Turkey Butternut Squash Pizza

By Texaschef11

Ingredients

• 1 recipe pizza dough (or refrigerated)
• 1/4 large vidalia onion, sliced
• Approx. 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 cup part skim ricotta
• 1 cup leftover turkey (or 2 turkey cutlets, shredded)
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup butternut squash, diced
• 1/2 cup shredded 2 % four cheese blend
• salt & pepper

Preparation

Step 1

For Butternut Squash & Turkey Cutlets:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Peel & dice the butternut squash, and place on a sprayed baking sheet. Spray squash with olive oil cooking spray (or drizzle with extra virgin olive oil), sprinkle with salt & pepper and roast in oven for about 25-30 minutes, until fork tender. (You only need a small amount of squash for this pizza, so plan to reserve the rest for another dish).

If using turkey cutlets and not leftover turkey, spray turkey with cooking spray and season with salt and pepper and bake in oven with the squash for approx. 20 minutes, until cooked through.

For Pizza Assembly:
Increase heat to 425 degrees.
Spray a pizza pan with cooking spray and spread out dough to desired thickness (I like mine to be thin for this type of pizza). Lightly spray the dough with cooking spray and place in oven for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, spray a medium sized pan with cooking spray and cook the onions and mushrooms over medium heat until onions are soft and translucent and mushrooms have reduced and darkened in color.
Remove dough from oven and top with ricotta, onions, mushrooms, butternut squash & turkey. Top with shredded cheese. Bake for about 6-7 minutes until crust is golden brown and cheese is bubbly. I like to broil mine on high right before I take it out for about a minute or two, but watch closely so it doesn't burn.
Remove from oven and slice. Top with grated parmesan if desired.
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