. Spread 3 tablespoons on top of the cooked meat.
9. Now, add the pizza toppings you love, I mostly add keto vegetables like A few slices of mushrooms – Don’t add too much because mushroom releases water and then it will turn the bowl watery, Diced Red Bell Pepper and onion, Jalapenos, Finely Diced Zucchini – This vegetable also releases water, so don’t add too much.
10. Top up the bowls with 1/4 cup of mozzarella cheese.
11. Add pepperoni slices, chorizo, or prosciutto ham and some sliced black olives.
12. Sprinkle some dried herbs on top of pizza cheese to make the pizza ultra flavorsome, like traditional pizza: Oregano, Marjoram, Italian herbs, and Basil.

Cooking Pizza Bowls

Like a traditional pizza, these pizza bowls are baked in the oven. But they can also be baked in an air fryer or quickly cooked in a microwave if you crave a keto-friendly pizza in less than 5 minutes.

1. Oven-Baked – Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Bake the pizza bowls in the center of the oven for about 8 to 12 minutes, switching to broil mode for a few minutes. It’s ready when the sauce is bubbly, and the cheese is melted and grilled.
2. Air-Fryer Method – Place the filled ramekins in the air fryer basket and air fry for 8 to 10 minutes at 400°F (200°C) until the cheese is grilled.
3. Microwave – This method won’t grill the cheese but if your pizza cravings can’t wait, go for it! Microwave the ramekins for 2 minutes or until they are warm inside and the cheese is melted.
4. Meal Prep – These low-carb pizza bowls are also perfect for meal prep. Fill each ramekin, wrap the top with plastic wrap and keep in the fridge for up to 2 days or freeze them for up to 3 months. Thaw the day before in the fridge and pop in the oven, air fryer, or microwave.

Allergy Swaps

Below are some options for you if you have some food allergies to the ingredients listed in this recipe.

• Vegetarian Swap – Replace the ground meat with ground tofu or textured soy protein. Both are low-carb, keto-friendly.
• Dairy-Free – Pick dairy-free mozzarella cheese for this recipe.
• Reduce Saturated Fat – Pick cheese low in saturated fat, like feta or shredded mozzarella, instead of Parmesan.

Frequently Asked Questions

Below are the answers to your most common questions about this pizza bowl recipe.

More Pizza Recipes

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Cloud Bread Pizza

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Pizza Bowl

2.5gNet Carbs

These Pizza bowls are easy, crustless pizzas made in a bowl, perfect as a quick pizza fix or a fun kid's dinner. Plus, this pizza bowl recipe is easy to make vegan or vegetarian and it's naturally gluten-free, so everyone can enjoy a bowl of pizza.

Author: Carine Claudepierre

Prep: 5 minutes mins

Cook: 15 minutes mins

Total: 20 minutes mins

Yield: 4 ramekins

Serving Size: 1 serving

4.56 from 9 votes

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Ingredients

US Customary – Metric

• ▢ 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
• ▢ 8 oz Ground Beef or ground pork or chicken
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon Garlic Powder
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon Salt
• ▢ 2 teaspoons Italian Herbs
• ▢ ¼ cup Freshly Grated Parmesan
• ▢ 1 small Mushrooms sliced
• ▢ 4 teaspoons Black Olive
• ▢ ½ cup Pizza Sauce
• ▢ 1 cup Shredded Mozzarella
• ▢ 16 Mini Pepperoni Slices from pepperoni sticks

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Slightly grease oven-proof ramekins (3.9 inches in diameter – 10cm). Set them aside.
• In an 8-inch skillet, warm olive oil over medium heat, then cook ground meat for 5-6 minutes, breaking the meat apart with a wooden spoon. Cook until the meat is no longer pink.
• Remove from the heat, stir in the garlic powder, grated parmesan, salt, and Italian herbs and pepper.
• Split the meat evenly in each ramekin (2 oz each), then top up with pizza sauce (4 tablespoons each) and half of a sliced mushroom.
• Sprinkle 1/4 cup of shredded mozzarella over each ramekin, top up with 4 mini pepperoni slices and 1 teaspoon sliced olives.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes at 400°F (200°C), switching to broil mode for 2-4 minutes or until the cheese is melted and grilled.

Microwave option

• For a quick snack, microwave the pizza bowl for 2 minutes until the cheese is melted.
• Serve as a snack or light meal with garlic bread or a salad.

Notes

Storage: Store in the fridge for up to 2 days, and film the top of the ramekins to prevent pizza bowls from drying out. Freeze and thaw in the refrigerator the day before. Rewarm in the microwave or non-stick saucepan.

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NutritionServing Size: 1 serving

Yield: 4 ramekins

Nutrition

Serving: 1 servingCalories: 269.8 kcal (13%)Carbohydrates: 3.5 g (1%)Fiber: 1 g (4%)Net Carbs: 2.5 gProtein: 17.6 g (35%)Fat: 20.6 g (32%)Saturated Fat: 8.6 g (54%)Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 gMonounsaturated Fat: 8.9 gTrans Fat: 0.5 gCholesterol: 61.5 mg (21%)Sodium: 685.2 mg (30%)Potassium: 274 mg (8%)Sugar: 1.5 g (2%)Vitamin A: 393.6 IU (8%)Vitamin B12: 1.6 µg (27%)Vitamin C: 2.2 mg (3%)Vitamin D: 0.2 µg (1%)Calcium: 245.2 mg (25%)Iron: 1.8 mg (10%)Magnesium: 25 mg (6%)Zinc: 3.1 mg (21%)