Holy Week starts in just a few days, which means Christians, who abstain from meat on Fridays during Lent, have to come up with just one more vegetarian option to serve on Good Friday.
I live in Wisconsin where Friday night fish frys reign supreme. However, last week I was invited to a Friday night get-together that didn’t include a single deep-fried cold-blooded aquatic vertebrate. Rather, my pal made a bunch of different meatless pizzas that were out of this world good.
Interestingly, the recipes did come from fancy-schmancy celebrity chefs. Instead, my friend simply modified regular pizza recipes and left out the meat. Brilliant, right? Kidding aside, we didn’t miss the meat at all; the pizzas were that tasty.
Whether you are looking to try something new this Lent or you need a new vegetarian recipe because you abstain from meat every Friday (or you are a vegetarian), then the following pizzas are sure to hit the spot:
CHEESE AND PASTA PIZZA
Ingredients:
2 cups uncooked corkscrew macaroni
3 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup onion, finely chopped
1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
1 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1 medium tomato, thinly sliced
1 green pepper, sliced into rings
2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain well and place in a bowl.
Combine eggs and milk, then stir into cooked macaroni.
Stir in Cheddar cheese and onion; mix well.
Spread macaroni mixture evenly on a well-buttered 14-inch pizza pan.
Bake for 25 minutes.
In a pot add tomato sauce, basil, oregano and garlic salt.
Pour mixture over baked macaroni crust.
Arrange tomato slices and pepper rings on macaroni crust.
Sprinkle with Mozzarella cheese.
Bake about 15 minutes more or until cheese is bubbly.
Remove and serve warm.
MEDITERRANEAN PIZZA
Ingredients:
1 can refrigerated pizza dough
1 can (8 ounces) pizza sauce
1 clove garlic, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano, divided
2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
1 can quartered artichoke hearts, drained
1/2 cup crumbled Feta cheese
1/4 cup chopped Kalamata olives
Directions:
Heat oven to 425 degrees.
Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.
Stretch and press dough on to the cookie sheet to make a rectangle.
In a bowl mix together pizza sauce with garlic and 1 teaspoon oregano.
Spread sauce over dough to within 1/2-inch of edges.
Top with remaining ingredients in the order listed.
Sprinkle remaining 1/2 teaspoon oregano on top.
Bake 15 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted.
Remove and serve warm.
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