Chickpea Crust Sausage and Broccoli Rabe Pizza
5
Points® value
Total Time
47 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
27 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
Looking for a gluten-free pizza crust that doesn’t require expensive specialty flours? Then this chickpea version is just right for you. It uses canned chickpeas, which are pureed in a food processor and bound with a little cornstarch, egg, and cheese. The thick, hummus-like paste is then spread thin on a piece of parchment paper and baked before being topped with the usual pizza pie goodies. The crust is sturdy and similar in texture to traditional frozen pizza crust. Here we top it with marinara, mozzarella, savory Italian sausage, and broccoli rabe, which has a pleasantly bitter edge. You can always swap to broccolini for a more kid-friendly version.
Ingredients
Canned drained chickpeas
15 oz, drained
Garlic
1 clove(s), large
Cornstarch
2 tbsp(s)
Dried oregano
½ tsp(s)
Black pepper
¼ tsp(s)
Table salt
⅛ tsp(s)
Cayenne pepper
⅛ tsp(s)
Grated Parmesan cheese
¼ cup(s)
Raw egg
1 large
Uncooked broccoli rabe
6 oz, trimmed
Jarred fat-free marinara sauce
½ cup(s)
Part-skim mozzarella cheese
4 oz, shredded
Cooked chicken sausage
3 oz, thinly sliced
Red onion
¼ cup(s), sliced, chopped, thinly sliced
Crushed red pepper flakes
¼ tsp(s)