Name: Vegetarian Pizza with Pesto and Delicata Squash
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Delicata squash - halved lengthwise, seeded, and cut into 1/4-inch slices - 1; Olive oil, divided - 4 tablespoons; Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste - 4 tablespoons; Flour, or as needed for dusting - 1 tablespoon; Pizza dough - 1 (16 ounce) package; Cornstarch, for dusting - 1 tablespoon; Basil pesto sauce - 4 tablespoons; Shredded mozzarella cheese, or as needed - 16 ounces; Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste - ½ cup; Chopped pecans, or more to taste (Optional) - 2 tablespoons

Vegetarian Pizza with Pesto and Delicata Squash

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20 min.

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Ingredients for - Vegetarian Pizza with Pesto and Delicata Squash

1. Delicata squash - halved lengthwise, seeded, and cut into 1/4-inch slices - 1

2. Olive oil, divided - 4 tablespoons

3. Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste - 4 tablespoons

4. Flour, or as needed for dusting - 1 tablespoon

5. Pizza dough - 1 (16 ounce) package

6. Cornstarch, for dusting - 1 tablespoon

7. Basil pesto sauce - 4 tablespoons

8. Shredded mozzarella cheese, or as needed - 16 ounces

9. Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste - ½ cup

10. Chopped pecans, or more to taste (Optional) - 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Vegetarian Pizza with Pesto and Delicata Squash

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

2. Stage

Combine delicata squash and 2 tablespoons olive oil in a bowl and mix well. Spread out on a baking sheet and season with salt and pepper.

3. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until delicata squash has softened, about 10 minutes. Cut into pieces.

4. Stage

Increase oven temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

5. Stage

Divide pizza dough into 2 equal pieces. Dust a work surface with flour and roll dough out into 2 pizza rounds.

6. Stage

Dust 2 baking sheets with cornstarch and transfer pizza rounds onto baking sheets. Brush each pizza first with 1 tablespoon olive oil, followed by 2 tablespoons pesto. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese on top. Sprinkle squash pieces on top of cheese.

7. Stage

Bake in the hot oven until pizza crust is crispy, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with pecan nuts.