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When you’re following a keto diet, finding satisfying and delicious meals that align with your low-carb lifestyle can sometimes feel like a challenge. But fear not—today we’re bringing you a dish that’s both hearty and keto-friendly: Keto BBQ Chicken Meatza!
This recipe takes the best of two worlds—the deliciousness of pizza and the savory flavors of BBQ chicken—and combines them into one easy, low carb and gluten-free masterpiece. Perfect for a weeknight dinner, a weekend gathering, or whenever you’re craving comfort food without the guilt.
If you’ve never heard of a “meatza,” get ready for your new favorite pizza substitute. Instead of using a traditional pizza dough, we use ground meat to form a keto crust. It’s sturdy enough to hold all your toppings but packed with flavor and protein, making it a perfect fit for anyone following a keto or low-carb lifestyle.
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Ingredients in this Meatza Recipe
Pizza crust:
- Ground chicken: I use raw ground chicken to make a chicken crust, but other ground meats like ground turkey, pork or beef would also work.
- Seasoning: To really make this chicken pizza crust flavorful, I like to add seasonings like onion powder, garlic powder, and smoked paprika.
- Cilantro: Though this is technically optional, I think cilantro on bbq chicken pizza is essential!
- Egg: Using egg in the chicken crust pizza helps to bind everything together.
Pizza topping:
- Bacon: Bacon is a delicious addition to this pizza recipe.
- Cilantro: As mentioned above, cilantro is optional.
- Red onion: I love adding slices of red onion to the top of the bbq chicken crust pizza.
- Cheese: We use cheddar jack or shredded mozzarella cheese.
- Barbecue sauce: I’m partial to this homemade low carb BBQ sauce. It’s naturally sweetened, contains no added sugars, and is low carb. The coffee in it brings the perfect depth of flavor, and the peppers spice it up just right. If you’re more of a store bought BBQ sauce type, I’d look for one with low sugar and no added sugar or artificial sweeteners.
- Jalapeños: Jalapeños are optional but highly recommended if you like a little heat.
How to make Meatza
- First, preheat your oven to 350º.
- Make your crust by combining the ground chicken, egg, and spices into a bowl and combining them well.
- Place the meat mixture onto a greased baking sheet or one covered with a silpat mat. Since the crust is made of chicken this recipe loves to stick to the pan because of the low amount of fat in the meat.
- Press the chicken mixture flat and as even as possible. You can make your meatza round, square, or rectangle! If it’s easier for you, you can use a rolling pin to make your crust.
- Place this low carb pizza crust into the oven and bake it for 15-20 minutes. Keep an eye on it so it doesn’t overcook, and make sure the chicken is cooked through before you pull it out. You’re looking for a golden brown crust.
- Set your oven to broil. Top your crust with BBQ sauce, red onions, cooked bacon, cilantro, and cheese. Add sliced jalapeños if you’re feeling brave.
- Place your meatza in the oven and broil for 3-5 minutes, keeping a close eye on it for burning.
Recipe tips
- We love eating this low carb pizza on days when we want to reduce the carbs but not be hungry after a meal. We make sure to load up on veggies (because who are we kidding? this is a lot of meat.) both on top of the meatza and on the side.
- I love this keto pizza with barbecue sauce, but if you prefer the taste of pizza with tomato sauce base, feel free to use pizza sauce. Just know that the nutrition facts and healthy eating plan points will need to be adjusted to any changes made.
- This is considered a keto pizza because it has only 4 net carbs per serving.
- This easy low carb chicken pizza is super versatile! There are so many varieties and pizza recipes–I have a meatza recipe that uses ground meat and sausage topped with veggies. You could add extra meat to your meatza, too! It’s all about what you like and what your nutritional goals are.
Healthy Eating Recipes
Weight Watchers
Using 98% fat free chicken, 12 tablespoons of homemade BBQ sauce, turkey bacon, and low fat cheese on top, this recipe is
7 2025 Points | 2 2023 Points | 5 Blue Plan Points | 7 Green Plan Points | 5 Purple Plan Points
21 Day Fix
Each serving has 1 1/8 Red Container, 1/8 Green Container, 1/3 Blue Container, and a negligible amount of sweetener teaspoons for the homemade BBQ sauce.
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- Homemade Rotisserie Chicken: Homemade rotisserie chicken has less sodium, better taste, and it’s so easy to make.
Keto BBQ Chicken Meatza
Equipment
- Metal Pan for Oven
- Silpat Mat
- Kitchen Knife
Ingredients
For the crust
- 2 pounds ground chicken
- 1 eggs
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- ½ cup cilantro chopped
For the pizza:
- 12 tbsp homemade BBQ sauce
- ½ cup red onion chopped
- ½ cup bacon cooked and diced
- ½ cup cilantro chopped
- 1 cup cheese shredded, we use cheddar jack
- ¼ cup jalapenos optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350º. Make your crust by combining ground chicken, egg, and spices into a bowl. Mix well. 2 pounds ground chicken, 1 eggs, 1 tbsp onion powder, 1 tbsp garlic powder, 1 tbsp smoked paprika, 1/2 cup cilantro
- Place meat mixture onto a greased or silpat mat covered cookie sheet. Press the mixture into a round "crust," making sure the thickness is even.
- Place the crust in the oven for 15-20 minutes, keeping an eye on it to prevent burning or overcooking. Before you pull the crust out of the oven, make sure it's cooked through.
- Set your oven to broil. Top your crust with BBQ sauce, red onions, cooked bacon, cilantro, and cheese. Add sliced jalapeños if you're brave ;) 12 tbsp homemade BBQ sauce, 1/2 cup red onion, 1/2 cup bacon, 1/2 cup cilantro, 1 cup cheese, 1/4 cup jalapenos
- Place the meatza in the oven for 3-5 minutes, keeping a close eye on it to prevent burning.
Notes
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This crust was amazing! What a delicious and creative idea!
This is SUCH a good idea! All of the goodness that pizza offers without the carbs!
This was awesome!
My only complaint is that the outer part of my crust was crispier than the bottom, but since it isn’t bread, I’m not sure how to fix that!
The BBQ sauce has a great flavor.
Holy cow this is so creative! I cannot wait to try this bbq chicken meatza recipe for dinner – thank you!
This is sure to fulfill any pizza cravings without all the unwanted carbs.
I made this for my husband who is following the carnivore diet for dinner and it was a gargantuan hit! The BBQ sauce, instead of tomato based pizza sauce, leveled the flavors up! The toppings I used were pepperoni, ham, and bacon with 12 different cheese from three different mixes from the store. I will definitely be adding this to our dinner rotation.