Balsamic Mushroom and Goat Cheese Pizza.
It’s Wednesday…and we have pizza!!
Cheesy, mushroom heavy, fall inspired pizza!
YES.
And it’s kind of perfect because I am celebrating another milestone in my cookbook journey with a now complete manuscript, and recipes that I’m literally jumping out of my skin to share with you guys!! ?
So while it’s been a few weeks of major hustle and bustle, I’m totally ready to just chill on the couch tonight with this whole pizza pie. Chill time…with pizza, that’s pretty much all I want or need in life right now. Obviously.
Ok well, truth? I am feeling oddly excited and ready to keep going, going, going…yes, sometimes I truly annoy myself. But like I’ve been saying, it’s my favorite season and I am ready to cook, bake, photograph and eat all the delicious fall foods, then maybe do a little trick-or-treating with Asher and watch some Halloween movies.
Perfection.
OKok. So first things first…or I guess second, since we’re already well into this post…we need to chat about all things goat and goat cheese.
A lot of you left comments on my post last week…
Oh, which reminds me, so sorry for the delay in responses everyone, it’s been a little hectic over here. If you have yet to receive a response to a question, PLEASE, bug the heck out of me until I give it you, sorry!
Anyway, so a lot of you were wondering what I am doing with all the goat milk that we currently have on our hands these days. Well, the answer is goat cheese! In full disclosure, I did not make the goat cheese I put on this pizza because time just simply did not allow for that. But trust me, I do have plans to teach myself the art of goat cheese making. From what I’ve read online, it doesn’t seem THAT difficult, but if any of you have suggestions or tips let me know! Maybe I’ll make a new video of the process? yes? no?
So, it’s safe to say that with three of our goats producing milk, my mind is basically filled to the brim with new and exciting recipes featuring either goat milk or goat cheese. Meaning this pizza is just the start!
Ahh…clearly I am praying you are all just as much of a goat cheese freak as me. Please say yes!
Now that we have that worked out, let’s talk all things cheesy mushroom pizza!!
My original thinking behind this pizza was to make a potato and mushroom pizza, but then I made this gnocchi and was inspired by the buttery balsamic mushrooms and goat cheese. Then, just like that, this balsamic mushroom and goat cheese pizza was born. Thinly sliced delicata squash, balsamic garlic buttered mushrooms, fontina and truffled goat cheeses. Simple, but delish, the perfect pizza from now until spring. Oh, and this pizza can be ready in 30 about minutes…meaning we should probably be making this at least once a month.
The delicata squash is kind of the odd ball ingredient here, and if you’re not into it or your grocery store doesn’t carry it, you can either omit it completely OR swap in thinly sliced potato rounds. The key here is to slice the squash super thin, like super, super thin. Think paper style thin. I used a mandolin to do this, but a sharp knife can get the job done too.
The rest of the ingredients are kind of mandatory. The balsamic garlic buttered mushrooms are outta this world. I don’t think I need to explain the cheese, although I will say that while I love truffled goat cheese and I think it adds something special here, you can also use just regular old goat cheese. Either way, the pizza is going to be amazing. So good. 🙂
Alright, so Wednesday night game plan is as follows.
…margarita making
…pizza baking
…halloween movie watching
…chocolate eating
…power sleeping (in bed before midnight)
Now who’s with me? Nice, let’s do this!
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Balsamic Mushroom and Goat Cheese Pizza.
By halfbakedharvest
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: pizza
This creamy pizza ticks all the boxes
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound pizza dough
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 8 ounces mixed mushrooms halved if large
- kosher salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 cloves garlic minced or grated
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 inch of a delicata squash seeded and thinly sliced (about 1/8 thick)
- 4 ounces truffled or regular goat cheese
- 1/2 cup grated fontina cheese
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped thyme
- flaky sea salt and black pepper
- truffle oil for serving (optional)
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Grease a large baking sheet with olive oil.
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Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. When the oil shimmers, add the mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Cook until softened, 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium. Add the butter and garlic, cook 30 second until fragrant. Add the balsamic and continue cooking 1 minute more or until the balsamic glazes the mushrooms.
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On a lightly floured surface, push/roll the dough out until it is very thin. Transfer the dough to the prepared baking sheet.
