Butternut Squash Pizza

Ingredients

• •1 pound pizza dough
• •2 cups mixed greens
• •1 small onion
• •3 cups butternut squash
• •2 tablespoons pine nuts
• •4 slices bacon
• •1 cup balsamic vinegar
• •1 cup manchego cheese
• •1 pound mozzarella cheese
• •1 tablespoon oil

Method

Adapted from foodista.com

1. 1Preheat oven to highest internal temperature.
2. 2Balsamic reduction: Boil 1 cup of balsamic vinegar in a small pot for a few minutes until it is reduced by half and thickened.
3. 3Caramelize the onion by sauteing it over medium heat in oil for about 10-15 minutes on the stove top.
4. 4Fry bacon while you roll out pizza dough.
5. 5Cook the bite-sized butternut squash pieces in a skillet with a little oil over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until tender, 12 to 15 minutes.
6. 6Break up mozzarella and distribute over rolled out pizza dough.
7. 7Add onion and chopped bacon.
8. 8Add bite sized pieces of squash.
9. 9Add mixed greens.
10. 10Add pine nuts.
11. 11Drizzle balsamic reduction over everything.
12. 12Sprinkle on manchego cheese (or alternative cheese)
13. 13Pop pizzas in oven (my oven goes to 550°F and pizzas take about 5 minutes to cook to my liking.)