This weekend three of my “Tween” aged nephews came to visit. I wanted to make them meals they would like, but also,make meals that follow their family’s gluten-free diet. ( I know I have mentioned on this blog before that I have gluten-free family members….Why are they Gluten-free? Well, that’s not my story to tell.)
What Tween boy ( or any reasonable person) doesn’t like pizza?
This Gluten-Free pizza casserole is a take on a cauliflower pizza crust without being as labor intensive. It also includes chicken. Last year, I posted a Low Carb Pizza Round-up and I thought that building a pizza on top of a piece of chicken sounded fabulous!
My shredded garlic chicken was already made. I had cooked a bunch of chicken in the crock pot with garlic and olive oil, until it pulled-apart. I had a bunch of it in the freezer.
- 3 heads of cauliflower- chopped and roasted
- 5 cups of shredded garlic chicken
- 1 package of pepperoni
- 1 jar of marinara sauce
- 1 jar of pizza sauce
- 3 cups of mozzarella cheese
- 1 package of gluten-free wraps ( optional)
- Chop up three heads of cauliflower and roast them in the oven for 40 minutes at 400 degrees
- In a casserole dish, spread marinara sauce on the bottom of the dish
- Layer all of the ingredients in the casserole dish as follows
- Marinara sauce, Cauliflower, Pepperoni, Chicken, Marinara Sauce, Gluten-Free Wraps, Cauliflower, pepperoni, chicken, Gluten-Free Wraps, Marinara Sauce, Cheese, Pepperoni.
- Bake in the oven, covered in foil for 40 minutes
- take off foil for the last 10 minute of baking.
I have written out in the recipe how I layered all the ingredients in the casserole. However, It doesn’t reallymatter exactly how you choose to layer yours.
I debated whether or not to include the gluten-free wraps. Some people like these gluten-free options available at the store, while others might not like the “fake stuff”. ( kind of like how some vegans love the fake cheese, and some vegans gave up cheese for a reason). I thought the wraps brought a great ” doughy” feel to the pizza casserole. But, I think that if you chose to omit them, this would still be an excellent dish.
I was a little nervous when I served this to my nephews. Would they eat it? I kind of saw them stare at it with curiosity when we sat down for dinner, they poked around at it for a bit. But VERY soon they cleared their plates and went for more. ( We ate THREE heads of cauliflower for dinner on friday night. THREE!)
I REALLY enjoyed this. Even if you are not Gluten-Free. Why not make something a bit healthier to satisfy your pizza cravings?
I think next time, I will add a layer of spinach. What would YOU add?
Where did you get the GF wraps Kristen?
Aldi! They have a fantastic Gluten-Free line! The Gluten -Free brownies are out of this world too!
I do not have a gluten allergy but this looks heavenly and sinful all in one. I have to send this link over to my sister in law. She’s on a gluten free diet that started not too long ago. She will love this!
This looks great! Personally, I would probably add some sausage- love meat pizza!
I’m not GF but this still looks really, really tasty! I’ll have to try it sooooon!
This looks delicious. I don’t have any health issues regarding gluten, but I know it’s not good for you. I’ll have to give this gluten free pizza a try.
Yum! Pizza casserole looks really good! I’m going to have to pin this too!
The pizza looks great! Our family dislikes gluten because of the hazardous effects it poses to our body according to some nutritionists. It’s great that we can still make good food without it.
what a great way to have the same flavors as the biscuit pizza casserole but gluten-free
This looks so good. I love pizza. I haven’t ever tried pizza casserole. I bet the kids would love it!
I don’t mind if this is Gluten Free as long as it is Pizza and with all the ingredients I will surely love this.
I love that there’s a good amount of veggies in there. I love cauliflower!
This looks fantastic. I love pizza and I love that it’s Gluten free!~
What a cool idea. My friend is GF and I know she would love this recipe. I will share it will her. Thanks for sharing.
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