Pasta Pizza
This is a kid's favorite! It's like the perfect crispy-edges of mac and cheese covered in pizza! Pasta Pizza was one of my favorite dinners growing up. I'm thrilled to have veganized the awesome recipe that came from my Aunt Diana Thompson years ago!
Ingredients
- 2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
- 8 oz silken tofu
- ¼ cup chickpea flour
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 ½ tsp cornstarch
- ¼ tsp kala namak (Indian black salt) optional
- 1/8 tsp turmeric
- 2 cup shredded vegan cheese divided, I used Chao Creamy Original. It only comes in slices, but I keep the slices all together in a stack and grate it with a grater
- ⅓ cup finely chopped onion
- 2 cups pizza sauce your choice
- desired pizza toppings sliced mushrooms, diced bell pepper, tomato, olives, spinach, summer squash, vegan sausage, etc.
- crushed red pepper if desired.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F with oven rack at lowest level.
- Line a pizza pan or baking sheet with silicone baking sheet or parchment.
- Cook macaroni according to package directions. Drain well.
- While macaroni is cooking, blend silken tofu, chickpea flour, nutritional yeast, cornstarch, kala namak (if using), and turmeric until smooth.
- In a large bowl, combine drained macaroni, silken tofu mixture, finely chopped onion, and 1 cup grated vegan cheese. Mix well.
- Pour macaroni mixture onto prepared baking sheet or pizza pan. Pat mixture so that it is evenly about ½ inch thick without gaps in between the macaroni.
- Bake 375°F on the lowest rack for 25 minutes.
- Remove baking sheet from the oven. Spread evenly with pizza sauce, top with shredded vegan cheese, desired toppings, and a little more cheese.
- Return to oven and bake 12-15 minutes more, until cheese is bubbly.
- Remove to cooling rack. Carefully cut into slices with a spatula as not to cut the silicone baking sheet or parchment. Serve with crushed red pepper, if desired.
Notes
Adapted from recipe by Diana Thompson
Kala namak is a sulfur salt which gives things an eggy taste and smell. It's not Hawaiian black salt, but Indian black salt that you can find at Indian markets or online.