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Cast Iron Pizza with Goat Cheese, Summer Squash and Walnuts

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Bev Cooks
Updated Sep 11, 2017
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Artisan pizza crust with creamy goat cheese, squash and walnuts, in a cast iron skillet! Pizza in a cast iron skillet. You'll feel so rustic!

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  • Pizza in a cast iron skillet. You'll feel so rustic! Not only will you feel super rustic, but this pizza is topped with goat cheese. And we all know what that means. We all know, right? Wait, what does it mean? Never mind. Goat cheese! AND it's topped with walnuts. Walnuts are brain food, ya know! They're shaped like a brain, too. I put halved walnuts on my pizza, so like half brains. Makes sense, doesn't it? Don't answer that. It's also topped with summer squash! The yellow kind. Little sautéed circles of summer glory. Gosh. It all cooks so evenly in that cast iron skillet. Then you slice. Then you eat all of it before anyone notices. Because that's rustic, too. Maybe. Pizza!

Cast Iron Pizza with Goat Cheese, Summer Squash and Walnuts

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Servings 8
  • Ingredients 6
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Ingredients

  • 1 can (13.8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Classic Crust Pizza Crust, cut in half and rolled into two balls
  • 2 small summer squash, thinly sliced into circles
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2-3 cups shredded mozzarella and provolone cheese mixture
  • 1 cup goat cheese crumbles
  • 1/2 cup walnut halves

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Preheat oven to 450°F. Preheat the (8-10 inch) cast iron skillet in the oven.
  • Step 
    2
    Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a medium sauté pan. Add the sliced squash in batches and sauté until browned on both sides. Season with a small pinch of salt and pepper.
  • Step 
    3
    Roll out the pizza dough balls on a floured work surface until you get a rough 8-inch circle. Brush each ball with the remaining oil and place on the hot cast iron skillet (one at a time) and par-bake for five minutes.
  • Step 
    4
    Bring the cast iron out of the oven and top the pizza with a good handful of the cheeses, squash, goat cheese and walnuts. Stick back in the oven and cook another 10 to 15 minutes, or until the dough is cooked through and the cheese is browned and bubbly on top. Repeat with remaining pizza. (Or, if you have two cast iron skillets, you can cook them at the same time.)
  • Step 
    5
    Slice and serve.

Nutrition

420.2 Calories
19.8g Total Fat
19.4g Protein
40.7g Total Carbohydrate
1.7g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
420.2
Total Fat
19.8g
30%
Saturated Fat
9.1g
46%
Cholesterol
38mg
13%
Sodium
797.9mg
33%
Potassium
202.6mg
6%
Total Carbohydrate
40.7g
14%
Dietary Fiber
2.5g
10%
Sugars
1.7g
Protein
19.4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin C
8.40%
8%
Calcium
27.50%
28%
Iron
16.80%
17%
Exchanges:
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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