Everyone loves a pizza night… especially when you’re making Vegan BBQ Chickpea Pizza! It’s next-level flavorful and delicious. This pizza is naturally dairy-free, and you can use a store-bought pizza crust of any kind or make your own. Next up, try Vegan Lasagna Soup, One Pot Enchilada, & Hidden Veggie Mac n Cheese.
Why I Love This Recipe
- Easy Dinner: This is a 20-minute dinner. Throw everything over top a healthy pizza crust and bake it in the oven! Quick and delicious.
- Plant Based: Chickpeas add protein while keeping this pizza vegan. The homemade vegan ranch is made from hemp seeds–but you won’t even miss the dairy!
- Packed with Flavor: This is the perfect sweet & savory flavor profile from the tangy barbecue paired with red onion and a homemade dairy-free ranch.
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Notes on Ingredients
- Pizza Crust: I like to use a whole-grain pizza crust, but any type of crust works. Use gluten-free to make this a gluten-free pizza.
- BBQ Sauce: Look for a BBQ with no added sugar or sweetened with a natural sugar like honey, agave, maple syrup, or fruit.
- Chickpeas: Drain and rinse them well before adding to the pizza crust.
Please take note that this is important information about the ingredients used in this recipe and the FULL recipe with measurements and details can be found DOWN BELOW (scroll to it) in the recipe card.
How do you make Vegan BBQ Chickpea Pizza?
- Preheat the oven to temperature according to your pizza crust instructions.
- Spread ¼ cup BBQ sauce on the pizza crust as a base.
- Toss 1 cup chickpeas with ½ cup of BBQ sauce and add onto the pizza along with sliced red onion.
- While the pizza bakes, make the vegan ranch. Blend all ranch ingredients in a high speed blender until smooth.
- When pizza is done cooking, drizzle ranch on top and sprinkle fresh parsley on for a garnish.
- Enjoy!
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Commonly Asked Questions
You can store pizza leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. I recommend reheating your slices in the oven before eating so they can crisp up a bit.
There are so many ways to use delicious leftover ranch! Use it on top of pasta salad or as a dip for veggies, tofu nuggets, or crispy tofu tenders.
Bake the pizza according to the pizza crust instructions (including any pre-bake instructions for the crust only). You can also bake it to your personal preference in terms of crispiness so keep an eye on it in the oven.
“This was so good! Neither my husband or I are vegan. However, the older I get the more I find the best thing on my plate are the veggies. My husband agreed, not happily, to one meatless dinner a week. This is the second recipe I’ve found that he has said he didn’t miss the meat. It was a hit!!!”
– Theresa
Extra Helpful Tips
- Use any kind of pizza crust you’d like–you can make your own or buy store-bought! Gluten-free crust will work too.
- If you have leftover hempseed ranch, store it in the fridge for up to 5 days and use it on salads, sandwiches, and as a dip for veggies throughout the week.
- Bake your pizza according to the package instructions from your pizza crust. You may need to pre-bake the crust if that’s a requirement in the instructions as well.
- Serve this with a side of Longevity Kale Salad for a balanced meal!
If you tried this Vegan BBQ Chickpea Pizza or any other recipe on my blog, please leave a 5-star rating and let me know how it went in the comments below. Thanks for visiting!
Vegan BBQ Chickpea Pizza
Equipment
Ingredients
BBQ Chickpea Pizza
- 1 cup chickpeas drained and rinsed
- ¼ cup red onion sliced
- ¾ cup BBQ sauce I used Mother Raw brand
- Fresh parsley chopped for garnish
- 1 pizza crust I used Engine 2 brand
Vegan Hemp Seed Ranch
- ¼ cup hemp seeds
- 2 teaspoon lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon dried dill
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- ⅛ teaspoon onion powder
- ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to temperature according to your pizza crust instructions.
- Spread ¼ cup BBQ sauce on the pizza crust as a base.
- In a small bowl, toss 1 cup chickpeas with ½ cup of BBQ sauce and add onto the pizza along with sliced red onion.
- While the pizza bakes, make the vegan ranch. Blend all ranch ingredients in a high speed blender until smooth.
- When pizza is done cooking, drizzle ranch on top and sprinkle fresh parsley on for a garnish.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- Use any kind of pizza crust you’d like–you can make your own or buy store-bought! Gluten-free crust will work too.
- If you have leftover hempseed ranch, store it in the fridge for up to 5 days and use it on salads, sandwiches, and as a dip for veggies throughout the week.
- Bake your pizza according to the package instructions from your pizza crust. You may need to pre-bake the crust if that’s a requirement in the instructions as well.
Jocelyn says
Super good ! Very impressed!! Will def be making this pizza again very soon.
Theresa Starr says
This was so good! Neither my husband or I are vegan. However, the older I get the more I find the best thing on my plate are the veggies. My husband agreed, not happily, to one meatless dinner a week. This is the second recipe I’ve found that he has said he didn’t miss the meat. It was a hit!!!
Kim Whitehead says
Sooo good! I skipped the ranch and topped with red onions, vegan Parmesan, and cilantro. This will be on my monthly rotation for sure.
Jordan Stacy says
Delicious pizza!!! Easy and always a hit with my non-vegan family members!