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Layer the squash rounds in and even layer. Add the mushrooms. Sprinkle over the cheese. Finish with a sprinkle of fresh thyme and salt. Drizzle lightly with truffle oil, if using.
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Transfer to the oven and bake 10-15 minutes or until the crust is golden, the cheese has melted. Remove the pizza from the oven. Slice and serve!
Done and DONE.
Looks great! Well done for finishing the manuscript, can’t wait to see your cookbook!!
Thank you so much Rhian!
This is unreal, it looks too good to be true, I can’t wait to try this one, actually, I’m about to convince my husband we need pizza this weekend!!
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Yes!! Perfect for the weekend! I hope you love it, thank you Ruth!
If there is pizza involved I know it’s going to be a great day. This pizza seriously just made my entire day look brighter, thanks T! P.S. I’m so down if you feel like putting goat cheese in everything from now on!
Haha so happy you are loving this one! Thank you Tori!!
That looks delicious! Even though its 6:30 in the morning I’m dying for a piece….
Xo Emma
Yes! Thank you so much Emma, so happy you love this!
My favorite pizza is mushroom pizza!! Your game plan for the night sounds pretty perfect too!
Thank you Cassandra!
Love! Love! Love pizza, even if I weren’t Italian. We have our pizza night on Tuesday and I’ll have to try your very inspiring ingredients. Have a wonderful day!
Awesome! I hope you love this Marisa! Thanks!
A video would be nice. I can’t imagine how to make any kind of cheese.
Thanks Charlotte!
Seems like a very hearty pizza, my kind! Although I’m not too crazy about goat cheese, I am willing to try it again maybe the next time around, I will learn to love it and be crazy about it as much as you are. This will be perfect with a side of green salad or maybe just shower the whole pizza with arugula and call it good?! 😉
Sounds amazing!! Haha thank you Sheila!
the mushrooms. THE MUSHROOMS.
Seriously, anything with mushrooms is instantly like food porn for me. This pizza is definitely being made tonight.
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YES!! I hope you love love love it Jessica! Thank you!
All my favorite things in one bite! It would be really hard to practice good portion control. I’ve never had truffled goat cheese before but if I did I would probably die and go to heaven.
Haha well I hope you love the goat cheese and this pizza! Thank you Meg!!
can’t wait to try this! Just to be sure – I don’t need to cook the squash first?
Thanks:)
Hey Annie! Nope, no need to cook the squash first. Just be sure to thinly slice the squash. Please let me know if you have any other questions. Hope you love the pizza! 🙂
Omg. That stack of pizza slices! I want. I love the flavors in this pizza, especially since it’s loaded with mushrooms!
So happy you are loving it! Thank you Andrea!!
OMG this looks amazeballs. And stunning photos, as usual!
Thanks so much Sara!!
I am forever indebted to you for this innormatiof.
I’m SO intrigued by this pizza–I love mushroom pizza! I don’t know what delicata squash is. Is there a substitute for it? I’m thinking I can put some truffle oil on/in the goat cheese, right? Black or white truffle oil? Can’t wait to try this! Thanks for posting! The photos are amazing! xoxo
Hey Ginger! Yes, you can either omit the squash or use a small potato in it’s place, Truffle oil will be great! Please let me know if you have any other questions. Hope you love the pizza! Thanks!
Okay, I’ll say, “I’m sorry”, in advance, ’cause this is going to be a really long comment.
First, oh my FREAKING god, this looks absolutely amazing and delicious! I’m like obsessed with all things mushroom, I truly think if I should choose one thing to eat the rest of my life, it would probably be mushroom…or maybe I like aubergines better, anyway! THIS. LOOKS. AMAZING!
Second, so the grocery stores here are afraid of all things different(I have decided to concluded), which means I can’t find delicata squashes..like, they just started to sell hokkaido and spaghetti squahes. Could i use butternut squash instead of delicata?Also, I can’t find fontina cheese anywhere…Is there another cheese I can substitute with? Maybe mozzarella?
Lastly, I’m seriously dying to buy your cookbook. Maybe I’ll just steal you manuscript. Now you have been warned 😀
HEYYYYY! Oh my gosh, you are the best. haha! So, yes, butternut will be great, just thinly slice it. delish! And really, any cheese you love will be great. Mozzarella, havarti, whatever you like. Let me know if you have questions. Thank you! 🙂
I am so obsessed with delicata squash this season. Goat cheese and mushrooms are one of my fave combos period, let alone on a pizza. Can’t wait to try this!
