Easy Recipe: Gluten Free Tex-Mex Polenta Pizza

Did you know October is National Pizza Month? Or that the word “Za” is actually considered a real word meaning “short for pizza” if you are playing Scrabble (my husband came in 2nd in the country in the National Spelling Bee when he was in 7th grade and so I have learned a LOT of new words by playing Scrabble with him over the years!) Anyway, since the variations on “Za” recipes are endless, I figured I would share one of my most favorite non-traditional ones with this Gluten Free Tex-Mex Polenta Pizza recipe.

Gluten-Free Pizza Can Be Amazing!

Everyone’s always asking for more clean eating recipes these days. But, I’m amazed lately at how many emails we get requesting gluten-free recipes.

Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, rye, spelt, kamut and oats and it’s become a standby staple of the modern American diet, especially if you eat a lot of baked goods or packaged foods. Actually, unless you make a very special effort to avoid or eliminate gluten, you likely consume a lot of it in your daily diet. I personally don’t have a problem with eating gluten because my body is not sensitive to it, but I actually do make an effort not to eat the same foods over and over again. So, even if you are like me and you don’t have gluten sensitivity it absolutely can’t hurt to mix things up a bit and add variety to your diet by going gluten-free with some conventional recipes.

Kids Love Gluten-Free Polenta Pizza

My gluten-free polenta pizza is a fun clean eating alternative to traditional pizza and a fabulous family-friendly meal that’s also super quick and easy to make.

While I decided to give mine a Tex-Mex twist by swapping mildly spicy,  smoky chipotle black-bean hummus for the usual marinara, you can always just top your pizza with good old red sauce (my favorite store-bought brand is Rao’s—it’s pricey but worth it!)

Make It Dairy-Free (Or Not)

We don’t really do a lot of dairy in our house (the exception is good quality cheese, because I do LOVE cheese and I think a little is fine), however I often make this pizza dairy free with pine nut crumbs. Pine nut crumbs are rich and satisfying, so they still give you the “full fat” mouth-feel of real cheese, but without the dairy. Making pine nut crumbs is a snap too, simply put the pine nuts in a food processor and process until crumb-like. You can make a big batch and keep them in the freezer for months! Print