Remember the other day when I tried dairy-free cheese in taquitos and I decided that vegan cheese isn’t all that bad when it’s done the right way?
Turns out mac and cheese can also be both vegan and delicious. It can be even more delicious if you spread it over pizza dough, sprinkle bread crumbs on top of it and bake it in the oven.
You know, just a normal meal.
I found this recipe for macaroni and cheese on the Daiya website. The only changes that I made were cutting the recipe size in half and omitting the nutritional yeast and vegan parmesan cheese.
I’m not sure why I love the Daiya in this macaroni and cheese while I’ve found it unappealing on pizzas in the past.
Maybe it’s because it’s mixed in with other ingredients in this dish. Maybe it’s the way it’s melted down with Earth Balance and milk. Whatever the reason, I like it much better.
Mac and Cheese Pizza
Recipe adapted from Cooking with Daiya
Ingredients:
- 4 ounces dry macaroni pasta
- 3/4 cup Daiya Cheddar Style Shreds
- 3/4 cup Daiya Mozzarella Style Shreds
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Earth Balance Natural Buttery Spread
- 1 cup unsweetened rice milk
- sprinkle of fresh ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 pre-made pizza crust (or you can make your own, more on that below)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit and brush the outer edges of your pizza crust with the olive oil. If you want to make your own dough, I highly recommend this recipe from Jen over at The Baked Life.
Cook and strain the macaroni according to the package directions.
Melt the Earth Balance in a small pot over medium heat. Add in the rice milk, sprinkle of black pepper and two cheeses and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring frequently.
Remove from heat, pour over the cooked macaroni and stir.
Spoon the macaroni and cheese on top of your pizza crust, spreading it evenly and stopping about 1 inch from the edges. Sprinkle with paprika and top with bread crumbs.
Bake for 15-20 minutes, until the cheese begins to brown.
Remove from oven and eat immediately. If you can somehow find enough inner strength to not devour the entire thing in one sitting, this pizza will also be very good the next day.
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I think you should be my roomate and cook for me everyday. Seriously your recipes are AMAZING
mac n cheese pizza?
My god woman.
Well, you’ve just made my inner fat kid happy.
I’ve been keen on trying Daiya for a while now; I just wish it weren’t so danged expensive.
What a delicious, delicious way to carbo load to the max.
Glad you found some vegan cheese you’re happy with!
You are a genius. They should build a shrine, and write songs! Perhaps a public holiday in your honour??
Haha thanks! A chReese shrine.
Wow, that looks like the ultimate pizza!
WOWZA, I really want to try this!
Omg carb overload
I know what I’m making for dinner tonight!
A magnificent combination of two of my favourite dishes! YUM!!
They have mac n’ cheese pizza down the street but I’ve never seen it done vegan. I imagine this being a hit at one of my next dinner parties/game nights!
Wow, mac n ch(r)eese pizza looks and sounds amazing! I have fallen in love with Daiya cheese, I try not to buy it often but it really tastes like real cheese (when melted anyway) without overdoing it on the soy. Thanks for this recipe, I will be trying this pizza this week (alright, tonight:)
This has to be the MUST MAKE recipe of the century….I regained the 15 lbs I lost just reading this so it must be awesome.
i love this! mac and cheese pizza was my favorite late-night college snack in madison, and though my cheese eating days are over, it’s great to know i have options!
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