YAY!! I hope you love it Jessie!
You make the most beautiful pizzas!
Thank you so much Matt!
This is literally the most perfect pizza. EVER.
Thanks so much Jennifer!
This is seriously my dream pizza. If I could have any toppings in the world, pretty sure they’d be this, amazing!
OMG looks amazing! Is that pomegranate seeds I see in one picture? I wish my partner liked mushrooms 🙁
Congratulations on your manuscript! these mushrooms look so delicious, great shot!!! Perfect pizza recipe to recreate for Pizza Appreciation month!
Que óptimo aspecto!
Também falo português =) Visito este Site regularmente para fazer minhas receitas. Parabéns à administradora! Amazing job!
Mushroom pizza is my absolute fave! Love this for an easy fall dinner! 🙂
YAY!! I love it too!!
Hi Tieghan,
Oh my goodness, I know I am very late to the party but I just found your blog and love, love , love everything about it…your writing, the recipes, the “feel”, and your amazing barn! I just spent some time going through your recipe index and cannot wait to try so many. I am going to be a regular visitor here for sure.
Congratulations on your success and my best wishes as you look forward to the publication of your first cookbook.
No no!! I’m so happy you found my blog!! Thank you soo much!! Means a ton!! (:
I can’t wait to hear from you and what you think of everything!! Thank you!!
I love pizza, especially those made with odd ingredient combinations. A recent pie I made started with an olive oil base, caramelized onions, thinly sliced Bosch pears, chopped dates, candied pecans, brie cheese, bacon (optional, but it is tasty), arugula and smoked Cheddar cheese. Most of the adults in my family enjoy it except my Dad, he won’t even try a pizza without pepperoni!
YAY sounds amazing! Happy everyone liked it!! …Except dad!
Thanks Jeffrey!
This was the best pizza I’ve ever had. Enough said.
Thanks a bunch! It is definitely an incredible web page!.
Thank you!
Thanks a lot Tieghan! I added your pizza to bookmarks for the next weekend:)
Yay!! I hope you love this pizza Martha, thanks! Let me know how it goes?
Love, Love, Love. Looks delicious. I will have to try your awesome pizza.
Thank you so much!!
When you think about it, that’s got to be the right anrwse.
Yummy.
Thank you!
Those mushrooms look great! What kind are they?
I used a mixed of wild mushrooms and cremini mushrooms. Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
Are you on Pinterest? This makes me want to become a vegan all over again! OMG!
Hi Juanita! I am on Pinterest, I’ll link my page below!
https://www.pinterest.com/hbharvest/
I like mushroom and it is with pizza I like very much.Great recipe and work.I will share with other.
Thank you! I am so glad you loved this recipe Sham!
Made this pizza last night and loved it! We substituted Manchego in place of the Fontina cheese and added arugula on top. Delicious!
Thank you so much Brooke! xTieghan
This was delicious. I used butternut squash (roasted in thin discs) since I couldn’t find delicata, and Havarti for lack of fontina but the balsamic mushrooms and goat cheese really went well with both and it was delicious with a side salad of arugula. I made it on a sourdough crust.
I am really glad this turned out so well for you Teresa! Thank you so much! xTieghan
This is one of our favourite pizzas! Found it on Pinterest and I’ve been using it for 2 years now when it’s chantarelle season, and it’s better than any chantarelle pizza we’ve had in a restaurant. Recently I combined it with my other favourite autumn pizza recipe, the butternut squash – and it was only then I realised you’re the author of both!!!
You’re magic! 😍
That is so amazing! Thank you so much Mia! xTieghan
Could you make this blend of flavors into a pasta dish with pine nuts?! I had something similar at a restaurant once and can’t find a recipe similar!! This pizza is amazing BTW!!
Hey Jamie,
Sure that sounds like a great idea! I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
Yes, I am a goat cheese freak! I love it, in fact goat cheese is the secret ingredient in my chicken enchiladas. Please keep the goat cheese recipes coming.
Thanks Bret! xTieghan