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Low-Carb Tortilla Pizza

Updated: Mar 4, 2025 ยท Published: Jan 5, 2010 by Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan ยท 10 Comments

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Total Time: 20 minutes mins

This easy and fast Low-Carb Tortilla Pizza recipe is perfect for your pizza craving if you follow a keto diet. It's made with low-carb tortillas or flatbread and topped with your favorites, such as mozzarella cheese, Italian sausage, and pepperoni slices. The pizza is oven-baked in 10 minutes on a pizza stone or sheet pan.

๐Ÿ•Ingredients

Low-carb tortillas
Italian sausage
Green pepperโ€”chopped
Onionโ€”chopped medium size
Pepperoni
Pizza sauce
Mozzarella
Any toppings you like on regular pizzaโ€”red onion, mushrooms, ham, bacon, Parmesan cheese

tortilla pizzas on a pizza stone.
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  • ๐Ÿ•Ingredients
  • ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸณHow to Make Tortilla Pizzaโ€”Step-by-Step Photo Instructions
  • ๐Ÿค”Tips to make it right every time
  • ๐Ÿ‘Options and Variations
  • ๐Ÿ˜ŠOther Pizza and Low-Carb Recipes
  • โ„๏ธStorage and reheating of leftovers
  • โ“FAQs
  • ๐Ÿง€Four Cheese White Pizza with Chickenโ€”my favorite variation
  • ๐Ÿ“–The Recipe Card
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Featured Comment From Carol :
"My tortilla pizza turned out to be great!"
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Pizza is everybody's favorite, but many diets exclude it. You will love this low-carb pizza recipe for your keto diet. Instead of pizza dough, you use a low-carb tortilla for your low-carb pizza crust.

Prep your favorite ingredients ahead of time, and in 20 minutes, you can have fresh-out-of-the-oven pizzas that even picky kids love.

Use them for a party as personalized pizzas that everybody, even picky kids, will love. Use any tortillas you want: low-carb, gluten-free, corn, flour, or whole wheat tortillas.

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸณHow to Make Tortilla Pizzaโ€”Step-by-Step Photo Instructions

bag of low carb Flatout bread

1. Preheat oven to 425ยฐ convection or 450ยฐ conventional with the pizza stone or sheet pan on the center rack.

browned flat bread in a fry pan.

2. Brown your tortilla or flat bread over medium-high heat with some oil.

spreading sauce on browned tortilla.

3. Top with sauce, cheese, and other toppings

tortilla pizza on pizza stone.

4. Transfer to the pizza stone to bake. This will cook rapidly for about 10 minutes.

For more details, keep reading. See the Recipe Card below for complete instructions and to print.

๐Ÿค”Tips to make it right every time

The most important thing for good results is to give the tortillas a light browning before starting to top them.

This can become a quick recipe to make with a bit of planning. Brown Italian sausage, chop some green bell peppers ahead of time, and freeze. Use your favorite toppings you order on traditional pizza.

If you want sauce, use jar pizza or marinara sauce. You can also make your own with my recipe in the FAQ section.

Preheat a baking sheet or cast iron skillet if you don't have a pizza stone.

Make up the pizza on a pizza peel or edgeless cookie tray.

๐Ÿ‘Options and Variations

There are hundreds of types of pizzas, most of which you know. But here are a few variations you may like trying.

BBQ chicken tortilla pizza with shredded chicken and barbecue sauce.

Caprese tortilla pizza with ricotta and mozzarella cheese, then topped with thinly sliced tomatoes and leaves of fresh basil.

Chicken Alfredo Pizza with Alfredo sauce, shredded chicken, and Parmesan cheese.

๐Ÿ˜ŠOther Pizza and Low-Carb Recipes

If you need low-carb recipes, see Parmesan-Sesame Crackers, Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole, Mashed Cauliflower, and Simple Splenda Lemonade.

Check out other pizza recipes, like Bisquickยฎ Pizza Dough, Homemade Pizza Dough, and Crock Pot Pizza.

Quick and Easy French Bread Pizza

Delicious Quick and Easy French Bread Pizza is the perfect 20 minute evening meal or a party. Full of your favorite toppings, browned melted cheese, and crispy crust. 

Quick French Bread Pizza from 101 Cooking for Two

โ„๏ธStorage and reheating of leftovers

Store leftovers in an airtight container and refrigerate for 3-4 days. Reheat on a pizza stone or tray in the oven or air fryer.

