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Cabbage Carbonara Pizza

Serves 2 as a meal | $6.66 | $3.33 per serving

Level: Easy | Prep time: 15 minutes; Cook time: 15 minutes; Total time: 30 minutes

Quick question: Have you mastered a gluten-free dough or found a brand of premade that you like? No? Cabbage carbonara pizza is your gluten-free answer. Veggies as a pizza base might not sound like Friday night as we know it, but cauliflower crusts have become very popular, and cabbage is another excellent substitute for dough. Thanks to our friends at The Bite for sharing this creative recipe.

Ingredients

Cabbage base

• 1/2 green cabbage, cut into shreds ($1.30)
• 2 eggs ($0.44)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt ($0.02)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil ($0.28)

Pizza topping

• 3 slices thick-cut bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces ($1.08)
• 1 cup mozzarella, shredded ($1.50)
• 1/4 cup parmesan, shredded ($0.80)
• 1 large egg ($0.22)
• Kosher salt, shredded ($0.01)
• Freshly ground black pepper, shredded ($0.02)
• Chile oil or crunch, optional ($0.99)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 500°F.
2. Cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until mostly crisp but slightly bendable. Remove to a paper towel–lined plate.
3. Pour hot water over shredded cabbage and set aside for 5–10 minutes.
4. Add eggs and 1/4 teaspoon salt to a mixing bowl and whisk together. Drain cabbage and stir into eggs.
5. Add oil to an oven-safe (up to 500°F) 10-inch skillet over medium heat, then add the cabbage mixture. Spread it evenly over the pan.
6. Cover the skillet and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes or until the bottom of the cabbage is golden brown. Flip cabbage onto a plate and slide it back into the pan.
7. Top your cabbage crust with an even layer of mozzarella and parmesan, avoiding the center (to allow room for the egg). Scatter cooked bacon over the whole pizza.
8. Place the skillet on the middle rack in the oven and bake for 4–5 minutes, until golden and melty. Remove from the oven and carefully crack an egg into the center of the pizza. Return the pizza to the oven and bake until the egg white is set but the yolk is still runny, 2–3 minutes.
9. Season egg with salt and pepper, and drizzle chile oil on the finished pie. Break into the yolk and spread all over the pizza.

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