Earlier for lunch I used some of the pesto I made yesterday to make a toasted HSTP sandwich =hummus, spinach, tomato, pesto. On the side I had some purple cabbage:
This sandwich was really tasty. I love pesto on sandwiches now! I went to the gym – I am now loving the arc trainer. Then went shopping with Isaac’s mom at Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods. We decided to have a girls day while Isaac and his dad watched football.
On to the highlight of tonight’ post:
This is my first time entering the blogger secret ingredient and I searched long and hard for a good recipe that incorporated Jenn’s pick of Butternut Squash. At first I thought I might do soup or maybe a roasted dish, but I finally found something perfect – PIZZA. Well, like usual I waited until the last minute to get everything together and I ended up having Butternut Squash Pesto Pizza tonight for dinner. I used this recipe as a guide, but of course modified it a bit. I made pesto yesterday, which worked out perfectly because it was included in the pizza recipe.
Ingredients
- Slices baked, peeled butternut squash (about 1/2 pound)
- 1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded Gouda cheese
- Whole Wheat pizza crust (whole foods brand)
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can finely chopped tomatoes, drained
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh oregano
- 1/4 cup pesto
- 1/2 cup (2 ounces) grated Parmesan cheese
Preparation
Preheat oven to 400°.
Sprinkle gouda over dough, leaving a 1/2-inch border; top with squash mixture, tomatoes, and oregano. Drop the pesto by level teaspoons onto mixture; sprinkle with Parme. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
The recipe had rave reviews on cookinglight.com so that was a good sign and the review were correct. This pizza combines unique flavors that you might not normally pair together but is OH SO GOOD! I had two slices of this pizza pizza and then had a baked pear for dessert courtesy of Isaac’s mama.
I hope everyone had a great weekend…
Brittany Mullins, HHC
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Yum! I thought that pesto looked good by itself, but combined with butternut squash on a pizza?! Genius
It looks incredible – I love the combination with the gouda cheese, it’s very unique.
I’ve added it to the list! Thank you so much for using this week’s ingredient!
Yummy baked pear!
I love your use of pesto today! I want both the sandwich and pizza. Yum!
WOW! That pizza sounds and looks amazing! So creativE!!
happy mondaaaaaaaaaay!
Sandwich + pizza + baked pear = HOLY YUM!!!!!
Fabulous use of the BSI!
Oh my goodness – that pizza looks AMAZING! I can’t wait for the results to come back!
That pizza looks fantastic! Yum!
Love the dessert too!
This is a definite SAVE! must.make.soon.
Oh man that looks delish.. ineed to try the Whole foods pizz dough which is great to have in the freezer
Your comment only said “Did you Forgetting Sarah Marshall?” – so I’m going to assume you meant – did you LIKE it? I just wanted to explain so you didn’t think I was nuts!
I did like it – it cracked me up. Although – the extended version did seem to take forever – I would stick with the theatrical version!
the pizza looks amazing!!! and that sandwich looks like you bought it somewhere.. i love pesto!
have a great nights!
wow, that pizza looks amazing.
and i just threw out a pear cause it was mealy. i should have baked it. dang.
Kelly Turner
http://www.groundedfitness.com
Oh wow! What an innovative use of the secret ingredient!
I am making this!