Vegetarian Times Meat Lovers' Pizza
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
-
6 pizza slices
ingredients
- 1 pizza crust (12- to 14-inch, freshly made or commercial)
-
Simple Seasoned Tomato Sauce
- 1 cup canned tomato sauce
- 1⁄4 cup chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
- salt
- fresh ground black pepper
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Meat Topping
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
- 4 ounces veggie crumbles (soy ground meat)
- 2 links soy sausage, sliced into 1/2-inch rounds
- 1⁄4 cup chopped onion
- 2 cups shredded lowfat mozzarella cheese or 2 cups soy mozzarella cheese
- 12 slices soy pepperoni
- 6 slices soy Canadian bacon
directions
- Preheat oven to 450°; prebake the fresh pizza crust if using, for 3-4 minutes; remove from oven, and set aside to cool slightly.
- Make the Simple Seasoned Sauce: combine the tomato sauce, onion, oil, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper; set aside.
- Make the “Meat Topping”: heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a big skillet over med-high heat; add the soy ground meat and sausage links; saute for about 3 minutes, or until hot and slightly crispy.
- Using a spatula, remove the meat from the pan; add the remaining 2 teaspoons oil; saute the onions for 3 minutes, or until translucent; add in the tomato sauce and stir; remove from heat.
- Spread the tomato sauce over the crust; top with the ground meat, sausage, cheese, pepperoni, and Canadian bacon slices.
- Bake for 13-15 minutes, or until the cheese melts; remove from oven and serve.
- For Vegan use a vegan soy cheese.
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