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I love sweet potatoes. They are a mainstay of my diet, but sometimes I like to find new and creative ways to bump up the excitement factor. What better way to gain some excitement then to do a MASH-up (Ha!) of two of my favorites? Behold the pairing du jour: sweet potatoes and sausage, mushroom pizza.
Luckily for me, the modern world is full of vegan meat alternatives to make this recipe not only possible but delicious, readily-available, and affordable as well. For my “sausage”, I use the MorningStar Farms Veggie Sausage Crumbles. I’m sure there are other options available as well, but I find this one to be flavorful and easy to prepare, which are my two major criteria for success!
As for the cheese, I have found the Aldi-brand vegan mozarella to work well and taste like the real thing. Otherwise, it’s just veggies!
Vegan “Sausage” and Mushroom Pizza Topped Sweet Potato
Ingredients
- 1 medium sweet potato
- ½ cup frozen vegan sausage crumbles
- 1 can mushroom stems and pieces, drained
- ¼ cup vegan mozarella shreds
- salt
For Pizza Sauce
- 1 8 oz can tomato sauce
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp dried basil
- ½ tsp garlic salt
Instructions
- Wash the sweet potato and pierce with a knife. Microwave for 3 minutes. Turn over and microwave 3 minutes more. Squeeze the potato. If it still feels firm, microwave another minute or until the desired level of firmness is achieved.
- While the potato is cooking, mix the sauce ingredients and set aside. This can be done ahead and stored in a sealed container in the refrigerator.
- Meanwhile, heat a small skillet on medium-low heat on the stovetop. Add the frozen sausage crumbles and cook, stirring occasionally. When the sausage is no longer frozen, add the mushrooms. Stir and cook for 1-2 minutes. Then, sprinkle the "mozarella" shreds over the mixture in the pan. Cover and heat through until the cheese is melted.
- Slice the cooked sweet potato lengthwise down the center. Make cross-wise cuts through the sweet potato and then mash down with a fork. Sprinkle salt over the potato. Spread as much of the pizza sauce over the potato as you would like. Reserve the remaining sauce for another use. Gently slide the ingredients from the skillet onto the sweet potato, and enjoy!