Did someone say pizza? Did someone say deep dish? But wait WITH Eggplant? YES! I am telling you guys, this is a delicious healthy dinner that skips the bread & is fully plant based. Now I am all about the bread with pizza, however sometimes we may want to lighten up on the carbs, are needing a gluten free recipe and/or love eggplant like I do 🙂 Either way, you will be loving this Low Carb Deep Dish Eggplant Pizza and making this on repeat!
What Delicious Ingredients Do I Need For Low Carb Eggplant Deep Dish Pizza?
Main Ingredients Needed:
- 2 Medium Sized Eggplants
- 6 cups of Spinach
- 1 14oz jar of Pizza Sauce
- 2 small garlic cloves or 1 large garlic clove minced
- 1/3 cup diced yellow onion Onion
- 12 oz bag of mozzarella cheese
PLUS
Any other scrumptious pizza toppings that are your favorite! Stick to veggies if you are wanting this a meatless meal, or throw some pepperonis on top like pictured. Either way, these are so much fun to make because like pizza you can customize your own deep dish!
How Easy Are These Deep Dish Eggplant Pizzas?
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Slice your eggplant lengthwise. Then with your knife start to core out the centers where the seed & flesh are. Leave about 1/4-1/2 of an inch around the sides of the flesh. ( tip: flip the egg plant over and slice a bit off the round bottom, in order to have them eggplants lay more flat on the baking sheet)
- Spray with olive oil baking spray and sprinkle with pizza seasoning. Bake for 10 minutes at 400 degrees.
- While your eggplants are baking you will start on your deep dish filling. In a medium sized frying pan add olive oil, minced garlic, chopped onion and sauté for 2 minutes. Then add in the fresh spinach and cook down. You may need to add it in batches, the spinach will wilt down fast. Once all the spinach is cooked down, add the jar of pizza sauce and mix until full incorporated.
- Once the eggplant is done baking, evenly distribute the deep dish filling in each half of the eggplants. Then sprinkle with cheese. Add any of the other toppings you’d want too, like sliced black olives, pepperonis, onions, green peppers etc.
- Place back in the oven for 15 more minutes. Then place on high broil for 2 minutes or until the tops start to get nice and bubbly.
- Take out of the oven, sprinkle with parmesan, slice and enjoy!
Did You Know Eggplant is ACTUALLY a Fruit?
Eggplant is usually considered a vegetable, however it is technically a fruit since they grow from a flowering plant and has seeds. However, fruit or veggie– Eggplants are packed with nutrients and it gives this recipe a huge healthy kick that’s for sure! So what benefits are these eggplants packing?
- Eggplants are considered a nutrient-dense food, it contains a good amount of minerals and vitamins, with few calories
- High in antioxidants
- Helps reduce the risk of heart disease
- Fiber helps with blood sugar control
- Could help aide in weightless because of it being high in fiber but low in calories
- Studies have shown eating certain fruits and vegetables can help potent against certain cancers
- Delicious for alternatives or main stars of recipes… as in these Low carb Deep Dish Eggplant Pizzas!
What Other HGHF Veggie Packed Recipes Do I Need to Make?
Apple Gorgonzola Salad with Honey Shallot Dressing
Quick Guacamole Black Bean Burgers
Easy Southwest Vegetable Egg Roll
Copy Cat Panera Modern Greek Salad
Healthy Easy Pasta Primavera
Low Carb Deep Dish Eggplant Pizza
Looking for that healthy veggie packed dinner, with a spin on your favorite deep dish pizza flavors? This recipe is 100% for you! Easy, delicious, and perfect to accommodate to whatever toppings each person in your family wants.
Servings: 4
Calories: 155kcal
Ingredients
- 2 Medium Sized Eggplants
- 6 cups of Spinach
- 1 14 oz jar of Pizza Sauce
- 2 small garlic cloves or 1 large garlic clove minced
- 1/3 cup diced yellow onion Onion
- 2 tbsp olive oil olive oil spray for tops of eggplant
- 12 oz bag of mozzarella cheese
- Favorite Pizza Seasoning
- Any other scrumptious pizza toppings that are your favorite! Stick to veggies if you are wanting this a meatless meal or throw some pepperonis on top like pictured. Either way, these are so much fun to make because like pizza you can customize your own deep dish!
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Slice your eggplant lengthwise. Then with your knife start to core out the centers where the seed & flesh are. Leave about 1/4-1/2 of an inch around the sides of the flesh. ( tip: flip the egg plant over and slice a bit off the round bottom, in order to have them eggplants lay more flat on the baking sheet)
- Spray with olive oil baking spray and sprinkle with pizza seasoning. Bake for 10 minutes at 400 degrees.
- While your eggplants are baking you will start on your deep dish filling. In a medium sized frying pan add olive oil, minced garlic, chopped onion and sauté for 2 minutes. Then add in the fresh spinach and cook down. You may need to add it in batches, the spinach will wilt down fast. Once all the spinach is cooked down, add the jar of pizza sauce and mix until full incorporated.
- Once the eggplant is done baking, evenly distribute the deep dish filling in each half of the eggplants. Then sprinkle with cheese. Add any of the other toppings you’d want too, like sliced black olives, pepperonis, onions, green peppers etc.
- Place back in the oven for 15 more minutes. Then place on high broil for 2 minutes or until the tops start to get nice and bubbly.
- Take out of the oven, sprinkle with parmesan, slice and enjoy!
Notes
The nutrition facts do not include the mozzarella, you may not use all of the mozzarella, but depending on how much you want. I suggest getting 12 oz just in case!
Nutrition
Calories: 155kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 597mg | Potassium: 1127mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 4733IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 3mg
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