SAUSAGE AND PEPPERONI LAYERED PIZZA BAKE (LOW-CARB OR KETO)

 Sausage and Pepperoni Layered Pizza Bake can be Low-Carb or Keto, depending on what you pick for the base, and I promise this can help with those cravings for Pizza! 

You can adapt this Sausage and Pepperoni Layered Pizza Bake to work for low-carb or Keto diets, or even for the original South Beach Diet, enjoy!

INGREDIENTS

•  2 tsp. olive oil
•  1 19.5 oz. pkg. turkey Italian sausage
•  1 13 oz. jar Rao's Pizza Sauce (see notes)
•  5 Folios Parmesan Cheese Wraps (see notes)
•  2 cups grated Mozzarella Cheese
•  42 slices Hormel 25% reduced fat pepperoni
•  1 tsp. dried oregano, divided

SAUSAGE AND PEPPERONI LAYERED PIZZA BAKE (LOW-CARB OR KETO)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Heat the oven to 425F/220C. Spray a 9" X 13" baking dish with olive oil or non-stick spray. (I used a metal baking dish but I'm sure glass or ceramic will work.)
2. Heat olive oil in a non-stick frying pan and cook the Italian Sausage until it's nicely browned. (I use a potato masher (affiliate link) to break it apart.
3. Add the Rao's Pizza Sauce (affiliate link) or any low-sugar pizza sauce and simmer about 5 minutes, until the sauce has slightly thickened and sausage is flavored with the sauce.
4. Cut 5 Folios Cheese Wraps (or 7 Mission Carb Balance Low-Carb Tortillas - affiliate link) in half, and then arrange with straight side along the edge of the baking dish and one cut piece covering the middle, as shown. (If your baking dish isn't close to the size I used, you'll need more Folios or low-carb tortillas to make each layer.)
5. Then spread half the sausage/sauce mixture over the Folios (or tortillas).
6. Top that with 1 cup grated Mozzarella cheese. (We used full-fat mozzarella, but take your choice on that.)
7. Top the cheese with 21 pieces of pepperoni and a generous pinch of dried Greek Oregano (affiliate link).
8. Then make another layer of Folios (or low-carb tortillas), sausage/sauce mixture, cheese, pepperoni, and Greek Oregano.
9. Bake about 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted and the Pizza Bake is bubbling hot and nicely browned. (I would start checking after 15 minutes.)
10. Serve hot and enjoy!