stuffed french-bread pizza.

ingredients:
1 2-foot-long French-bread loaf
1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
1 pkg. Tofurky vegan Italian sausage, crumbled
1/2 pkg. veggie pepperoni, chopped
1 small red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 small onion, chopped
2 large garlic cloves, chopped
1 pkg. frozen spinach, thawed, squeezed dry, and chopped
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 tub Tofutti plain cream cheese
1 block Italian-style seasoned tofu, crumbled
1/2 cup grated vegan parmesan
1 block vegan mozzarella, grated
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes 


instructions:
1.) Preheat the oven to 425°F.

2.) Split the bread lengthwise, hollow each piece out, and cut in half horizontally, making 4 shells for the pizzas.

3.) Heat the olive oil in a skillet over a medium-to-high flame and brown the Tofurky sausage and the veggie pepperoni.

4.) Add the red bell pepper, onion, and garlic. Cook for 3 minutes and then add the spinach.

5.) Remove from the heat, season with the salt and pepper, and transfer to a bowl.

6.) Combine with the Tofutti cream cheese, the seasoned tofu, and the vegan parmesan and mix thoroughly.

7.) Spread the mixture into the bread shells.

8.) Top each pizza with the vegan mozzarella. Place on a cookie sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the “cheese” melts and the bread is super-crisp.

9.) Remove from the oven. Top with the oregano and the hot pepper flakes and serve.

makes: 4 French-bread pizzas.