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Spinach Mushroom Pizza with Spaghetti Squash Crust
Have your pizza and eat gluten free too!
When I heard I could make pizza crust with spaghetti squash, my mind said, “NO WAY”. Once I gave Spaghetti Squash Pizza Crust a try, I was sold. Truth be told if someone would make the spaghetti squash for me, I don’t think I would eat bread crust again (or as often anyway).
Once you perfect the technique of spaghetti squash pizza, then you just need to search for the perfect toppings. While most of the regular choices in toppings will do, certain ingredients provide particularly interesting enhancement to the spaghetti squash pizza crust. My favorite combo is spinach mushroom pizza with spaghetti squash crust.
Make it, bake it, sauce it, top it and bake it again.
Spinach mushroom pizza with spaghetti squash crust recipe!
Other than the making of the spaghetti squash, which is still easy but a little time consuming, this recipe is a breeze. You can premake the spaghetti squash several days ahead of time if need be and then throw all the ingredients together when your guests arrive.
- For PIzza Crust
- One large Spaghetti Squash
- water
- One egg, beaten
- ⅔ cup mozzarella cheese
- 2 Tbs. Parmesan cheese
- ¼ teaspoon Kosher Salt
- ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper
- For Pizza Toppings:
- 8 oz sliced cooked mushrooms (I used baby portobellas but your favorite will do)
- Pizza sauce
- 1½ cups uncooked chopped spinach
- ½ cup mozzarella cheese
- 2 Tbs. Parmesan Cheese
- 8 oz diced ham (optional)
- Cut spaghetti squash in half lengthwise. Scoop out seeds with spoon. In a 13 x 9" glass baking pan, place both halves flesh side down. Fill pan with water ½" deep (this will help to steam the squash). Cook in microwave, on high for 15 minutes. Let sit 5 minutes after removing.
- Remove spaghetti squash from baking pan. Use fork to pull out the strands of spaghetti squash (the squash will come out in long spaghetti like strands) and place in a mixing bowl. Discard squash outer layer. Let strands cool slightly.
- Into a mixing bowl, measure out 3½ cups of spaghetti squash per pizza crust (you will probably only have enough for one pizza, set the remainder aside for another great dish).
- Pile the half the spaghetti squash into a cheesecloth or thin dish towel, twist cloth to form a closed sack and squeeze out all water. Discard water. Repeat with the remaining half. The more moisture you get out, the crust like the pizza crust will be. Return squash to mixing bowl.
- Add beaten egg, the mozzarella and Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper to the spaghetti squash. Stir together.
- Press squash in a thin, even layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet and shape into an approximate 10-inch circle.
- Bake at 400°F for approximately 20 minutes. Remove from oven, carefully flip, and cook for another 10 minutes. ( Tip: The best way I discovered to flip the spaghetti squash crust was to line another pan with parchment paper. Place it over top of pizza crust, and flip the pizza crust into the new pan. You can also use a spatula but you definitely risk breaking the crust.
- Add my suggested pizza toppings (spread sauce on crust. Top crust in this order: mozzarella, chopped spinach, cooked mushrooms, ham (optional)
- Cook for another 10 minutes until done.
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The pizza oven and snack maker
I think I would like the Cuisinart CPS-445 Pizza Grilling Set. It seems like a good starter set to purchase to start making homemade pizza. Plus, my pizza slicer is my MIL’S, probably from her wedding in the 60’s!! Well, it is pretty old.
I love the idea of a pizza pouch to take to street festivals. Or maybe just walking around my house. Lol.
The Presto 03430 Pizzazz Plus Rotating Oven, of course. I would love making and baking pizzas with this in the house.
I’d love the rotating oven because our oven is broken and it’s smaller.
I would get the Presto 03430 Pizzazz Plus Rotating Oven, because it looks neat and easy to use. That pizza pouch also looks fantastic!
I would love the BLACK+DECKER P300S 5-Minute Pizza Oven & Snack Maker, Pizza Oven, Toaster Oven, Stainless Steel..This would be so great for making homemade pizzas or those little english muffin pizzas my Mom used to make when we were kids.
I actually really need to get me a pizza paddle!
As much as my kids love cold pizza I would have to say the pouch. I am sitting here laughing but they would use it and that is something that I am certain of. The presto cooker I would use but if I wanted something to be universal for the whole family that would be it.
Kitchen Supply 14-Inch x 16-Inch Aluminum Pizza Peel with Wood Handle – I’ve always wanted one of these.
I’d love to have the Presto 03430 Pizzazz Plus Rotating Oven. We could make perfect pizzas at home.
Kitchen Supply 14-Inch x 16-Inch Aluminum Pizza Peel with Wood Handle is what I would like to try. The handle would make it so much easier to handle the pizza pan.
I want the Hot Sox pizza crew socks. I am a sock fanatic and pizza is my favorite food. So it only makes since I would lowe socks with pictures of pizza on them.
I’d like a Bamboo Peel Pizza Paddle for taking Pizzas, etc.. out of oven and for cutting it up on!
Definitely, the pizza slice pool float. I love being in the pool with the things I love most lol.
My children and the little ones that I babysit would LOVE to play with Viga Wooden Take Apart Pizza with Toppings – Includes Wooden Tray and Spatula for Serving. They love playing things like kitchen and restaurant.
I’d pick DiGiorno, Original Rising Crust Four Cheese Frozen Pizza, 28.2 oz (Frozen), tried and tested, my favorite store brand.
I would choose the Frontier Pizza Seasoning. I really like this kind of seasoning added to my pizza.
I would pick Presto 03430 Pizzazz Plus Rotating Oven because I would like to cook with this.
I would choose the Forum Men’s Pizza Costume (not sure why it is a “Man’s”) just because I think it is funny.