โ“FAQs

Do I need a pizza stone to cook tortilla pizzas?

Without the pizza stone, use a large ยฝ sheet baking sheet or cast iron skillet coated with PAM cooking spray. But the stone will help crisp up the crust more, and it is great to have around for heating standard pizza.

How to make your tortilla pizza low-carb?

Use low-carb ingredients, especially tortillas. The popularity of low-carb diets has led to multiple commercial versions of low-carb tortillas and flatbreads that are excellent products, cheap, and readily available.

Can I make tortilla pizzas ahead and cook them when needed?

Not a good idea. The tortilla will eventually get soggy. Prepare the ingredients ahead and assemble them while the oven is heating.

How to keep the tortillas from becoming soggy?

The trick is not just to slap the sauce and goodies on raw tortillas. You need to brown them a little in some oil, which will help keep them from becoming mush. It is that simple.

How to make your own pizza sauce?

To make your own sauce: One 6 oz can of tomato paste and 6 oz water. Add ยฝ teaspoon salt, ยฝ teaspoon pepper, 1 clove of garlic, about half a small chopped onion, and 1 teaspoon oreganoโ€”a pinch (ยผ teaspoon) of crushed red pepper flakes for a touch of heat.

๐Ÿง€Four Cheese White Pizza with Chickenโ€”my favorite variation

An extraordinary change of pace. Give it a try today.

Just a change in toppings: Eliminate Italian sausage, green pepper, pepperoni, and pizza sauce.

New ingredient:
1 tablespoon butter
ยฝ tsp garlic powder
ยฝ cup diced chicken
1-2 oz each of feta, white cheddar, mozzarella, and shredded Parmesan
1 Plum tomato - thinly sliced  (about ยผ inch)
Instructions:
1) Melt 1 tablespoon butter and add ยฝ tsp garlic powder. Spread over the crust like sauce.
2) Add the topping: ยฝ cup of diced chicken, thinly sliced plum tomato (about ยผ inch), 2 oz each of feta, white cheddar, mozzarella, and shredded Parmesan.

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๐Ÿ“–The Recipe Card

tortilla pizzas on a pizza stone

Low-Carb Tortilla Pizza

4.50 from 24 votes
From Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan
This easy and fast low-carb tortilla recipe is perfect for your pizza craving if you are following a keto diet. Made with low-carb tortillas or flatbread and topped with your favorites like mozzarella cheese, Italian sausage, and pepperoni slices. Or use your favorite pizza toppings.
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings #/Adjust if desired 2

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Ingredients

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  • 1 large low carb tortilla - or low carb flatbread
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil

My suggested toppings - use what you like

  • ยผ pound Italian sausage - browned
  • ยผ cup green pepper - chopped
  • ยผ onion - Chopped medium size
  • 18 pieces pepperoni
  • 2 tablespoons premade pizza sauce - I like Ragu Sweet Basil
  • ยฝ cup mozzarella shredded

Instructions
 

  • bag of low carb Flatout bread
    Preheat oven to 425ยฐ convection or 450ยฐ conventional with the pizza stone on a center rack.
  • browned flat bread in a fry pan
    In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add 2 teaspoons of oil. Brown your tortillas on both sides slightly. You are just firming it up to keep it from falling apart with the sauce and ingredients.
  • spreading sauce on browned flat bread
    Spoon 2 tablespoons premade pizza sauce on the crust and spread. Add other ingredients: my choices are sausage, onion, 12 pieces of pepperoni, green pepper, shredded mozzarella cheese, and topped off with 6 more slices of pepperoni.
  • A low-carb tortilla pizza on pizza stone
    Transfer to the pizza stone. This will cook rapidly for about 10 minutes.

Recipe Notes

Pro Tips:

  1. I generally eat a whole one of these, but most look at it as two servings. So nutrition says two serving on one of these. You can double the number if you consider the whole thing one serving.
  2. Obviously, nutrition varies completely by ingredients.
  3. The pizza stone helps a lot. Preheat a heavy cooking sheet in the oven if you don't have one. Even a cast iron skillet will work.
  4. Use the flatbread if you can find it. It is thicker and will remind you more of a thin-crust pizza.
  5. DO NOT skip the browning step.
  6. I suggest making the ingredients up ahead, but the "crust" will be soggy and fall apart if you try to store a cooked one of these.

