Butternut Squash and Sausage Flatbread Pizza
Getting some fall flavor into a fun flatbread pizza!
Equipment
- 1 Outdoor pizza oven Optional
- 1 Pizza stone/Pizza steel/Pizza Pan Also optional for cooking your pizza in your indoor oven
- 1 Cutting board
- 1 Pizza Cutter
Ingredients
- 12 ounces Pizza dough Try using Trader Joe's pizza dough if using pre-made or try our Thin Crust Dough recipe if making yourself.
For the sauce
- ½ tablespoon butter
- ½ tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup milk
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
- ½ teaspoon salt
For the topping
- 1 cup butternut squash chopped into small cubes
- 4 ounces Italian sausage
- ½ small white onion chopped
- ¾ cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- 1 teaspoon rosemary fresh or dried
- 1 teaspoon parmesan cheese grated
Instructions
Preheat Your Oven
- Preheat your oven to the temperature recommendation of your pizza dough.
- Prepare the Squash, Sausage, and Onions
- Add the sausage to a medium-sized skillet over medium-high heat and cook until browned, breaking the pieces up into small bits with a spatula.
- Add the butternut squash and onion to the pan and stir to combine. Continue to cook over medium heat for an additional 5 minutes.
- Remove the skillet from the heat and set aside to cool.
Prepare Your Dough
- Make sure your dough is at room temperature.
- Stretch or roll out your pizza dough on a floured surface.
- You can make it any shape you like, but a flatbread is typically an oval.
- You might want to dock the dough if you prefer it to be really flat.
- Place the dough on your peel or pizza pan.
Make the pizza sauce
- Add the butter to a small saucepan and melt over medium heat.
- Once melted and sizzling, add the flour and whisk together. Allow to cook for 3 minutes.
- Add the milk and salt and whisk rapidly to combine.
- Remove from the heat and add the lemon juice. Whisk to combine.
Top Your Pizza
- Spread the sauce evenly on the pizza dough.
- Then add the mixture of butternut squash, sausage, and onion.
- Top with the grated mozzarella cheese.
Bake the Pizza
- Transfer the topped pizza to the oven.
- Bake for the time per the dough recipe, and until the crust is golden and the cheese is bubbly on top, and the crust underneath is browned and firm.
- Allow the pizza to rest on a cutting board for 3 to 5 minutes for the cheese to set.
- Add some fresh grated parmesan cheese, slice, and serve!
Nutrition
Calories: 421kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 17gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 42mgSodium: 1286mgPotassium: 275mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 3929IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 201mgIron: 3mg
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