Vegan Meatlover's Pizza

 Being vegan doesn't ever mean you cannot ever enjoy indulgences. This pizza recipe is delicious, pack full of protein, and a comforting fun way to have a meal. 

 

Makes: 1 large pizza

28 oz. ready-made pizza dough

1 jar pizza sauce of choice

2 tbsp olive oil

1 wheel Miyokos vegan mozzarella

1.5 oz or 1/3 wedge Violife vegan parmesan

1 package Yves vegan pepperoni

2 Sweet Italian Beyond plant-based sausages

1 oz (quarter package) Impossible plant-based ground beef 

3 tbsp McCormick imitation bacon bits

Optional: I added mushrooms and onions to mine 

1. Thaw your pizza dough if frozen and preheat your oven to 400℉. 

2. In the meantime, shred your mozzarella and parmesan. Use a thicker shredder for the mozzarella and a thinner shredder for the parmesan. Then set the shredded cheese aside. 

3. Spread some parchment paper on a pizza baking sheet. Add olive oil to your hand and remove the pizza dough from the packaging.. This prevents the dough from sticking to your fingers. 

4. Spread the dough around so that it is even distributed on the sheet, with your fingers. Remove any air bubbles if they show up. 

5. Spread pizza sauce on top and sprinkle with the cheese you shredded earlier. Then spread a desired number of pepperoni slices. 

6. Break apart small chunks of the sausage and and ground beef. Spread desired amount on pizza, evenly distributing. Since they are vegan, pre-cooking is not required and they will bake with the rest of the pizza. 

7. Sprinkle vegan bacon bits on top. At this point, feel free to add any vegetables if you wish. 

8. Top the pepperoni's with a small bit of water. This will prevent them from drying out in the oven. 

9. Place the pizza on the bottom rack of the oven and bake for about 25 minutes. This is to prevent the bacon bits and pepperoni from burning. 

10. Once baked, let cool for about 10 minutes slice, and serve. Enjoy!