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Brussels & Butternut Naan Pizza

By Kristina LaRue, RDN 20 Comments

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This sweet and savory pizza is loaded with the goodness of the fall season. Brussels sprouts and butternut squash make this naan pizza hearty and healthy!

It’s that time again to eat all the butternut squash…sorry.not.sorry.

This sweet and savory pizza is loaded with the goodness of the fall season. Brussels sprouts and butternut squash make this naan pizza hearty and healthy!

There was a time when butternut squash intimidated me. That may or may not have been a few months ago.  I’d do a little freak out when the orange veggie would stare me down in the produce isle. Plus, would I REALLY like it? While I’m a fan of pumpkin flavored things, zucchini and yellow squash are not high up on my list.

Until that day my world was turned upside down.

This sweet and savory pizza is loaded with the goodness of the fall season. Brussels sprouts and butternut squash make this naan pizza hearty and healthy!

 

I was at Panera Bread (I know, I know) and ordered the Butternut Squash Soup after the cashier talked me in tasting it. In that very first sip, I couldn’t believe what I had been missing. Sweet, savory, creamy, and comforting all in one mouthful.

Welp, I must be making up for lost time, because we’ve been eating butternut squash weekly ever since that moment.

After begging the produce man to chop up the butternut squash for me.. which didn’t work FYI. That’s a pretty reasonable ask, right? Well, I thought so.

This sweet and savory pizza is loaded with the goodness of the fall season. Brussels sprouts and butternut squash make this naan pizza hearty and healthy!

So I set out to recreate the butternut squash soup and learn how to cut the hearty squash all by myself. While I’ve found a pretty simple process that works or me, I’ve realized that chopping this veggie is relaxing. I have to focus when I cut the butternut squash,  so it takes my mind off of other things and I just think about peeling and cutting and scraping and dicing.

I zone out and notice the sound of the knife slicing into the squash and then meeting the cutting board, while I observe the orange strips of squash skin fall by it’s side, and naturally over the floor. Because I’m a mess like that.

So here’s to my new love of the butternut squash, messy kitchen and all.

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Brussels & Butternut Naan Pizza


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  • Author: Kristina LaRue
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 45 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 4 1x
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This sweet and savory pizza is loaded with the goodness of the fall season. Brussels sprouts and butternut squash make this naan pizza hearty and healthy!


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Ingredients

  • 1 small butternut squash, extra small diced
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
  • 2 pieces whole wheat naan bread
  • 2 tablespoon mascarpone cheese
  • 2 tablespoons fig preserves
  • 1/2 cup shredded brussels sprouts
  • 1/2 cup sliced turkey sausage
  • 1/4 cup red onion
  • 1/2 cup shredded havarti cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F; line baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Place butternut squash on baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil and cumin; roast for 30 minutes.
  3. Set aside; reduce oven temperature to 400 degrees F.
  4. Place naan on baking sheet; spread mascarpone cheese and fig preserves on bread.
  5. Top naan with butternut squash, brussels sprouts, sausage, onion and cheese.
  6. Bake naan for 15 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes and cut each into 6 even pieces.

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Comments

  1. Sunil Dogra says

    June 25, 2019 at 3:08 am

    The pizza looks and sounds amazing! I’m definitely going to have to try it and share my feedback with you. Thanks for sharing recipe.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  2. Lois says

    December 13, 2016 at 9:33 pm

    Just came back from a Holiday party where the restaurant served a Flatbread similar to this. I knew I just had to try and recreate it as soon as possible. I’m so glad I found this recipe. I can’t wait to try it.

    Reply
    • Kristina LaRue, RD, CSSD says

      December 13, 2016 at 10:28 pm

      Oh you’re welcome! Hope you can enjoy it again soon (at home)! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Sonali- The Foodie Physician says

    December 1, 2014 at 4:19 pm

    Oh man, this looks amazing! I love using naan for pizza and the ingredients that you used sound awesome together!

    Reply
  4. Min says

    November 13, 2014 at 8:33 pm

    I love to make naan pizzas (so so easy!) so this one def has my name written all over it! I found that if you microwave the butternut squash for several minutes, it’s so much easier to peel and chop! I’m obsessed with brussels sprouts + fig combo!! Yum…

    Reply
    • Kristina LaRue says

      November 14, 2014 at 11:32 am

      Hmmm. I’ll so have to try the microwaving the butternut squash. THANKs for that. 🙂

      Reply
  5. Jessica @ Nutritioulicious says

    November 13, 2014 at 2:13 pm

    I love the combo of brussels sprouts and butternut squash. I also love butternut squash on pizza. So this is clearly a no brainer win for me! (Just hold the sausage ;))

    Reply
    • Kristina LaRue says

      November 14, 2014 at 11:33 am

      Winning combo in my book + the sweet figs. I’m all about the sweet and savory!

      Reply
  6. Nancy Granada says

    November 13, 2014 at 2:01 pm

    This looks SO yummy! Totally making this for football watching this weekend! 🙂

    Reply
    • Kristina LaRue says

      November 13, 2014 at 2:03 pm

      THAT MAKES ME HAPPY NANCY! Which team are you pulling for this weekend?

      Reply
  7. Whitney@SweetCayenne says

    November 13, 2014 at 1:17 pm

    This looks absolutely delicious! The flavor combo is inspired – can’t wait to try as pizza is my favorite food!

    Reply
    • Kristina LaRue says

      November 13, 2014 at 2:01 pm

      Thanks Whitney! Pizza is an all time favorite of mine too.

      Reply
  8. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

    November 13, 2014 at 12:05 pm

    The first pizza I ever made, I used butternut squash as the “sauce”!
    All the flavors you have here sounds beautiful together!

    Reply
    • Kristina LaRue says

      November 13, 2014 at 2:02 pm

      YUMMMMM! That sounds really really good.

      Reply
  9. Rebecca says

    November 13, 2014 at 12:04 pm

    This looks delicious! & so easy-thanks for sharing!

    http://www.betrulynourished.com

    Reply
    • Kristina LaRue says

      November 13, 2014 at 2:02 pm

      Thanks Rebecca. I’m all about easy.

      Reply

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