Naan pizza topped with roasted butternut squash, pesto and gouda cheese. It makes for an easy vegetarian weeknight meal or an impressive party appetizer.
We don’t make homemade pizza often so when we do it feels like a real treat! Whether you’re having a pizza night at home or want to make a simple yet delicious appetizer to share with friends, this is a great naan pizza recipe that’s perfect for fall when butternut squash is in season.
As you’ll notice, we’re using naan instead of a traditional pizza crust for this recipe. If you’re unfamiliar, naan is a traditional bread served with Indian food. It’s made out of white or wheat flour and mixed with yeast, salt and water. While it is a flatbread you actually do let it rise for a few hours and then flatten and cook. I usually just buy mine from the grocery store, but if you want to take a stab at making your own, it doesn’t seem too complicated! And here’s a recipe for gluten-free naan if that’s of interest.
Fun fact, naan means bread so you don’t have to say naan bread, otherwise you’re saying bread bread!
Making homemade pizza isn’t that hard to begin with, but when you use naan bread in place of dough, this recipe gets exponentially easier!
For this particular recipe start by roasting the butternut squash on a baking sheet until the squash is tender. While the squash is roasting make your homemade pesto by blending the basil, garlic, pine nuts, parmesan and olive oil until the mixture is relatively smooth.
Place the naan on a baking sheet. Sprinkle the shredded gouda over the naan leaving a border around the edge. Top with the roasted squash and diced tomatoes. Using a teaspoon, drop pesto over the naan pizzas and top with a sprinkle of parmesan. Bake for 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and the edges of the naan are lightly browned. Top with fresh basil and enjoy!
And just like that, you’ve got a fancy, filling, vegetarian pizza to enjoy. This might have to be our new Friday night tradition…
The best part about this recipe? It’s delicious as written, but it’s completely customizable! Rather have a different pizza sauce? Swap in tomato sauce for the pesto. Like different vegetables? Use your faves! Not a fan of gouda? Use mozzarella cheese. Want some bonus protein? Make a chicken naan pizza by adding shredded chicken. Seriously, swap in your favorite ingredients and make this recipe your own.
These little pizzas are hearty on their own, but if you want to serve it up as an appetizer or side, here are some ideas to serve it with!
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This is just DELICIOUS! I subbed out marinara sauce for the roasted tomatoes & pecorino Romano & mozzarella for the cheeses. Amazing!
Yay!! I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe. Thanks so much for trying it and for coming back to leave a comment and star rating. I so appreciate it.
Made this recipe tonight and it was so good! I swear I’m losing my mind in quarantine, I definitely purchased fire roasted tomatoes at the store, but couldn’t find them in my pantry! Oh well, I doubled up on the pesto and threw some cherry tomatoes on there. It was still yummy!
Haha it’s okay, you’re definitely not the only one! I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe, Leslie. Thanks for trying it and for coming back to leave a comment + star rating. I really appreciate it. <3
I love this recipe! Then I see a recipe for “Low Carb Eggplant Pizza” & want to make that as well as I love vegetables & eggplant is one of my favorites.
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I am so happy that I found your web-site. Eating healthy is fun & with all the delicious, innovative & creative recipes that you have, it is also never boring. Thank you!!!
Ahh that makes me so happy to hear, Melissa! I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe. Thanks for coming back to leave a comment + star rating. I so appreciate it!
Made these with the mini Naan bread from Costco. Perfect with a side salad!! Yum!!
Yay!! I love the idea of mini naan pizzas. 🙂 Thanks for trying this recipe, I’m so glad you enjoyed it. And thank you for coming back to leave a comment and star rating. I so appreciate it! <3
The best pizza recipe ever! It was really easy to make! Thank you for the share!
Wooo-hoo!! I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe, Joshua. Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment and star rating. I so appreciate it!