Roasted Garlic and Mushroom Pizza

Created for the 15th Ready, Set Cook! contest. For something different, saute some sausage and/or baby spinach along with the mushrooms.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon olive oil or 1  tablespoon butter
• 16  ounces white button mushrooms, fresh sliced
• 2  tablespoons dry sherry
• 1⁄2 tablespoon thyme
• 4  heads roasted garlic, squeezed out of skins
• 1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 (5 1/3ounce) package  goat cheese
• 10  ounces  prepared pizza crust

Directions

1. It is easiest to roast the garlic immediately before making this recipe. If you preroasted it, turn on your oven and preheat to 400°F.
2. Heat the oil or butter in a large skillet. Add the mushrooms, sherry and thyme. Cook, stirring frequently, until mushrooms change color and are softer, but not significantly shrunken. Remove from heat.
3. In a bowl, combine the roasted garlic, cream cheese and goat cheese together (preferably when the garlic is still warm to melt everything together). Resist the temptation to use a food processor; mix by hand to maintain the chunks of roasted garlic. Spread mixture on top of the pizza crust.
4. Evenly distribute the mushrooms on top of the garlic-cheese spread.
5. Bake 15 minutes. Enjoy!