Easy Shredded Zucchini Pizza Bites | Low Carb Keto Pizza Recipe
These easy baked shredded Zucchini Pizza bites are more like little pizza cups and you are going to love them! They have all the flavor of pizza without the carbs!
You will need to use a muffin tin to make the shredded zucchini pizza bites in order to shape the cups. If you are a regular reader of this blog you know how passionate I am about my silicone bakeware! I have never had anything stick to the pan yet!
Zucchini is a very nutrient dense food. It’s full of antioxidants and has endless health benefits. Read more about the health benefits of eating zucchini here.
Is Zucchini Okay on Keto?
Zucchini is low carb and very nutrient dense. It can be used in so many ways, peeled, shredded, spiralized, and more. Zucchini makes a fantastic substitute for breads or noodles and adds a delicious flavor that bread and pasta can’t offer. I love cooking with zucchini, and knowing zucchini is okay on Keto means I can eat it without worry.
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Bonus Cooking Tip: What is Passata?
The only other thing is a word about passata. Passata is basically strained uncooked tomatoes and gives a fresher tomato taste to your dish.
It is usually found in a glass jar or in a tetra pack. There was a time you had to go to an Italian specialty market but now Passata is available on Amazon and most grocery stores.
If you cannot find passata, the best substitute is to stir some canned tomatoes through a strainer.
Low Carb Zucchini Bites Recipe
See the end of this post for a printable recipe card.
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
| 1 | Zucchini |
| 1 cup | Mushrooms (chopped) |
| 1 | Red Bell pepper (diced) |
| ½ | Red Onion (diced) |
| 1 cup | Mozzarella (shredded) |
| 24 | Pepperoni slices (small like for pizza) |
| 1/3 cup | Passata (or strained canned tomatoes) |
| 1 tsp | Dried Oregano |
| 1 tsp | Dried Thyme |
Directions for Peeled or Shredded Zucchini Pizza Bites:
Preheat the oven to 320 °F.
Make pizza filling: in a bowl combine mushrooms, bell pepper, onion, passata, oregano and thyme.
Using a potato peeler or a mandoline slicer, peel zucchini into thick ribbons and use them to line the cups in a 12 hole muffin tray.
Fill the zucchini cups with the following (layering in order):
- Mozzarella
- Pepperoni (1 slice per cup)
- Pizza filling
- Another pepperoni slice
- Mozzarella again
Bake for 30 minutes. Leave to cool in the pan for at least 5 minutes before removing. If the zucchini has released a lot of water during cooking, sit on an absorbent paper towel for a minute or so before serving.
Watch Video for Low Carb Zucchini Pizza Bites
Your Whole Family Will Love It
This healthy, easy, simple, baked zucchini pizza bites recipes is so tasty your whole family will love it. Zucchini adds such a fantastic subtle flavor to everything. You can’t go wrong with this shredded zucchini recipe. It’s healthy, full of nutrients, delicious, and low carb.
The best part is, you don’t have to be eating Keto to love this healthy zucchini recipe. Anyone will like these zucchini pizza bites as soon as they pop them in their mouth. I served them to my family and everyone loved them!
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Low Carb Zucchini Pizza Bites Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 zucchini
- 1 cup mushrooms (chopped)
- 1 red bell pepper (diced)
- 1/2 red onion (diced)
- 1 cup mozzarella (shredded)
- 24 pepperoni slices (small like for pizza)
- 1/3 cup Passata (or strained canned tomatoes)
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried thyme
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 320 °F.
- Make pizza filling: in a bowl combine mushrooms, bell pepper, onion, passata, oregano and thyme.
- Using a potato peeler or a mandoline slicer, peel zucchini into thick ribbons and use them to line the cups in a 12 hole muffin tray. Watch the short video below to see the process!
- Fill the zucchini cups with the following (layering in order):
- Mozzarella
- Pepperoni (1 slice per cup)
- Pizza filling
- Another pepperoni slice
- Mozzarella again
Bake for 30 minutes. Leave to cool in the pan for at least 5 minutes before removing. If the zucchini has released a lot of water during cooking, sit on an absorbent paper towel for a minute or so before serving.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving:Calories: 119 Total Fat: 8g Saturated Fat: 4g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 4g Cholesterol: 23mg Sodium: 246mg Carbohydrates: 5g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 3g Protein: 7g
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