Flatbreads: Quick & Easy

There are plenty of times where I'm too busy, or not in the mood, to get in the kitchen to cook an all out meal for myself or for my fiancé. These flatbreads are an ingenious way to get the look and taste of tasty food without slaving over a hot stove. I look at flatbreads as being like a gourmet sandwich... possibly with fewer calories too.

These little flatbread gems, by Flatout brand, are popping up in grocery stores everywhere. I find them on special at my local Publix as buy one get one free often. I pick up a few of these deals and freeze them so that I always have them on hand. The Spicy Italian is our favorite. (If you haven't noticed yet from my recipes, I like to add spice to my dishes... not an overly hot, burn your tongue off kind of spice... just a little nice, even heat.) 

So, I hope you enjoy these recipes that we use regularly in our home and I hope you get inspired to create your own favorite flavor profiles for flatbreads.

Spicy Hawaiian Flatbread 

Ingredients

1 Flatout brand Spicy Italian flatbread

1 slice deli ham, cut into pieces

1/4 cup pineapple tidbits 

3 slices pickled jalapeño, seeded and chopped

1 tbsp crushed red pepper flakes

3 tsp pizza sauce

1/2 cup shredded mozzarella

Olive oil

Directions

Preheat oven to 375*. Drizzle olive oil on flatbread and bake flatbread on a cookie sheet in the middle of the oven for 5 minutes. 

Cover Flatbread w sauce and then layer the cheese, ham, pineapple, and jalapeño. Top w a little bit more cheese and sprinkle w crushed red pepper.

Bake for another 5-6 minutes and then broil on high for 2 minutes until cheese bubbles and edges of Flatbread turn golden brown. Cut and serve immediately.

Garlic Caprese Flatbread

Ingredients
1 Flatout brand Spicy Italian flatbread
1 clove roasted garlic, finely minced
6 leaves fresh basil, minced and divided in half
3 tsp pizza sauce
5 slices tomato slices, thin
4 slices fresh mozzarella, thin
Olive oil

Directions
Preheat oven to 375*. Drizzle olive oil on flatbread and bake flatbread on a cookie sheet for 5 minutes.

In a small microwaveable bowl, mix sauce, 1/2 of the basil, and roasted garlic and microwave for 30 seconds.

After par baking the crust, smother heated sauce mixture evenly on the flatbread, then place tomatoes and then mozzarella on as well. Bake for another 5-6 minutes. Broil on high for 2 minutes until cheese gets bubbly and melted. Sprinkle w remaining basil. Cut and serve immediately.