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Turn chickpeas into a pizza with this canned chickpea pizza crust recipe! Quick and easy to make, this chickpea pizza is high protein, gluten-free, healthy and irresistibly delicious. What are you waiting for? Go and make canned chickpea pizza!
Chickpeas are underrated. Period. Cheap, high protein, healthy and so delicious, chickpeas are one of my favorite foods. For nourishing bowls, curries or even chickpea nuggets, they are also incredibly versatile.
So versatile that you can now make canned chickpea pizza crust! This recipe is so easy to make that it comes together in under 30 minutes, without the need for yeast.
Ingredients for chickpea pizza
You only need 4 ingredients to make a delicious pizza crust with chickpeas. No yeast, baking powder or any rising agents! Curious to learn more? Here’s what this recipe calls for.
- Canned chickpeas: as simple as that, the main ingredient of this recipe is a can of chickpeas. As an alternative you can replace with the same quantity of cooked chickpeas.
- Egg: one fresh egg will bind the dough and make a delicious chickpea pizza crust.
- Oat flour: use oat flour, oats or any other flour of your choice to get a smooth pizza dough. Use certified gluten-free oat flour, chickpea flour or any GF flour for a gluten-free chickpea pizza crust.
- Salt: a must for a flavorsome pizza crust with canned chickpeas!
For the topping, instead, you only need pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese and a drizzle of olive oil. To make the pizza crust I like mixing tomato sauce with some spices. My favorite are sea salt, oregano, garlic powder and onion powder!
Topping ideas
Call me boring, but Margherita is my favorite pizza. I genuinely love the simplicity of tomatoes and mozzarella over a tasty pizza crust.
But if you are looking for more, here are some great topping ideas for you!
- Peperoni
- Grilled chicken
- Tuna fish
- Corn
- Sliced onions
- Grilled veggies
- A combination of the above
How to make pizza crust with canned chickpeas
Making this canned chickpea pizza recipe is embarrassingly quick and simple. After making the dough in a blender, you only need to shape the pizza, top and bake. The entire process won’t take you more than 30 minutes.
Eager to learn more? Here is how to make pizza crust with canned chickpeas!
Start by draining and rinsing the canned chickpeas. Then add to a blender together with the egg, the oat flour and the salt. Process the ingredients until you get a smooth dough.
Transfer the chickpea pizza dough over a sheet of baking paper, then, with the help of your hands, shape into a thin pizza crust.
Spread the pizza sauce over the chickpea crust and sprinkle on shredded mozzarella cheese. Drizzle with olive oil and bake in hot oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the cheese has melted and the pizza crust is golden baked.
How to make air fryer chickpea pizza
Making canned chickpea pizza in the air fryer is easy and so convenient. It requires less time and less energy because you won’t have to heat an entire oven!
All you need to do is to bake the pizza in hot air fryer at 180ºC (360ºF) for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the cheese has melted and the crust is golden.
FAQ – Chickpea pizza crust
And if you still have any question, keep on reading!
- How to make air fryer pizza with chickpeas? To make air fryer chickpea pizza, bake in hot machine at 180ºC (360ºF) for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the cheese has melted and the crust is golden.
- How to make gluten-free chickpea pizza crust? Use certified gluten-free oat flour, oats, chickpea flour or any GF flour of your choice.
- How to make vegan chickpea pizza? Replace the egg with one flaxseed egg (mix 1 tbsp of ground flaxseeds with 2 1/2 tbsp of water and let sit for 5 minutes).
- How many servings does this recipe make? This recipe gives 1 to 2 servings, depending on how you decide to serve your pizza and on your preferences.
- How to make a larger chickpea pizza crust? Making this recipe for more people is as simple as increasing all ingredients proportionally. Directions and baking procedures remain the same.
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Canned Chickpea Pizza Crust
Ingredients
Pizza Crust
- 250 grams (9 oz.) canned chickpeas (drained and rinsed)
- 1 egg
- 50 grams (1/2 cup) oat flour (or preferred flour)
- salt (to taste)
Pizza Topping
- 3 tbsp pizza sauce (see notes for details*)
- 3 tbsp shredded mozzarella cheese
- a drizzle of olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F).
- Drain and rinse canned chickpeas, then add to a blender together with egg, oat flour and salt. Process until you get a smooth dough.
- Transfer chickpea pizza dough over a sheet of baking paper, then with the help of your hands shape into a thin pizza.
- Spread pizza sauce over the crust and sprinkle on shredded mozzarella cheese.
- Drizzle with olive oil and bake in hot oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until cheese has melted and the pizza crust is golden baked.
Notes
- For pizza sauce, combine tomato sauce with a drizzle olive oil, pinch salt and a hint of oregano, garlic powder, onion powder each (to taste).
This was absolutely delicious. I fully expected to eat a slice, be disappointed and throw the rest away, but my child ate all of the remaining pizza before I could even get a second slice. I was glad they loved it but I wanted more.
I followed the recipe, except I added 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, 1/2 teaspoon of each of the following: homemade Italian herb blend, onion powder, and garlic powder. I used leftover homemade sauce I needed to use up, along with sliced cherry tomatoes, bell pepper, and sautéed mushrooms that were all a bit past their prime. Delicious.
Hey,
thanks a lot for your feedback! I’m so glad that you liked this chickpea pizza recipe. I absolutely love your additions with regards to toppings.
I wish you a great day,
Matteo
Very good. Crust held together well. I was out of eggs and used flax.
Hey dear Cheri,
thank you so much for the feedback! It makes me happy that you liked my canned chickpea pizza recipe 😉
Have a great day,
Matteo
Very delicious, pizza without the guilt! 🙂
Hey Laurie,
Thank you very much for your comment. I am incredibly happy and grateful you liked!!
Have a great day and week to come,
Matteo