Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza

What is better than eating a juicy cheeseburger or a fresh, hot slice of pizza? Combining the two of course! Even better that the two combined? When you eat a bacon cheeseburger pizza that is also low carb and gluten free.

Ingredients

• 1 large Pizza crust (⅓ of the dough) 
• ½ cup Marinara sauce (120 g/ 4.2 oz)
• 1 tbsp ghee or lard
• 1 small white or brown onion, chopped (70 g/ 2.5 oz)
• 250 g ground beef (8.8 oz)
• 2 large or 4 thin-cut slices bacon, sliced (60 g/ 2.1 oz)
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1 tbsp ketchup
• ¾ cup grated cheddar cheese (85 g/ 3 oz)
• ¾ cup grated mozzarella cheese for pizza (85 g/ 3 oz)
• ½ cup sliced pickled cucumbers (78 g/ 2.7 oz)
• ¼ salt or more to taste
• Optional: more ketchup & mustard for garnish

Instructions

1. Prepare the pizza crust and Marinara sauce (will add extra cooking time). Preheat the oven to 200 C / 400 F. Heat a large pan greased with ghee over a medium-high heat and fry the onion for a few minutes, until fragrant. Add the minced beef and cook until the meat is opaque and cooked through.
2. Add the mustard, ketchup and mix until well combined. Season with salt and pepper to taste. When done, take off the heat and set aside.
3. Spread the marinara sauce on top of the baked pizza crust. Add grated cheddar and mozzarella cheese.
4. Top with cooked beef and bacon pieces.
5. Finally, add the sliced pickles and transfer into the oven. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove from the oven and optionally drizzle with some mustard and ketchup.

Nutritional values (per serving, 2 slices, ¼ pizza)

Macronutrient ratio: Calories from carbs (4%), protein (21%), fat (75%)

Recipe By Martina Slajerova