Vegan Pizza Grilled Cheese

Name: Vegan Pizza Grilled Cheese
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 2 slices gluten free bread (- I used millet chia bread); 2 teaspoons marinara or pizza sauce (+ more for dipping); 3 slices vegan mozzarella; 2 tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes; 4 kalamata olives (chopped); 3 fresh basil leaves; 4 teaspoons vegan mayo (divided)

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This Vegan Pizza Grilled Cheese has all the flavors of a pizza in the form of a sandwich. Made in 10 minutes, it's a quick and easy weeknight meal.

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The whole family will love this vegan grilled cheese. Having all the flavors of pizza, what's not to love?

Made in 10 minutes, it's an easy weeknight meal. While you're at it, make some Pizza Popcorn.

Other grilled cheese recipes to try are my Vegan Grilled Cheese Recipe with Onions and Red Pepper and my Vegan Grilled Cheese with Beans.

Some other fusion recipes to try are my Vegan Cheeseburger Pizza recipe and my Vegan Taco Pizza recipe.

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❤️ Why You'll Love It
🧾 Ingredients
🔪 Instructions
💭 Tips
🍽 Serving
👩🏻‍🍳 Recipe FAQs
Vegan Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
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❤️ Why You'll Love It

It tastes like a pizza but in the form of a grilled cheese sandwich.
It's made in 10 minutes!
It is comforting and flavorful.

🧾 Ingredients

Bread: I used gluten-free millet chia bread. Use your favorite.
Marinara sauce: You could also use pizza sauce.
Sun-dried tomatoes: I used sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil. You could also use dry sun-dried tomatoes. You could also use sautéed mushrooms or vegan pepperoni instead.
Black olives: I used Kalamata olives. You could also use green olives or another variety.
Vegan mozzarella: I like Daiya or Follow Yor Heart brands. Use your favorite.
Vegan mayo: For cooking the grilled cheese. It adds a rich taste to the bread. I used Vegenaise vegan mayo. Use your favorite. You could also use vegan butter.
Basil: I used fresh basil.

To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

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🔪 Instructions

Bread with marinara sauce, vegan mozzarella, basil, sun-dried tomatoes, and olives .

Step 1: Spread your favorite pizza or marinara sauce on bread.

Layer vegan mozzarella, basil, black olives, and sun-dried tomatoes on top.

Vegan Pizza Grilled Cheese in a skillet with vegan mayo getting spread on the bread.

Step 2: Sandwich the two pieces together and place them into a frying pan. Spread vegan mayo on the outside of both slices of bread.

Vegan Pizza Grilled Cheese in a skillet.

Step 3: Cook on both sides until golden brown.

💭 Tips

To help melt the vegan cheese, place a heat-proof metal bowl or a frying pan lid over the top of the sandwich creating a dome. This works best when the lid is smaller than the pan and just covers the sandwich.
You could also place an open-faced sandwich under the broiler for a few minutes. Some vegan cheeses melt better than others, so it all depends on which you use. You can see from my photos that my sandwich could have been cooked longer so that the vegan cheese could melt more.

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👩🏻‍🍳 Recipe FAQs

What do vegans eat in place of cheese?

You can make your own vegan cheese or use store-bought vegan cheese. For this vegan pizza grilled cheese, I used store-bought vegan mozzarella.

Can dairy-free cheese melt?

Depending on the brand, some vegan cheeses melt better than others. You can use a dome lid over the grilled cheese to help it melt better or put it under the broiler.