8Vegan Chicken-Free StripsI used Gardein Teryaki Chick'n Free Strips - without the Teryaki sauce but you could use any brand such as Beyond Meat if you can find it.
1/4CRed Onionsliced thinly
1/2CPineapplecubed
1Tbl vegan Bacon Bitsthere are several brands on the market
1/2CVegan Shredded Cheese
Parsleyfor garnish
Instructions
Place the crust ingredients into a bread machine in the order listed. Use the dough cycle. If you don't have a bread machine, you can use an electric mixer with a dough hook to knead it.
Once the dough cycle is complete, lightly spray the pan and coat the dough so that it doesn't dry out. Cover with a towel and let rest for 10 minutes in a warm place. The dough is too elastic at this point to press into the pan. After 10 minutes, it should be more relaxed and you can form your crust. Let rise in a warm place, covered, for 30 minutes.
Mid-way through, form the dough again so that it is not too puffy in the middle and make indentations with your fingertips so that the filling has somewhere to go.
Cook the chicken-free strips according to package instructions. Do not overcook!
Mix together the barbecue sauce and the cooked chicken-free strips and place onto the uncooked dough that has now risen.
Top with chunks of pineapple, sliced red onion, bacon-flavored bits and vegan shredded cheese (or you could just use vegan parmesan) of your choice.
Bake at 400 degrees for about 20-25 minutes or until cooked through and edges are slightly golden.
Allow to sit for a few minutes before serving and top with parsley to garnish.