Recipe #89: Flax Meal Pizza Crust

I have eaten flax seed meal in my muffins but I haven't exactly explored this amazing source of omega 3 in any other food. Well to put it nicely, I will keep the flax in my muffins...sorry, but I don't care how good for you this food is I am going to stick with regular pizza crust when I want a combination of pizza sauce, cheese, and sausage. I know I'm watching my carbohydrates but I would have rather eaten something different altogether had I known I was just going to throw away what I made.

I did eat a couple of slices because I was hungry but I felt like a little kid not wanting to finish my plate full of food. If I was not so determined to lose some of my tummy I would have gotten Papa Johns on the phone immediately. Alright, alright the flax meal crust wasn't the worst thing I have ever eaten but it certainly was far from the best. Usually I'm very talented at making healthy options but this recipe: http://www.ibreatheimhungry.com/2012/01/zero-carb-flax-meal-pizza-crust.html was not what I expected or hoped. At least I tried but you just can't win them all.

Ingredients:

* 1 cup of Flax Meal
* 1/2 cup of Finely Grated Parmesan
* 2 Eggs
* 1/2 cup of Non Fat Shredded Mozzarella
* 1/4 cup of Pizza Sauce
* Skinless Reduced Sodium Sausage
* 1/2 cup of Peas
* 1/2 White Onion
* 2 large cloves of Garlic




Cooking Directions:

First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

In a medium mixing bowl add the flax meal and grated Parmesan and mix together.

Then add the eggs and stir to make the dough.

Set aside for 5 minutes to let it sit.

Rinse your hands to keep the dough from sticking to you while rolling the dough to make your crust.

It should be about 10 inches in diameter, if it is less than the crust will be too thick.

Place in the oven and cook for about 8 minutes and then remove and set aside.

On a cutting board chop the sausage and onion.

Mince the garlic.

In a large frying pan cook the sausage and onion over medium heat.

Add the garlic and cook for another minute before removing from the heat.

Spread the pizza sauce over the cooked flax meal crust.

Then sprinkle the top with the non fat mozzarella cheese.

Pour the sausage, onion, and garlic over the top.

Sprinkle the peas over the top.

Place the pizza back into the oven and cook for another 15 minutes.

Slice the pizza and serve hot.