PP: Pizza!

Chef: Jeannie Hudkins
Makes: 4 servings
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes                                 Total Time:  40 minutes  

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Ingredients 

Cheeze Sauce Topping; Option I

• 1/3 c nutritional yeast flakes
• 2 T cornstarch
• 1 T flour
• ½ t paprika
• ½ t mustard powder
• ¼ t garlic powder
• ¼ t salt
• 1 T white or yellow miso
• 1 t. lemon juice
• 1 c water

Feta Cheeze Topping; Option 2

• 1 pkg. extra firm tofu
• 2 t dried oregano
• 2 t dried basil 
• 2 t salt

Pizza

• 1 whole wheat pizza crust, thawed
• 1 tomato, sliced thin
• 1 onion, sliced
• Marinara sauce
• Spinach, about 5 oz. (1 small bag)
• Mushrooms, sliced

Directions

Option 1:  Cheeze Sauce Topping

1. Place first nine ingredients into a bowl.
2. Add 1/3 cup of the water and mix until all ingredients are blended.
3. Add remaining 2/3 cup water. Mix well
4. Place the mixture in a small saucepan and stir over medium heat until it starts to thicken. Let bubble for 30 seconds. Removed from heat

Option 2:  Feta Cheeze Topping

1. Drain the tofu in a linen cloth 
2. Cut the drained tofu into cubes
3. Place basil, oregano, salt, and the cubed tofu in a pan with 2 cups water 
4. Simmer uncovered, for 30 minutes

Pizza

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees
2. Water-saute onions until soft, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook several more minutes until mushrooms give up their water
3. Water-saute spinach until just wilted
4. Spoon marinara onto pizza crust and spread in a thin layer
5. Distribute onion/mushroom mixture evenly over pizza
6. Add spinach, then place tomato slices on top
7. Drizzle the cheeze sauce or feta cheeze over the top of the pizza
8. Cook 20 minutes.

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