Huge time saver pizza

This post was originally published as Easy Pizza Night by Laurel on Health Food blog.

Using pre-made pizza doughs can be such a huge time saver when you’re craving a pizza night. I bought some gluten-free pizza crusts from a brand called Udi’s. They were in the frozen section at my favorite health food store. I was hoping to find a vegan pizza crust, but was unsuccessful on that grocery trip. I chose Udi’s because the ingredient list was short and I could use them right out of the freezer. No need to defrost and perfect for a busy night!

For my sauce, I used store-bought organic marinara and added some fresh basil and garlic to flavor it up. I used vegan mozzarella alternative from Galaxy Foods for my cheese. So far this is the best tasting cheese alternative I’ve tried. I wouldn’t eat big pieces of it plain, but it works great on pizza or burritos, and I don’t even miss real cheese.

For toppings I used green bell pepper and shiitake mushroom caps. Then I drizzled a little olive oil on top to make things crispy.

One of these days I’m going to get a bread maker and attempt to make my own crust, but these frozen doughs were so easy and convenient for a fast weeknight dinner.