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Vegetarian Pumpkin Pizza

Pumpkin pizza! Chunks of roasted pumpkin brushed with pesto on top of a creamy white sauce and topped with lots of cheese and crushed cashews. This is a truly gourmet vegetarian pumpkin dish for a fall entree.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course: dinner, lunch, Snack
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/4 cups roasted pumpkin, cubed
  • 1 tsp basil pesto
  • 3/4 cup prepared pizza dough
  • 1/4 cup grated mozzarella cheese
  • 2 tbsp cashews, roasted, salted and crushed
  • 1 1/4 tbsp white cream sauce
  • 2 1/2 tbsp goat cheese, crumbled
  • 2 1/2 tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated
  • 1 tsp fresh chopped parsley
  • 2 tsp extra cashews, chopped
  • 2 tsp extra Parmesan cheese, grated

Method
 

  1. Melt butter in a medium saucepan and add in flour, stirring until thick and pasty.
  2. Slowly add milk, whisking together constantly to avoid lumps. Add garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper and simmer for 3-4 minutes, or until thickened.
  3. Stir in grated Parmesan cheese until welted. Sauce will thicken further as it cools, so add in a bit more milk if needed.

Notes

This recipe makes more than enough white sauce for one large pizza.
See How to make White Cream Sauce here.