Move over regular mainstream pizza. This broccoli crust pizza is a serious, low carb contender!
I have been a lifelong pizza connoisseur and never thought a crust made of broccoli would taste anywhere near as good. But that narrow thinking has seriously come to an end. This is even way better than the Low Carb Cauliflower Crust Pizza Breadsticks I have on the blog! The broccoli tastes incredible here.

The toppings are totally customizable her and you can use olives, feta, onions or mushrooms to make this a vegetarian pie. Next time I’m making two versions. The leftovers warm up perfectly in a covered pan or in your toaster oven.

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Broccoli Crust Pizza
Ingredients
Broccoli Crust:
- 4 small crowns broccoli
- 3 eggs
- 1½ cups (168 g) shredded mozzarella
- 1/3 cup (33.33 g) grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 large cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tbs fresh parsley, chopped
- 1/2 tsp each onion powder, dried oregano + salt
- black pepper, to taste
Toppings:
- 1 cup (112 g) shredded mozzarella
- 1 oz (28.35 g) pepperoni slices
- 2 tbs grated parmesan
Garnish:
- chili pepper flakes, parsley + marinara for dipping
Instructions
Broccoli Crust:
- Preheat your oven to 400℉. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Steam your broccoli crowns whole for about 8 minutes or until fork tender. Transfer to a cutting board, remove the stem parts and snack on them. Chop the florets tiny. Transfer to a cheese cloth or thin and clean dish towel and proceed to ring out as much of the liquids as possible.
- In a large bowl, combine the broccoli, eggs, 1½ cups mozzarella, 1/3 cup parmesan, garlic, parsley, onion powder, dried oregano, salt and pepper. Transfer the mixture to your baking sheet and gently spread out the mixture, packing it together and forming an oval shape. The crust should be about 1½ inches high. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Assembly:
- Once the crust is done, remove from oven and sprinkle evenly with the remaining mozzarella, pepperoni and grated parmesan. Pop back in the oven on BROIL for a few minutes or until the cheese is melted.
- Garnish with chili pepper flakes, parsley and dip into marinara sauce.
Notes
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in your fridge up to 3 days.
- 4 small crowns of broccoli is about 3-4 cups packed riced broccoli.
- Use alternative toppings like mushrooms, onions, olives to make this pie vegetarian.
Thanks for the recipe. Approximately, how many cups of brocoli is four small crowns?
Hubby found this recipe. I made it tonight for the 2 of us and my diabetic mom. It was a hit with all three of us. Mom was able to eat as much as she wanted without blowing up her blood sugar. Thank you so very much for all your efforts. We’ll be keeping this one for sure. ❤️❤️❤️
Is the calorie count on your recipes per serving or the entire recipe?
Everything you offer is delicious!
delicious! I added olives as well and it was divine. thank you!
Love all your recipes! Could you use riced broccoli for this recipe?
How big of a slice for the nutritional facts?
This is absolutely delicious. I don’t use bread crust any more. I only make pizza this way.
Solid!
It tastes nice but nothing like regular pizza unfortunately 🥲
Could you use cottage cheese instead of the mozzarella for the crust? If so, how much cottage cheese?
just want to say thank you! your recipes look so good. I’m excited to try many of them. you certainly take the boring out of eating good food. I’m loving my life.
Sounds. Fantastic
This is literally the best stuff ever! I’ve made it about 20 times and will never go back to regular crust pizza again.
This was so good. My kids loved it. Super yummy! Thank you for the idea. I would never have thought of it. So many of your dishes are just so good.
Looks beautiful but unfortunately it’s completely stuck to the baking sheet. :(( was I supposed to use parchment paper or oil?
yes parchment paper,makes it not stick 😢
Hi! What brand of mozzarella do you use? I love the way yours looks on the pizza, and mine never seems to look like that.
Hello! I use Whole Foods Organic mozzarella or Tillamook mozzarella!