Meat Crust Pizza (Keto Meatza)

This keto Mexican meat crust pizza recipe (aka meatza) makes for a delicious lunch or dinner. It’s like a taco meets burger meets pizza all in one. Super flavorful and you can add all your favorite pizza or taco toppings! Each one has 39.8 grams of protein and 5.5 grams of net carbs!

You might also like this low carb taco stuffed peppers!

The first time I made meatza my husband looked at me with that look like “what the heck is this?” Of course after he tasted it he wanted me to make it again. What’s not to like about what looks a smash burger with taco seasonings and toppings to make a Mexican pizza?

In other words this keto meat crust pizza or meatza was a big hit. I told him to think about the flavors of a taco and a burger and pizza all in one. What’s not to love right? I love it because it’s an easy low carb high protein dinner which is something I’m trying to eat more of these days. Each mini meatza has just 5.5 grams of net carbs and 39.8 grams of protein!

Recipe ingredients and substitutions.

The simple ingredients I use in this recipe were ground beef, onion, egg, and cauliflower rice. The Mexican seasonings were chili powder, cumin, salt, black pepper and garlic powder. I also added some cheddar cheese on top and cilantro crema (cilantro, fresh garlic, sour cream and lime juice) and taco toppings which are optional.

Ground Beef
I used lean beef hamburger for this recipe because I didn’t want the excess grease of a fattier beef. Also fattier beef will shrink more after cooking. However you can use any kind of ground beef you want.

You could also use ground turkey or ground chicken for a leaner meat crust pizza. Check out this keto turkey crust pizza recipe for some inspiration.

Mexican Spices
I used my usual taco seasonings of cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, salt and black pepper. Since I used onion in the recipe I didn’t use onion powder but you can add a little if you want or even cayenne pepper or hot pepper flakes if you want a little heat.

You can also easily substitute with a packet of taco seasoning! I don’t always use it because sometimes it has MSG or other additives and I can easily make my own

Cilantro Crema
I love putting sauces on recipes like this but it’s optional. I used sour cream, fresh lime juice, cilantro and fresh garlic. You can use just sour cream or guacamole or hot sauce or nothing at all.

Other Toppings
You can top this meatzza recipe with anything you would put on a taco. Choose from diced tomatoes, lettuce, cheddar cheese (or a Mexican blend), dice avocado, black olive slices, jalapeno slices, diced onion, etc.

How to make keto meat crust pizza.

This is how to make meat crust pizza with Mexican spices. As I mentioned above you can also substitute the spices with a packet of taco seasonings if you are in a hurry.

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a baking sheet with non stick cooking spray and set aside.

Step 2: Add to a food processor cauliflower florets and pulse until it looks like grains of rice. You can also use store bough cauliflower rice if you want.

If using frozen cauliflower rice thaw and make sure to get rid of the excess water if there is some. I used the cauliflower rice to add bulk and nutrition to the meatzzas.

Step 3: Get out a large mixing bowl and beat an egg. Then add the cauliflower rice, diced onion, ground meat and all the spices. Mix to combine.

Step 4: Divide the meat mixture into 4 portions. Take each meat portion and flatten into a thin round pizza crust. You might need to 2 baking sheets.

These look very much like smash burgers. Place on the prepared baking sheet and place in the preheated oven.

Step 5: Bake for 15- 20 minutes or until meat is cooked. Check around 15 minutes to see if they are cooked through. Thickness of meat will affect cooking times. Try not to over cook.

Step 6: Take out of the oven sprinkle cheese if using. Place under the broiler for 2-3 minutes until the cheese has melted.

Take out and use whatever taco toppings you want. I like to add a little red onion and sweet bell peppers on top and often add them with the cheese so the broiler cooks them a bit.

Store leftovers in an airtight container. These would be great the next day to make a low carb lunch too. Please scroll down to view the printable recipe card.

To make the cilantro crema sauce.

This is optional for the recipe but I just love it. All you have to do is get out a food processor and add the cilantro and garlic. Pulse until it’s finely minced then add the sour cream and lime juice. Blend until well combined.

You can also do this by hand. Just mince the garlic and cinlantro as finely as you can. Then mix in the sour cream and lime juice. You can use this as a condiment for other low carb Mexican recipes like these keto fish tacos, shrimp tacos or these chicken cheese nachos.

More keto ground beef recipes you might like.

We do eat quite a bit of ground beef in our home as I always have some in our freezer. I have a very popular low carb cheesesteak skillet recipe as well as  27  keto low carb ground beef recipes if you are looking for more ground beef recipe. So check those out for easy family dinners.

This Mexican keto meat crust pizza recipe is a simple meal but it’s also really tasty. They are perfect for a quick meal if you are looking to up your protein content or just because they are so tasty. I hope you like it as much as we did.

 The nutrition for each plain meatza without the crema is: 411 calories / 23.9g fat / 6.2g carbs/ 1.7g fiber / 39.8g protein = 5.5g net carbs

The nutritional information for 1 tablespoon of the cilantro crema is 21 calories / 1.7g fat / 0.9g carbs / 0.4g protein = 0.9g net carbs

Check out my friend  Julianne ‘s recipe for Mexican Cauliflower Rice which would go great with this!