How To Make Vegan Mexican Pizza | Plant-Based Recipe - Healthy Vegan Meal Ideas

vegan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: dairy-free cheese spread

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

refried beans

🥗Healthier: black beans

💰Cheaper: pinto beans

Black beans are a great source of protein and fiber.

pizza dough

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pizza dough

💰Cheaper: store-bought pizza crust

Whole wheat dough is healthier while store-bought is more convenient.

Begin the recipe by adding 2 plant-based sausages and some chopped brown onion to a food processor.

Add your ground sausage into a cast iron pan with avocado oil.

Season your ground sausage with taco seasoning, creole seasoning and all-purpose seasoning.

After you finish cooking the ground sausages, set them aside and prep the other ingredients.

In the same food processor, add 1.5 cups of cooked pinto beans, 1/2 cup of spring water, sea salt, and a little chopped jalapeño. Blend in your food processor, then set aside.

In a cast iron pan, add 2 tablespoons of tomato paste, 2 tablespoons of taco seasoning, 1 cup of spring water, and all-purpose seasoning. Cook until you have a smooth pizza sauce texture.

Take a sheet of parchment paper and brush some avocado oil on top of the parchment paper.

Add 1 large tortilla on top of the parchment paper and glaze it with avocado oil.

Evenly spread the pizza sauce.

Over the pizza sauce, add the beans, then the ground sausage.

Cover with a large tortilla.

Brush the tortilla with avocado oil and then the pizza sauce.

Top with plant-based cheese.

Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

Top the Mexican Pizza off with cilantro, lettuce, onions, tomato and black olives.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Dietary