Spoil your dog with dog friendly pizza! The ingredients used to make this pizza are all safe for dogs to eat. Dogs love a good meal, so why not make them some delicious, cheesy pizza for dog? Watch your dog gobble this pizza down! The recipe is a base for any pup friendly pizza and I encourage you to customize the toppings to what you like!
I will be sharing with you how to make a cauliflower pizza crust for this pizza for dog recipe. The reason why I wanted to make cauliflower crust for the pizza instead of using pizza dough is because cauliflower has more nutrition, more fiber, and has less calories than compared to regular pizza dough. Pizza dough is safe for dogs, but just like humans, dogs need to watch their calorie and nutritional intake. One cup of raw cauliflower has only 25 calories, zero fats, 2 grams of protein, 3 grams of dietary fiber, and is high in vitamin C. Vitamin C helps your dog’s immune system to fight off sickness so it is important to incorporate vitamin C into your dog’s diet.
Pizzas are so much fun because it can be topped with any toppings your heart desire! I have two dogs; one is a miniature poodle and the other is a cairn terrier mix. Both are huge fans of cheese, so I made sure to add plenty of mozzarella on their pizza. Mozzarella cheese gives you that extra oozy cheese pull when you take a slice. Mozzarella is completely safe for dogs so do not fear adding a nice amount to the pizza!
I recommend being conscious of how much salt your toppings are adding to the pizza. Just like humans, a diet high in salt can rise your dog’s blood pressure. Having a little cheat meal day for your dog in which they can eat this dog safe pizza should be fine. I decided to use pepperoni, turkey, and cheese as the topping for the dog pizza. I browned the ground turkey to fully cook it, but did not any seasoning or salt because I felt the pepperoni meat was already high in salt and did not want to add too much salt to the pizza. Pepperoni in small quantities for your dog once in a while is fine, but please do be conscious on how much pepperoni you’re putting on the pizza.
Pizza isn’t pizza without the pizza sauce! For this pizza recipe, I recommend you using only tomato paste because pizza sauce typically has garlic which is not safe for dogs. Be sure to check the label of your tomato paste to make sure there are no xylitol (unsafe sweetener for dogs).
Brighten up your pizza by topping it with basil as the final touch! Basil is safe for dogs to eat. It is an anti-inflammatory herb and has lots of antioxidants.
Pizza for Dog Recipe, Dog Friendly Pizza
Serving Size = 12″ round pizza
Cauliflower Pizza Crust Ingredients
1 whole cauliflower
1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
3 tablespoon parmesan cheese, shredded
2 large eggs
Pizza Toppings
8 oz ground turkey
pepperoni
3 tablespoon tomato paste
2 tablespoon water
basil
Step 1
Prep oven by preheating it to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Spray a thin layer of cooking oil or non-sticking spray to the parchment paper.
Step 2
Use a food processor to finely ground the cauliflower. One whole cauliflower should be able to yield 3-5 cups of cauliflower. We will need 3 cups for this recipe.
Step 3
Measure 3 cups of the finely ground cauliflower and transfer it into a microwave safe bowl. Cover the bowl with a wet paper towel or with saran wrap (remember to leave some airway if using saran wrap to allow hot air to escape). Microwave on high for 5 minutes or until cauliflower is soft.
Step 4
Use a cheese cloth, clean towel, or tea bag to drain the cauliflower. Remove as much as water as possible.
Step 5
Transfer the drained cauliflower into a large bowl. Add 1/2 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese, 3 tablespoon of shredded parmesan cheese, and 2 large eggs. Mix well.
Step 6
Spread the cauliflower pizza dough onto the baking tray you prepped earlier. Bake for 13 mins or until golden.
Step 7
While cauliflower is baking, cook the ground turkey in a medium hot pan until fully cooked. You should not see any pink color in the meat when it is fully cooked. Do not add seasoning.
Step 8
In a small bowl, mix 3 tablespoon of tomato paste with 2 tablespoon of water. This will be the pizza sauce for your dog safe pizza.
Step 9
Once cauliflower pizza dough is finished baking, you can add all your pizza toppings (pizza sauce, cheeses, pepperoni, cooked ground turkey. Put the pizza into the oven and bake for 3-5 mins to allow the cheese to melt. Top the cooked pizza with basil. Allow pizza to cool down before serving to your dog.
Pizza for Dog Recipe, Dog Friendly Pizza
Ingredients
Cauliflower Pizza Crust
- 1 whole cauliflower
- ½ cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- 3 tablespoon parmesan cheese shredded
- 2 large eggs
Pizza Toppings
- pepperoni desired amount
- 8 oz lean ground turkey cooked
- 3 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 tablespoon water
- mozzarella cheese desired amount
- basil desired amount
Instructions
- Prep oven by preheating it to 425° Fahrenheit. Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Spray a thin layer of cooking oil or nonsticking spray to the parchment paper.
- Use a food processor to finely ground the cauliflower. One whole cauliflower should be able to yield 3-5 cups of cauliflower. We will need 3 cups for this recipe.
- Measure 3 cups of the finely ground cauliflower and transfer it into a microwave safe bowl. Cover the bowl with a wet paper towel or with saran wrap (remember to leave some airway if using saran wrap to allow hot air to escape). Microwave on high for 5 minutes or until cauliflower is soft.
- Allow cauliflower to cool down after being microwaved. Use a cheese cloth, clean towel, or tea bag to drain the cauliflower. Remove as much as water as possible.
- Transfer the drained cauliflower into a large bowl. Add 1/2 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese, 3 tablespoon of shredded parmesan cheese, and 2 large eggs. Mix well.
- Spread the cauliflower pizza dough onto the baking tray you prepped earlier. Bake for 13 mins or until golden.
- While cauliflower is baking, cook the ground turkey in a medium hot pan until fully cooked. You should not see any pink color in the meat when it is fully cooked. Do not add seasoning.
- In a small bowl, mix 3 tablespoon of tomato paste with 2 tablespoon of water. This will be the pizza sauce for your dog safe pizza.
- Once cauliflower pizza dough is finished baking, you can add all your pizza toppings (pizza sauce, cheeses, pepperoni, cooked ground turkey. Put the pizza into the oven and bake for 3-5 mins to allow the cheese to melt. Top the cooked pizza with basil. Allow pizza to cool down before serving to your dog.
And that’s it! I hope you had fun making this for your dog. Be sure to tag me on Facebook with the hashtag #BubblepinsFoodie when you post pictures of your wonderful creations! I love seeing your photos! Don’t forget to leave a rating and comment for this recipe below.
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