For a healthy pizza alternative, grab a Trader Joe’s frozen Cauliflower, top-and-bake crust!
Healthy pizza? Yep, TJ’s Cauliflower crust boasts fewer calories than other grocery store pizza crusts. A full Trader Joe’s cauliflower crust only has 480 calories and 1,320 milligrams of sodium while a 12-inch store brand Boboli crust has 850 calories and 1,700 milligrams of sodium. Score!🙌
Here’s how we make our favorite Margherita Cauliflower Crust Pizza:
- We got the best results from baking the crust at 450 degrees on a wire rack (which I then placed on top of a sheet pan).
- Then, simply follow the directions on the box for cooking: 12 minutes one side, flip over (very carefully!) and then cook another 12 minutes on the other side.
- Next, switch oven to Broil and continue cooking for 2 minutes to get a crispier crust, before removing from the oven to add the toppings. (Make sure you watch it while Broiling though, to make sure it doesn’t burn!)
- Return topped crust to oven set to Broil for additional 2-4 minutes until cheese is melted, and crust is starting to brown.
Margherita Cauliflower Pizza
August 8, 2020
: 2
: 5 min
: 25 min
: 30 min
: Easy
Trader Joe’s Cauliflower Frozen Pizza crust makes a great gluten-free base to make this fresh Margherita Pizza.
Ingredients
- 1 (10.6 oz.)Trader Joe’s Cauliflower Frozen pizza crust
- 1 (8 oz.) package fresh mozzarella -cut into 1/4” slices
- 3-4 Roma tomatoes - sliced
- 3 TBSP refrigerated pesto (such as Buitoni)
- 1 TSP dried Italian seasoning
- Fresh basil for garnish
Directions
- Step 1 Cook pizza at 450 degrees to 12 minutes with bottom of crust facing up, then remove from oven & flip (carefully – this crust is delicate!) & cook for another 12 minutes.
- Step 2 Switch oven to Broil and cook for 2 more minutes, before removing from the oven to add pizza toppings.
- Step 3 Spread 2-3 tablespoons of pesto over top of crust, then distribute mozzarella slices & then tomato slices over top. Sprinkle pizza with Italian seasoning
- Step 4 Return to oven on Broil for 2-4 minutes, until cheese is melted.
- Step 5 Garnish with fresh chopped basil and enjoy!
