Buffalo Chicken Pizza
By Monica on February 27th, 2008
I’ve been wanting to try this forever, my craving for Buffalo ‘Chicken’ not at all satisfied with the mock meat wings in the frozen foods section. So I gave it a whirl, using Isa’s crust recipe in VWAV, a basic seitan recipe, and lots of hot sauce.
Naked pizza, before I decided it needed some dressing up:
Topped with plenty of shredded romaine lettuce:
I was afraid the sauce would be too hot, but the crust and lettuce dilute it nicely so it’s just the right amount of spice. Dipping it into some vegan ranch dressing also takes the sting away nicely! I used Frank’s Hot Wings Sauce, which I absolutely love, but be careful because some varieties have milk derived “natural flavors” listed on the ingredients label.
Buffalo Chicken Pizza
Crust
Your favorite crust recipe for 2 pizzas.
Toppings
1 large yellow or white onion, diced
1 head romaine lettuce, shredded
4 Roma tomatoes, diced
Seitan - Dry Mix
1 1/2 cups vital wheat gluten
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1/2t onion powder
1/2t garlic powder
Seitan - Wet Mix
1 cup cold water
3T soy sauce
Seitan - Cooking Liquid
1 1/2 cups hot sauce
1 cup water
1 Chicken-less chicken bouillon cube
(note - this will become your pizza sauce later, don’t discard!)
In a large bowl, whisk the dry ingredients together. In a measuring cup, mix the wet ingredients together. Combine the two and mix just until moistened. Do not knead at all!
Divide the seitan into four sections and form each into a relatively flat patty or pancake.
Mix all of the cooking liquid ingredients, dissolving the bouillon cube. Place the four seitan patties into a shallow baking dish and cover with the cooking liquid. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.
When cooked, remove patties from cooking liquid and let cool. Pour the cooking liquid into a saucepan, bring to a boil, and add 1-2T cornstarch to thicken. This is now your pizza sauce!
Cube as much of the seitan as you’d like for your pizzas, and assemble: sauce, onions, tomatoes, seitan. Bake at 475 for 12-14 minutes, or following the directions of your crust recipe. Add the shredded lettuce when the pizza comes out of the oven, and serve with some vegan ranch dressing for dipping.
Depending on how much of the seitan you use on your pizzas, you should have enough left over for a couple of Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches too.
I took the remaining seitan patties, dipped them in even more hot sauce, coated them in panko, and baked them for a few minutes until crispy. Absolutely delicious with some Vegenaise (though really, what isn’t delicious with Vegenaise?)
Romina. says:
That pizza looks so good! I bet you could fool an omni with that.
I love your idea with what to do with the leftover seitan… what a delicious sandwich that must have been.
February 27th, 2008 at 8:58 am
Cakespy says:
If I were faced with the sandwiches and the pizza, I honestly don’t know which I would go for first. YUM. These look so incredible!
February 27th, 2008 at 11:11 am
VeggieGirl says:
wow, you put those famous pizza shops to shame!! looks MAGNIFICENT!!
February 27th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Chocolatecoveredvegan says:
I don’t think I’ve ever had real buffalo chicken pizza, but I’d LOVE to try yours!
And what a great thing to do with the leftovers!
February 27th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
melody says:
I don’t even like seitan and this has my mouth watering… baking it in a hot sauce? ummm Yes Please!
Me thinks I know what I’ll be doing the next time I make seitan (and I make it weekly for my kids and ex hubby)..
February 27th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Tori says:
Now that it has been put into a vegan context, it looks so good.
It doesn’t have pooled grease or too much “cheese”. Plus it is top with lettuce. Yum!
February 27th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Lori- the pleasantly plump vegan says:
GREAT idea with the pizza. i love lettuce on top of pizzas. i like a black bean topped tostada style pizza with romaine, tomato and avocado.
February 27th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
sheree says:
Wow! Last night I told my DH I am dying for pizza and look what I find. I have to wait until my package from Bob’s Red Mill arrives on Friday, but the pizza and your sandwich look fantastic. I am so glad you turned me on to the roast, you are right it is great!!!!!
February 28th, 2008 at 9:55 am
Heidi says:
Hi! Found your page as a link off someone else’s. What good food…beautiful pictures! I am further inspired to transition from vegetarian to vegan. Thanks!
February 28th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Suzie says:
I’ve never had real buffalo wings, you know. So I’d have nothing to compare it to! Either way, that pizza and sandwich look mouth wateringly incredible!
February 28th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
bazu says:
OOOOOOh- that sounds intriguing. I’m a big fan of buffalo sauce, and the hot/cool combinations (like pizza & lettuce) that it brings. I have to try this!
And I answered your bitter melon question- some people suggested cooking methods/recipes for it in the comments section of this post: http://wherestherevolution.blogspot.com/2007/11/in-honor-of-world-vegan-day.html
Let me know how you cook yours!
February 29th, 2008 at 8:21 am
megan the vegan says:
I love all that lettuce on the pizza. Makes it fresh tasting without having to eat a salad on the side!
February 29th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
madeinalaska says:
that pizza looks fantastic!
March 2nd, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Mihl says:
The pizza looks so good, naked and with the lettuce on top!
Last week I was finally able to lay my hands on some gluten flour and make my own seitan sausage. And I put it on pizza as well!
March 3rd, 2008 at 2:27 am
jd says:
Your cooking never ceases to amaze me!
March 3rd, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Jennifer says:
That pizza looks wonderful! I bet you could sub in black beans for the seitan and it would be right up my alley. What a clever idea putting lettuce on pizza. Nice blog by the way.
March 5th, 2008 at 8:49 am