Pizza night is a regular occurrence in this house and I love switching up flavors to based on what I have in the refrigerator and what is currently in season. Fall is the time when all squash varieties become abundant and I find myself with multiple varieties on hand at all times trying to decide how I will cook them up. Personally I love them just roasted with olive oil, salt, and pepper, but from time to time I like to switch things up. Using roasted squash varieties on salads, in pastas, to make sauces etc is a fabulous way to “fall-ify” any dish! This recipe for roasted delicata squash with prosciutto, and goat cheese pizza is quickly going to become your new favorite Friday night pizza tradition.

If you have never made your own pizza dough, I have a great recipe for you that is easy and has rave reviews from readers. But if making your own dough doesn’t interest you, then feel free to buy a store bought dough to use here. You can even usually go to your favorite pizzeria and they will sell you their dough! It’s a great tip for when you want the homemade taste without having to make the pizza dough yourself.

I bake this pizza in a cast iron skillet for the ultimate crispy crust and top it simply with a shallot and garlic infused oil, fresh thyme, and then top it with roasted delicata squash, prosciutto, and creamy goat cheese and then finish it all off with a drizzle of honey! The flavor combination here is out of this world! This pizza will give you total restaurant quality vibes here and it’s such a delicious way to use up some of those squash varieties you might have.

If you have never cooked with delicata squash before, I would highly recommend it. The skin is completely edible and the flavor is just delicious. You can also use a different variety of squash here like butternut or acorn squash, but with any other varieties, you will need to peel them as their skins are not as tender.

This recipe makes a great weeknight dinner, but would also be a fabulous appetizer going into the holidays served as a flatbread! Either way you do it, this roasted delicata squash, prosciutto, and goat cheese pizza is a must make recipe of the season.

Ingredients:

• 1 Pizza Dough

• 1 Delicata Squash, seeds removed and sliced into rings.

• 6 Slices of Prosciutto

• 4 Oz. Goat Cheese

• 4 Tbsp. Olive Oil

• 1 Shallot, Thinly Sliced

• 2 Cloves of Garlic, Finely Minced

• 1 Tsp. Fresh Thyme

• 1/2 Tsp. Red Pepper Flakes

• 2 Tsp. Kosher Salt

• 1 Tsp. Black Pepper

• 1 Tbsp. Honey

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 425 and place delicata squash rings onto a parchment lined baking sheet and drizzle with 1 tbsp. of oil and season with 1 tsp. of salt and 1/2 tsp. black pepper and toss to coat squash. Place into a single layer and bake for 20 minutes until lightly brown and tender.

• After squash has roasted bump up the oven temperature to 450 and place cast iron skillet inside oven to get it nice and hot for about 10 minutes.

• While the pan preheats, stretch pizza dough into a 12 inch circle or the size of your cast iron skillet.

• Mix 2 tablespoons of olive oil with sliced shallot, minced garlic, red chili flake, thyme, remaining salt and pepper and stir to combine.

• Pour 1 tbsp. of olive oil in the bottom of the cast iron skillet and make sure the entire bottom is coated.

• Place pizza dough in the hot skillet and brush the entire pizza dough with the seasoned olive oil and spread the garlic and shallots out evenly over the crust.

• Top with roasted squash, prosciutto, and goat cheese sprinkled evenly over crust and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.

• Drizzle with honey after it is out of the oven and serve immediately.

Note: You can make this pizza on a baking sheet or pizza stone as well if you do not have a cast iron skillet!

How gorgeous is this pizza? I am telling you all that this flavor combination is out of this world and you are going to love it! Leave me a comment below if you make it, I can’t wait to see what you think.