Vegan BBQ Chicken Pizza

CPK-Style Vegan BBQ Chicken Pizza

This is perfect for the college apartment because it takes less than 30 minutes to make and bake!

Even though I live in the Mid-Atlantic region, California Pizza Kitchen pizza still has a reputation for being some of the best pizza around. A few years back, before I was a vegetarian, my favorite pizza to order was the BBQ Chicken Pizza. Now, I’ve made a vegan spin on it, and it’s quite delicious! Here’s the recipe:

Ingredients:

·        1 premade 12 inch pizza dough (I bought Whole Wheat from Trader Joe’s for $1.19!)

·        2/3 cup of vegan barbecue sauce (Be sure to check that it does not have honey)

·        ½ package  of chicken-flavored Seitan (Or Tofu)

·        1 tablespoon of olive oil

·        1 ½ cups of vegan shredded cheese (I used Lisanatti  THE ORIGINAL Almond)

·        ½ cup of chopped onion

·        2 tablespoons fresh cilantro

Directions:

1.       Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

2.      Drain the package of Seitan and break the “chicken” pieces into bite-sized chunks.

3.      Heat the oil in a pan and cook the Seitan for 6 minutes, or until brown on the edges. Take it out the pan and transfer to small bowl.

4.     Roll out the pizza crust onto a pizza pan or an oiled baking pan.

5.      Pour 1/3 cup of barbecue sauce onto the Seitan pieces and coat evenly.

6.     Cover the pizza crust with the remaining barbecue sauce and top with half of the cheese, all of the chicken, and onions.

7.     Complete the last layer of the pizza with cheese.

8.     Bake the pizza for 20 minutes. Once out of the oven, top with fresh cilantro.