I wish I had a piece (or 15 pieces) of this butternut squash pizza in front of me right now. I'm starving, and all I really want to eat is pizza. This pizza. I made it for a dinner party the other night, then made it again the next afternoon. If I had thought ahead and had some pizza dough on hand, I'd be making it again tonight.
Sweet roasted butternut squash and fragrant rosemary sit on top of a bed of roasted garlic white sauce that is covered with caramelized onions. The whole thing is sprinkled (liberally) with whole cloves of roasted garlic and chunks of goat cheese. It's sweet in the way that savory things roasted and caramelized for a long time tend to be.
Make sure you share a piece or two with whoever you are kissing tonight; this baby's full of sweet, delicious roasted garlic 🙂
Roasted Garlic, Butternut Squash and Goat Cheese
Yield: 2-3 medium pizzas 1x
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This slightly sweet and garlicky roasted butternut squash pizza with creamy goat cheese is one of my personal favourites. You will LOVE it!
Ingredients
- Pizza dough
- 1 butternut squash, peeled and cut into thin slices
- Olive oil
- 2 heads of garlic
- 1 onion
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk
- Goat cheese
- 4 tablespoons fresh rosemary, finely minced
- Sea salt and fresh cracked pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Toss the butternut squash slices in a splash of olive oil and arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet. Slice about 1/2 inch off the top off each head of garlic so that all cloves are slightly showing. Drizzle olive oil over each head and arrange, cut-side down on the baking tray.
- Check the squash after 15 minutes, if it is soft remove it from the oven and set it aside in a bowl. Continue to cook the garlic until it is soft and fragrant, about 25-30 minutes total. Remove the garlic from oven and, once it is cool enough to handle, gently squeeze the garlic cloves out of their skin.
- Meanwhile, thinly slice the onion and add it to a pan with a splash of olive oil. Cook on medium-low heat, stirring occasionally until it is very soft.
For the white sauce:
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and whisk till combined. Cook for 1 minute, stirring continuously. Slowly add the milk and whisk till combined. Bring to a boil and whisk until it has thickened. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Mash 10 of the roasted garlic cloves with a fork in a small bowl and add them to the white sauce and whisk to combine.
To assemble the pizza:
- Coat the dough in a thin layer of olive oil, add the roasted garlic white sauce over the entire surface, leaving a 1-inch border. Top with the caramelized onions, roasted butternut squash, roasted garlic, goat cheese, rosemary and salt and pepper.
- Bake in a 500 degree oven for 10-12 minutes, according to the directions for the pizza dough.
Want the best pizza dough recipe ever? Here it is 🙂
Kristen Stevens
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Squash Lady says
September 26, 2018 at 9:35 amI stumbled across this recipe about three years ago and have been making it at least once a month ever since, so I figured I owed you a comment. It’s so good! I’m actually eating it right now and it it possible my favorite food in the whole world. Thank you so much!
Kristen Stevens says
October 1, 2018 at 3:53 pmThat is such a big compliment! And thank you so much for coming back to comment!!
Giddy says
February 1, 2018 at 8:51 amOmg, this pizza looks superb. I’ve been meaning to wander a bit and do something different than just my regular broccoli and eggplant pizza. I’ll give this a go!
Kristen Stevens says
February 1, 2018 at 12:28 pmI hope you love it as much as I do!
Tina for Thetastyworld.com says
October 2, 2017 at 6:29 amHm This pizza looks so tasty! I can not wait to make one.
Kristen Stevens says
October 2, 2017 at 1:11 pmThis pizza is so good! I hope you love it, too!!
Lyndsay says
June 4, 2013 at 2:48 pmAmazing! I made this for dinner last night and it’s so good! I left out the carmalized onions (not an onion fan) and its so full of flavor even without them. I will definitely make this again!
Adam says
February 11, 2013 at 7:39 pmI just finished eating this delicious pizza which my wife made and I must say
it’s heavenly!!! In fact, it’s now on our list of favorite foods. :0) Thanks for an
amazing recipe!
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Jim says
November 19, 2012 at 5:15 amI made this last night with some spent grain pizza dough after a long day brewing beer. Amazing! Thanks for the great recipe.
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Kristen says
November 19, 2012 at 1:10 pmYou’re so welcome, Jim!
Lex says
October 14, 2012 at 4:51 pmJust discovered your food blog and this post recently while looking for a “butternut squash pizza” recipe. After browsing a few of the results, this one looked the best. Since my husband is a big fan of pepperoni pizza and doesn’t fully appreciate my fancy non-traditional pizza endeavors, I invited a friend over Friday night for dinner to try this out on. This pizza was fun to make, made the whole house smell wonderful, and was SOOOO GOOD! My husband even stole a few pieces and agreed it was one of the best pizzas I’ve made (and I worked in a pizza shop for 4 years, so I make a lot of pizzas).
Thanks for the original and delicious recipe! I look forward to making it again and trying out some of the other recipes on your blog : )
Ka says
October 5, 2012 at 2:54 amI have just made my shopping list & i cant wait to get this on the table in a few hours! It is just mouthwatering!! Will let you know how we liked it!!
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Kristen says
October 5, 2012 at 11:19 amI can’t wait to hear what you think of it. It is one of my favourites!
Ka says
May 30, 2013 at 7:46 amHiya Kristen, a bit late yes…. in the meantime we have made this pizza several times, it is just gorgeous!! A true Pizza Bianca and the butternut witht he goats cheese is to die for! Thank you for this wonderful recipe! Salute! Ka
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Jenny says
June 30, 2012 at 11:54 pmPizza may be my greatest weakness, and I love any excuse to eat goats cheese and caramelised onions. I have to try this!
Kristen says
July 3, 2012 at 3:17 pmHey Jenny,
I hope you do! It really was my favourite pizza yet 🙂
Kristin says
June 30, 2012 at 6:06 pmMakes it into my Top 5 favorite pizzas – this one will definitely be added into the rotation.
A wonderful balance of flavors!
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Kristen says
June 30, 2012 at 8:49 pmHey Kristin,
I’m so happy to hear that you loved it. It is definitely one of my favourites!
Sarah says
June 20, 2012 at 6:45 pmYuuummmmmmy – this looks like one addicting pizza. I’d probably eat it as leftovers for a week!
Julia {The Roasted Root} says
June 20, 2012 at 2:52 pmOooh, you’ve got some great judgement! I love butternut squash, goat cheese and rosemary so this is the perfect pizza for me! Homemade pizza is so much fun and yes, an endless pizza would be wonderful!
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Kristen says
June 20, 2012 at 3:42 pmThanks, Julia!
Jeff says
June 20, 2012 at 12:39 pmI have just eaten lunch but now my mouth is watering after reading this recipe. I do a grilled pizza that my nephew refers to as his last meal, should he ever be on death row: http://www.hometownslop.blogspot.com/2012/02/grilled-pizzas-dish-that-i-am-loved-for.html
Thanks for sharing,
Jeff
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Kristen says
June 20, 2012 at 3:41 pmYou’re welcome, Jeff. I’ve heard about grilling pizza before but I’ve never tried it before myself. Will check yours out for sure 🙂
Brittany says
June 10, 2012 at 6:00 pmI will definitely be making this soon! Pictures are gorgeous! 🙂
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Rachael says
June 8, 2012 at 7:27 amOh momma, that looks good! It’s like 9am here, but I’d eat that for breakfast if I had it in my fridge! 🙂
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Kristen says
June 10, 2012 at 5:03 pmLol I love pizza for breakfast!