High Protein Cottage Cheese Pizza Bowl
This creamy, high-protein cottage cheese pizza bowl is packed with bold pepperoni flavor, herbs, and spices. Low-carb, gluten-free, and 43g of protein per bowl!
Servings: 1 meal prep container
Ingredients
- 1 cup of low-fat cottage cheese smooth or blended
- 1/4 cup marinara sauce
- 1 tbsp almond flour
- 1/2 red bell pepper chopped
- 1/4 red onion sliced
- 1/8 cup black olives chopped
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/4 cup light mozzarella cheese grated
- 4-5 pepperoni slices
- Salt & black pepper to taste
- Parmesan grated
- Fresh basil chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- In an oven-safe bowl, combine cottage cheese, marinara sauce, almond flour, red bell peppers, red onion, black olives, Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper.
- Level out the mixture and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
- Top up with pepperoni slices.
- Bake in the oven for 5-8 minutes until the cheese melts, the sides of the container are bubbling, and the pepperoni crisps up.
- Garnish with parmesan and basil before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 meal prep container (18 oz) | Calories: 462kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 8.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8.7g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 2337mg | Potassium: 867.8mg | Fiber: 6.1g | Sugar: 14g | Calcium: 485mg | Iron: 4.2mg