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    Vegan Pizza Grilled Cheese 

    April 13, 2018 by Lauren Hartmann 11 Comments

    *This post may contain affiliate links in the recipe card*

    Now your vegan grilled cheese can taste just like pizza. Ain’t life grand? 

    April is national grilled cheese month. So if you are looking for the best vegan grilled cheese ever, you have come to the right place. This vegan pizza grilled cheese has marinara sauce, the most delicious vegan ricotta and basil. Then it is made crispy and melty and amazing. Crisp and brown on the outside and it legit tastes just like pizza on the inside.

    You can totally change up the filling with maybe olives, vegan pepperoni, onions, or anything you usually like on your pizza. I just want you to know, any way you make it, it will be outstanding. 

    I am in love with this tofu ricotta, I want to put it on everything. It is scary easy, and so convincing, I doubt anyone will notice this is not regular ricotta. The combination of this vegan ricotta, marinara and fresh basil is amazing when it gets hot. Vegan pizza grilled cheese is everything!

    I have been craving this like crazy, since I always want pizza,but this is way faster! My favorite bread to use for this is sourdough. It makes this vegan pizza grilled cheese super bangin’. Also, is gets super crunchy on the outside, which is frankly my favorite part of any grilled cheese situation.

    I will never get tired of these beauties! Super quick to throw together and a total crowd pleaser. My family loves them, and ask for them all the time! 

    Vegan Pizza Grilled Cheese

    Print Recipe
    Vegan grilled cheese with marinara, the best tofu ricotta and basil. All crispy, hot and amazing. 
    Course Main Course
    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Servings 3 Sandwiches
    Author Lauren Hartmann

    Ingredients

    • 1/2 Block Extra firm tofu
    • 1-2 Cloves Garlic
    • 2 Tbsp. Nutritional yeast
    • 2 tsp. Olive oil
    • 1/2 tsp. Salt
    • 2 Tbsp. Lemon juice
    • Pinch of black pepper
    • 3/4 C. Marinara sauce
    • 1/4 C. Fresh basil
    • 6 Slices Crusty bread, I used Sourdough
    • 1/4 C. Vegan butter,room temperature (I used Earth Balance)

    Instructions

    • First, place the tofu in a paper towel or kitchen towel, and squeeze it over the sink to get as much liquid out as you can. It will crumble, but no worries, you will be crumbling it anyways. 
    • Once you have squeezed as much liquid out as you can, crumble the tofu into a food processor or blender. Then add the garlic(1 or 2 cloves depending on how much you like garlic), the nutritional yeast, olive oil, salt, lemon juice and pepper.
    • Process for a minute or so, scraping down the sides as needed until it is smooth but with a little texture so it looks like ricotta cheese. Taste and adjust seasoning. 
    • Now, take two slices of bread, spread one slice of bread with the vegan ricotta mixture, the other slice with marinara and a few pieces of basil. Then put the sandwich together. 
    • Next, heat a non stick pan on medium high. 
    • Then spread one side of the sandwich with vegan butter. Then place butter side down in the pan. 
    • Spread the other side of the sandwich with vegan butter. Cook on one side for 3-5 minutes until nice and brown and crusty. Reducing heat as needed. Flip and cook for a few more minutes until the whole sandwich is brown and crisp and hot and delicious. 
    • Serve immediately. 
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    Filed Under: Entrees Tagged With: grilled cheese, pizza grilled cheese, vegan, vegan grilled cheese, vegan pizza grilled cheese, vegan sandwich

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Kristin

      May 12, 2018 at 9:48 pm

      giiiiirl, yes!! this looks so good.

      Reply
    2. Amanda

      January 12, 2020 at 2:40 am

      5 stars
      So FREAKING GOOD!!!!! I knew I’d like it and figured most my kids would – 6/7 of em loved it, 1 is ish only bc he doesn’t like tofu mashed – but he loves tofu. Texture thing. I sautéed some red onion and mushrooms and added into the mix, threw in some chopped up chao slices along with a handful of daiya shreds. Seriously so DELISH and EASY! Perfect weekend dinner 🙂

      Reply
      • Amanda

        January 13, 2020 at 1:59 am

        5 stars
        So- I had left over tofu ricotta and decided to mix in a jar of marinara sauce and black olives, boil up some pasta and round two of a radical recipe, man!! Had I wanted to take the time I could have stuck it in a casserole dish, top it with some bread crumbs and bake it for a bit. Thanks for your awesome recipes Lauren! Yours are def some of our family’s favs!!

        Reply
    3. Darci

      April 19, 2020 at 9:45 pm

      This was so good! Non-vegan husband and kid approved too!

      Reply
    4. Tori

      May 27, 2020 at 9:30 pm

      SO easy and tastes incredible!! This is going to become a regular for me for sure.

      Reply
    5. CAROL Kantrowitz

      August 26, 2020 at 6:29 pm

      5 stars
      will let you know

      Reply
    6. Amy P

      March 1, 2021 at 1:18 pm

      Looks amazing and think I’ll make it tomorrow. Can I use eggplant vs tofu? If I slice the eggplant into rounds they should fit on the bread. Thoughts on taste? Thanks.

      Reply
    7. AddieGray

      July 20, 2021 at 7:53 pm

      5 stars
      Fracking amazing! I used pita bread instead and made a little pizza. Even my non-vegan husband loved it.

      Reply

    Trackbacks

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      May 2, 2018 at 2:58 pm

      […] you love this vegan Ricotta, maybe you should try some of my other favorite uses for it, like My Vegan Pizza Grilled Cheese,  or my Vegan Savory Spinach and Artichoke […]

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      June 6, 2018 at 1:29 pm

      […] I used to hate zucchini when I was a kid, until I discovered Hibachi vegetables. That quick saute makes the zucchini taste so amazing. Mushy zucchini is a no go for me. I wanted to find a way to continue my current love affair with crisp zucchini. This is the way to go. Adding pretty much anything to pasta is an awesome idea! Ricotta adapted from my Vegan Pizza Grilled Cheese Recipe! […]

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