Roasted Maple Butternut Squash and Garlic Mushroom Pizza
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Recipe type: Entree
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Serves: 4 servings
 
A homemade or store bought pizza crust topped with melted mozzarella cheese, roasted maple butternut squash, garlic mushrooms, and garnished with a handful of microgreens or frisee. This fall inspired roasted maple butternut squash and garlic mushroom pizza is delicious and simple to make.
Ingredients
  • Olive oil for greasing baking sheet
Roasted Maple Butternut Squash
  • 2 cups peeled and cubed butternut squash
  • 2 teaspoons pure maple syrup or ghosted maple syrup
  • ⅛ - ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
Garlic Mushrooms
  • 10 oz sliced white or cremini mushrooms, or mixed
  • 4 cloves of garlic, minced
  • ⅛ -1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
Pizza
  • 1 pound store bought or homemade pizza dough
  • 1-2 tablespoons olive oil for brushing
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Garnish
  • Handful of frisee or microgreens
  • Crushed red peppers
  • Parmesan cheese
  • Salt if needed to taste
Directions:
  1. Preheat the oven to 450F.
  2. Lightly grease a large baking sheet with olive oil. Set aside for now.
  3. In a medium sized bowl, add butternut squash, maple syrup, salt, and a little drizzle of olive oil. Toss until well combined. Transfer the butternut squash to the baking sheet.
  4. In the same medium sized bowl, add mushrooms, minced garlic, olive oil, and salt. Toss until well combined. Transfer the mushrooms to the same baking sheet.
  5. Roast the butternut squash and mushrooms for about 15-20 minutes until tender. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and set aside for now.
  6. Lightly grease a 12 inch pizza pan or a large baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray or olive oil.
  7. Place pizza dough on a lightly floured surface. Roll out the pizza dough into a 12 inch diameter circle. Transfer the pizza dough over to the pizza pan.
  8. Brush olive oil onto the pizza dough to help it brown. Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese onto the pizza, leaving a ½ or 1 inch edge. Add the butternut squash and mushrooms to the pizza.
  9. Place the pizza into the oven and bake for about 10-15 minutes until the crust has browned.
  10. When ready to serve, add a handful of frisee or microgreens on top of the pizza. Slice the pizza into 8 pieces.
  11. Serve the roasted maple butternut squash and garlic mushroom pizza with parmesan and crushed red pepper if desired. Sprinkle extra salt on top to taste.
Recipe by Cooking with a Wallflower at https://cookingwithawallflower.com/2018/10/14/roasted-maple-butternut-squash-and-garlic-mushroom-pizza/