Meat "less" Lovers Pizza

Ingredients

• 1 x 12- to 14-inch pizza crust
• 8 oz shredded soy mozzarella

Simple seasoned tomato sauce

• 1 cup commercial tomato sauce
• 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Meat topping

• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 4 oz soy “ground Beef”
• 2 soy “sausage” links, sliced into ½-inch rounds
• ¼ cup chopped onion
• 12 slices soy “pepperoni”
• 6 slices soy “Canadian bacon”

Procedures

1. Preheat oven to 450°F.
2. Prebake fresh pizza crust, if using, for 3 to 4 minutes.
3. Remove from oven, and set aside to cool slightly.

Simple seasoned tomato sauce

1. Combine tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
2. Set aside.

Meat topping

1. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in large skillet over medium-high heat, and saut8e “ground beef” and “sausage” links for about 3 minutes, or until hot and slightly crispy.
2. Using a spatula, remove “meat” from pan, add remaining 2 teaspoons oil to skillet and sauté onions for 3 minutes, or until translucent.
3. Add simple seasoned tomato sauce, and stir.
4. Remove from heat.

Assembly

1. Spread sauce mixture over pizza crust.
2. Top with “ground beef,” “sausage,” cheese, “pepperoni” and “Canadian bacon” slices.
3. Bake for 13 to 15 minutes.
4. Remove from oven, and serve.