High Protein Pizza Recipe

This tasty high protein pizza recipe uses the popular “2-ingredient dough” and cooks up quickly. It uses no yeast and has no rise time which makes it perfect for a weeknight meal. If you love high protein recipes, check out my protein lasagna or protein pudding!

Why you’ll love this recipe

• It tastes like real pizza. Look, I’m a pizza snob and my problem with many pizza recipes is that when you use things like ground chicken as your pizza crust or add in ingredients like coconut flour, sure, it may taste wonderful but it DOESN’T TASTE LIKE PIZZA.
• Bakes up quickly. We make a lot of pizza at my house, and a traditional pizza recipes takes FOR-ever. You have to wait for the dough to properly rise, then you punch it down, and let it rise again. This easy protein pizza recipe uses an adapted 2-ingredient dough and has NO waiting or rising time.
• It’s packed with protein. We’re getting protein three ways – by adding nonfat Greek yogurt to the dough, and from the mozzarella cheese and the turkey pepperoni slices.

Protein Pizza Ingredients

Self-rising Flour

I like to use self-rising flour to keep this recipe simple, but if you only have all-purpose flour, no worries! You can make a batch of self-rising flour by adding 1 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon of salt to 1 cup of all purpose flour, and mixing well.

Greek Yogurt

I use a plain nonfat Greek yogurt to keep the calories low and the protein high. You can substitute with regular plain nonfat yogurt, but keep in mind this will be less thick than a Greek yogurt and will require more flour in the recipe. If substituting a different type of yogurt, you may need to add flour one teaspoon at a time until the dough comes together.

Spices

I like to add salt + garlic powder to the crust on this protein pizza to kick up the flavor, and then I also like to top my pizza with some oregano and chili pepper flakes before serving.

Pizza Sauce

You can use a store-bought or homemade pizza sauce, or even a little jarred spaghetti sauce.

Protein Pizza Toppings

I made a classic pepperoni and cheese pizza, but the options are endless. I suggest making easy swaps where possible to lower the fat and kick up the protein. For example, I’m using a part-skim mozzarella cheese and turkey pepperoni in my recipe.

Other options might be:

• Sugar-free bbq sauce + cooked chicken + red onion
• Spicy turkey sausage + mushrooms + peppers
• Lean ham + pineapple
• Turkey sausage + turkey pepperoni + bell peppers + onions + olives

How to make protein pizza

In a medium bowl, mix together self-rising flour, yogurt, and salt.

(Please note: If you don’t have self-rising flour, you can make your own batch of self-rising flour by mixing 1 cup flour + 1.5 teaspoon baking powder + 0.25 tsp salt)

Using a wooden spoon or your hands, mix together until a soft dough forms. Knead gently until dough forms a smooth ball.

(Please note: Since brands of yogurt and flour differ, you might need to add a little more flour or yogurt to help the dough come together. If so, add either yogurt (if dough is too crumbly) or flour (if dough is too wet) one teaspoon at a time.

Lightly flour your dough ball, and the surface you’ll be rolling it out on. Flatten dough ball and roll out to desired thinness. I prefer a medium thick crust, so my pizza was rolled out to a 10-inch diameter.

Once your pizza crust is rolled out, we’ll spread out the sauce and top with mozzarella cheese and your favorite toppings!

Bake at 400 degrees until pizza is golden brown. Enjoy with a green salad or some sliced crudité!