Chickpea Flour Pizza
Chickpea flour is a staple in my house. It’s great for breading veggies, fries, and poultry and making baked goods! Although it has a nutty flavor, it’s mostly neutral and adds a little more plant-based protein and disease-fighting compounds to your dish.
Makes 1 serving
Serving size: 10-inch pizza
Prep time: 5 minutes + 30-minute rest
Cook time: 20 minutes
Ingredients for chickpea flour pizza
- 2/3 cup chickpea (garbanzo bean) flour
- 1 cup warm water
- ½ tsp dried herbs (optional)
- ½ tsp salt (optional)
- 1 tbsp + 1 tsp olive oil
- ¼ cup tomato sauce
- 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup vegetable toppings (such as sautéed mushrooms, sliced olives, and fresh spinach)
Ingredients for chickpea flour pizza
- In a medium bowl, whisk chickpea flour and water until smooth and creamy (whisk vigorously to break up any clumps – this can take a few minutes).
- Add 1 tsp olive oil, dried herbs, and salt (if using) and whisk again until blended. Let mixture rest for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, pre-heat the oven to 350°F.
- Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a 10” cast iron pan over high heat. Stir the batter quickly again and pour into hot pan. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 4-5 minutes.
- Turn off heat and transfer pan to the oven.
- Cook for 10 minutes more, until firm and golden. Remove from the oven.
- Turn off oven and turn on broiler. Spread the tomato sauce all over the warm crust. Sprinkle parmesan and then toppings.
- Transfer to the broiler and cook for 3-4 minutes, until cheese is melted and edges are crispy.
- Top with fresh spinach and/or herbs and enjoy!
*Used spinach in nutrition analysis
Nutrition facts
Per Serving
- calories: 470
- carbohydrate: 42g
- cholesterol: 10mg
- fat: 25g
- fiber: 9g
- protein: 19g
- saturated fat: 4.5g
- sodium: 560mg
- sugar: 9g
Disclaimer: Type2Diabetes.com cannot guarantee a recipe that has been scaled to make a different number of servings from the original.

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