McMeatsa© !

by rusticfroggie©

On a Keto or Low-Carb Diet? Craving pizza but know you should not indulge? This is a quick version of my Meatsa recipe, using pre-cooked fast food beef patties and some imagination.

So hubby didn't want to cook and I didn't feel like it much either, so he mentioned ordering a pizza. Since my cardiologist suggested I go on a low-carb diet, I have been trying to wean myself off of my carby addictions- mostly sugar but also gluten free bread. We decided on a McDonald's run as I know my hubby likes to try to eat carnivore a lot of the time and the meat patties are not bad. I was still thinking of the pizza suggestion when I decided to get six plain small patties and make a version of my Meatsa recipe- ground beef and Parmesan cheese rolled out on parchment, pre-cooked, topped and baked all the way through to be a beef (and sometimes chicken) crusted pizza.

Here is my take on the McMeasta© as I am calling it.

McMeatsa© Recipe

Preheat the oven to 400º F
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper

Ingredients:

6-8 small pre-cooked beef patties from your favorite fast food place. I went for the smaller ones, not quarter pounders. -I ate three and was stuffed. You will have to judge by family size and appetites how many you want to buy. This is not the cheapest route, but convenient.
pizza sauce- 1 tsp per patty (I used some spaghetti sauce I had on hand)
pizza toppings of choice: I used 6 pepperoni slices per patty and a few chopped black olives. You are only limited by your imagination!
cheese- I hand grated low-moisture mozzarella, but you can use what you like best

Assembly :

On your parchment paper, lay out the patties so they are touching. Add 1 generous tsp of pizza or spaghetti sauce to each patty and smooth out with the back of a spoon.