Pear, Blue Cheese, and Walnut Pizza

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This pizza featuring canned pears, bacon, blue cheese, and walnuts makes an easy appetizer or a beautiful dinner!

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Additional: 1hr30 mins

Total: 2hrs10 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 1 pizza

Pear, Blue Cheese, and Walnut Pizza

Ingredients

½ stick unsalted butter

softened

3 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme

2 tablespoons lemon juice

2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage

1 clove garlic

minced

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon ground black pepper

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 small red onion

thinly sliced

⅓ cup finely chopped walnuts

1 prepared pizza dough

1 (15 ounce) can pears

drained and thinly sliced

¼ cup chopped cooked bacon

¼ cup crumbled blue cheese

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Pizza

Directions

Step 1

Mix butter thyme lemon juice sage garlic salt and pepper together in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir frequently until butter melts about 3 minutes. Transfer herb butter to a container and refrigerate until solid about 1 1/2 hours.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C). Lightly oil a rimmed baking sheet.

Step 3

Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat and add onion. Cook stirring frequently until onions are translucent about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.

Step 4

Heat another skillet over medium-high heat. Add walnuts and stir frequently until browned about 1 minute.

Step 5

Press pizza dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Spread herb butter over dough and top generously with cooked onions. Sprinkle walnuts on top of onions and distribute pear slices evenly on top. Sprinkle bacon on top of pears and top with blue cheese.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until crust has risen and browned 10 to 15 minutes.

Step 7

Allow pizza to cool slightly before serving.

Nutritional Information

Pear, Blue Cheese, and Walnut Pizza

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 270.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 7.3g 15%

Carbohydrates: 26.2g 8%

Dietary Fiber: 2g 8%

Sugars: 7.6g

Fat: 15.6g 24%

Saturated Fat: 5.8g 29%

Cholesterol: 24.6mg 8%

Vitamin A Iu: 270.4IU 5%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.6mg 12%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 5%

Vitamin C: 4.9mg 8%

Folate: 9.8mcg 3%

Calcium: 44.5mg 4%

Iron: 1.5mg 8%

Magnesium: 18.2mg 7%

Potassium: 144.8mg 4%

Sodium: 575.2mg 23%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 7%

Calories From Fat: 140.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.