Pizza Baked Tofu

This pizza baked tofu is quick and easy to prepare, and is a super high protein way to enjoy those classic pizza flavours! Customise with your favourite toppings.

Is there anything that’s not improved by smothering it in tomato sauce and cheese? I’m generally not a huge fan of plain bread, for example, but slap a bit of sauce and cheese on it and call it a pizza, and I’m sold.

The same goes for this pizza baked tofu - it's enough to convert even the most ardent tofu sceptic.

What is pizza baked tofu?

This pizza baked tofu consists of:

• big pieces of extra firm tofu (this is in place of the usual bread base!)
• rich tomato pizza sauce (I used a shop-bought sauce, because lazy)
• gooey melted mozzarella cheese
• my favourite pizza toppings

It's all baked up in one dish, so it takes next to no time to prepare. Just assemble it all in the dish, and pop it in the oven to get nice and bubbly.

How to make pizza baked tofu

Step 1: Prepare the tofu

Cut your block of extra firm tofu into two nice big slabs - like you would if you were making tofu steaks.

At this point, you can press the tofu, if you like. It squeezes a lot of liquid out of the tofu, and will give a slightly firmer end result. To do this, you can use a tofu press (like this one: Amazon US / Amazon UK).

Or, if you don't have one, you can just sandwich the pieces of tofu between two clean tea towels, and place something heavy on top (like some cookbooks or a few heavy pans). Leave it for at least 10 minutes or so.

If I'm honest though, I very rarely bother pressing my tofu 'properly'. Usually the effect is barely noticeable, as I discovered when I investigated the best way to cook tofu, and honestly, I just can't be bothered. It's one step too much faff for me.

Instead, I usually just press the tofu by hand, using a tea towel. Even just firmly pressing down on the tofu for a few seconds either side can absorb a surprising amount of liquid, and it takes a fraction of the time.

Step 2: Add tomato sauce

Place the tofu in a baking dish, on a bed of tomato sauce.

I used a shop-bought tomato sauce, because again: lazy (but to be fair to myself, also busy, and always tired). I like quick food, not something that's going to take me all day.

If you have a little more energy than I do, feel free to make your own (make your tomato sauce in the slow cooker if you like!).

Step 3: Add pizza toppings

Here's the fun bit! You can add whatever toppings you usually enjoy on pizza - see below for some ideas. Just scatter the toppings you've chosen all over the place.

As long as it's something that will cook in the oven in 20 minutes or so, get it in there! Just don't overcrowd the dish too much, or it may end up a bit watery.

Step 4: Add cheese

And of course, the pièce de résistance: mozzarella cheese.

I used a small ball of fresh mozzarella that I tore into pieces (so satisfying). Grated mozzarella would work just fine too, or even just some good old cheddar. I don't discriminate when it comes to cheese.

Pop it in the oven until the cheese is starting to crisp up, and the sauce is nice and bubbly.

You'll end up with firm pieces of tofu that soak up the rich tomato sauce from both sides, making it super tasty. And the vegetables and cheese are truly reminiscent of my favourite pizza.

What vegetarian pizza toppings can you use on this baked tofu?

How to serve pizza baked tofu

We ate our pizza baked tofu for lunch with a slice of garlic bread. It was the perfect balance between something light (well, lighter than real pizza anyway), and something rich and hearty.

If you want a more substantial meal, serve it with some spaghetti underneath, coated in a little more tomato sauce.

Here's another of my favourite ways to make tofu tasty: cheesy tofu meatballs!

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