The Bowl Kitchen: Cottage Cheese Pizza Bowl

This is a twist on a pizza bowl with cottage cheese to add more protein. This recipe makes 2 bowls and would be great for lunches.

The ingredients:

1 C cottage cheese

1/3 C marinara plus 2-3 TBSP

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning

1/2 tsp pizza seasoning 

2 TBSP diced bell peppers

1 TBSP sliced olives

1/2- 1 C mozzarella divided

16 pepperoni slices

The recipe:

In a bowl, combine the cottage cheese, 1/3 C marinara, 1/2 the cheese, the seasonings, and toppings minus the pepperoni.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Add to two greased small baking dishes or large ramekins. 

Top with the remaining 2-3 TBSP marinara divided between the dishes, top with pepperoni and remaining mozzarella. 

Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.

Notes:

I used fresh mozzarella pearls and turkey pepperoni. 

I added some additional toppings and used sliced mini peppers instead of bell peppers.

This is great because the toppings you can adjust for what you like and have on hand.