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You may adjust the number of servings in this recipe card under servings. This does the math for the ingredients for you. BUT it does NOT adjust the text of the instructions. So you need to do that yourself.

Nutrition Estimate

Calories : 373 kcal (19%)Carbohydrates : 4 g (1%)Protein : 17 g (34%)Fat : 32 g (49%)Saturated Fat : 15 g (75%)Cholesterol : 75 mg (25%)Sodium : 832 mg (35%)Potassium : 292 mg (8%)Fiber : 1 g (4%)Sugar : 2 g (2%)Vitamin A : 323 IU (6%)Vitamin C : 18 mg (22%)Calcium : 152 mg (15%)Iron : 1 mg (6%)
Serving size is my estimate of a normal size. All nutritional information are estimates and may vary from your actual results. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.

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Editor's note: This was originally published on January 5, 2010. Updated with expanded options, refreshed photos, and a table of contents to help navigation.

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  1. Carol says

    October 08, 2022 at 8:06 pm

    5 stars
    My tortilla pizza turned out to be great! I fried my chopped veggies, so they wouldn't be raw on the pizza. Pan fried my tortilla like you suggested and used Rao's pizza sauce, continued to build it. Cooked it like you recommended. Wonderful, will definitely make this many times in the future. Being on keto, using low carb tortilla, low carb ssuce, to make a pizza is such a treat. Thanks a lot.

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  2. Lou7 says

    January 31, 2022 at 10:53 pm

    I made this pizza and loved it, made two more for my son, he called me to say how good it was, his words "tasted like it came from a pizzeria", I agree.

    I fried the tortilla, browned the mild Italian sausage, green peppers, onions & mushrooms, spread on Classico Sauce, (Sausage, green pepper & onion), then spread thin layer of mozzarella, put on the sausage, green peppers, onion, black olives, more mozzarella cheese, sprinkled on salt, garlic salt & Italian seasoning. baked 10 minutes. Tasted like a professionally made pizza.

    Reply
  3. kazy says

    April 26, 2021 at 4:19 pm

    Hi Dan,
    I found your white cheese pizza intriguing and would like to try it except I noticed in both places that you mentioned it, you gave no cooking instructions like you did for the pepperoni. Are we to assume that we prepare the tortilla the same way as we would if we were doing the pepperoni pizza, by browning it first in a pan on both sides, then topping it with garlic butter, chicken and and the 4 cheeses, then placing on a pizza stone and baking for 10 minutes?

    Reply
    • Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan says

      April 26, 2021 at 8:59 pm

      Hi Kazy,
      Welcome to the blog.
      Yep, cook everything the same, tortilla browning then toppings then bake on a stone.
      Dan

  4. Stacy Scoggins says

    April 01, 2021 at 12:30 pm

    I really enjoyed this recipe! My toppings were leftover shredded brisket and cheese. I did quickly fry the tortilla and bake it at 425ยฐ for 10 minutes. That was so good, when I make pizza again, I'm not changing anything.

    Reply
  5. Jana says

    September 29, 2020 at 9:52 pm

    5 stars
    This recipe is great! Before seeing this recipe I made a version of this, only without the first step to crisp up the flatbread, and mine was more flimsy. That step made all the difference in the world. The crust is thin and crispy and so yummy with the added toppings! A winner!

    Reply
  6. Paula Lynch says

    February 13, 2016 at 5:00 pm

    We are so excited to try this (going to make the oven blackened tilapia tomorrow for first time). We don't have a pizza some, can we use a cookie sheet? If so, any adjustments needed? Also on conventional oven would we use 450 degrees like on tilapia recipe?

    Thank you so much in advance for your assistance. Feel blessed to have come upon your site today in Google search for tilapia, so many things we're going to try!

    Reply
    • DrDan says

      February 13, 2016 at 5:06 pm

      Yep a cooking sheet will work. I do a lot of higher temperature cooking and have a discussion in the FAQs menu above. Basically I don't like to go above 425 much so if the recipe calls for 425 convection. Still with 425 conventional and add a bit of time.
      DrDan

    • Paula Lynch says

      February 14, 2016 at 8:37 pm

      Ok great, ty so much! Will stick @ temp and just add time :) Will check out the FAQ. We enjoyed the oven blackened tilapia tonight!

    • Lou7 says

      January 31, 2022 at 10:58 pm

      I used a pizza Tim with holes in it, was fine!

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