Zucchini Pizza Bake

The recipe is called a pizza bake and not just pizza. I liked this casserole, and will add to my collection of recipes to help use up the many zucchinis from the garden every year.

Yes I fooled the family with this one Pizza oh yes better and better for you

Wow. Our zucchini got big and this was a great way to prepare it. The green pepper was cooked to perfection with a slight crunch and awesome taste. I used pizza sauce but still added the seasoning per recipe. My concern using ground beef was needless but for a slightly different taste I’ll try Italian sausage next time.

I loved it; delicious and gluten-free. I would recommend 10 minutes of rest after baking to ensure no sticking to the pan.

Excellent! Followed the recipe and have made it twice with different toppings. Thanks – great way to use our bountiful crop of Zucchini.

This is really good! We had some frozen shredded zucchini from last year’s harvest and now that we are a couple months away from a new one, wanted to find a new way to use this up. Glad we found and tried this! Followed almost to the letter (including the cheese in the crust) but did end up adding 1/2c Italian breadcrumbs to the “crust” mix because even after draining and patting down zucchini- still pretty damp. The rest? As is and turned out delicious. No; more like a layered casserole than a pizza but would absolutely make again!

I liked it a lot, but because I like my vegetables sauteed (browned) instead of placing them on the top, I sauteed them and added them all to the sauce. The crust was great but I had to let it cool down for longer than 5 minutes so that it could set. I also did season the zucchini mixture (salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, a little basil/rosemary, and paprika [because I love it in everything] so that the “crust” would have a good taste. Lastly, since I’m on Keto I used slices of mozzarella to designate the serving sizes. It came out to be 20 small servings. I ate some and froze the rest I forgot to add that I don’t eat meat so I used the impossible ground and it was very, very tasty

First off I wouldn’t put Pizza in the title…..tastes nothing like pizza. Even though I salted, drained, baked, drained, baked zucchini even more, it still was just a casserole. Made it for my kids…we all ate it, but all voted naaaaaaah.

Made this for dinner SO GOOD! We don’t eat pork or beef so I used turkey sausage and turkey pepperoni and I did not use Monterey cheese just mozzarella. I added crushed red peppers because we like spicy. Will definitely make again??

Loved this! I did switch out like another reviewer said and used Italian sausage but followed the rest of the recipe exactly.

This was very good. I used 4 ounces of Italian sausage for the meat and homemade pizza sauce.

Thanks to all of the positive reviews, I decided to try this one out. My family loves pizza, and I love finding ways to get them to eat their veggies. I told them this was a pizza casserole, so as not to get their hopes up. Can you tell I was skeptical? Well, I shouldn’t have been. Everyone had seconds! I followed the recipe with a few minor changes. I added 1/4 cup of potato flakes to the crust (which held up beautifully under the heavy meat sauce). I added some minced garlic to the meat and onions. I sauteed the peppers and omitted the toppings my family doesn’t like. I also baked it on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Next time, I will try turkey sausage instead of the beef and add spinach and artichoke hearts.

This gluten free person loves this recipe. Like someone mentioned, the ‘crust’ was like a deep dish pizza because I added about 1/2 c GF bread crumbs. I’m also Italian so I used my own spices.

I changed a few things in it. I used pizza blend shredded cheese instead of the other shredded cheeses. I also used pizza sauce and added pepperoni. Mind you I planned on making pizza this week so I had all the ingredients for that. My daughter who hates zucchini loved this. Well she likes zucchini but not the peel, with this she ate everything and didn’t’t object at all. Family loved it.

This is FANTASTIC!! The only thing you should know, and it’s not a recipe thing…It takes quite some time to make but I’ll tell you right now…it’s totally worth it. I did add pepperoni and Italian sausage but add whatever you want. Every time I make it I completely forget about the time I spent making it because it is so good. For me it’s not a “lift and eat” pizza which is perfectly fine so put your IPad in the kitchen and put on something you can binge on and make this, you won’t regret it!

This was awesome. I substituted Italian sausage for the ground beef . I added turkey pepperoni as an additional topping. Would definitely make again.

Used sausage instead of hamburg, added pepperoni as well

Loved it!! I did increase the cheese just a bit- and added a little minced garlic. I sauted the mushrooms and pepper in olive oil before putting it on the casserole.

I made this with my own homemade sauce and it turned out so much better than I expected!! Everyone loved it.

3.31.19 Instead of draining the zucchini in a colander, I put it in my salad spinner which removed most of the liquid. I don’t like to make changes in a recipe the first time I make it, but whoa, this recipe had a boatload of cheese, so I did cut back a bit. I didn’t remove all the cheese in the crust, but removed some, and replaced it with Italian breadcrumbs which was suggested by another reviewer. I didn’t have Monterey Jack, so I did sub Pepper Jack. This called for Italian-style tomato sauce which I’ve never seen before and couldn’t find at two stores, so I just used a can of tomato sauce and added some basil, oregano, garlic powder, and some red pepper flakes. When I make pizza, I do crust, sauce, cheese, and toppings. Today, the meat sauce went on top of the zucchini crust, then I put down the cheese, but not all, my toppings next, then spread the reserved cheese, sprinkled with basil and oregano, and baked for 22 minutes. For the toppings, I used turkey pepperoni, caramelized onions, sliced pimento-stuffed olives, and some red bell pepper strips, all in small amounts. Wasn’t quite sure what to expect from the zucchini crust, but not to worry. What you end up with is a pretty tasty pizza casserole. No, you can’t eat it with your hands, it’s not pizza, it’s a casserole, but I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

yummers! Made this for the fam and they all loved it and asked me to make it again.