Next time you’re throwing a party or looking for a creative dinner dish to spice up your week, try this barbecue chicken flatbread. Topped with a flavorful barbecue sauce, sauteed red onions and roasted jalapeño peppers, this dish has the ideal sweet and heat combination.
This recipe is courtesy of Emily Paster, West of the Loop.Ready in45 m30 m(prepare time)15 m(cook time)4Servings676Calories Per ServingRelated Recipes9 Irresistible Flatbread Recipes for Late SummerMemorial Day BBQ: Our Best Recipes for Summer’s First Big Cookout1 Chicken Recipe, 5 Meals
Notes
You can make your own flatbread dough, but if you’re looking for an easy substiture there are many ways to acquire the dough. Many stores sell raw pizza dough, from Italian delis to Whole Foods. At around $2.50 for a batch of raw dough, it still saves a lot of money over ordering pizza. You can even freeze this store-bought dough so that you have it on hand whenever you need. Just thaw it in the fridge before using.
Ingredients
- 1 batch of pizza dough
- 1 cup barbecue sauce
- 1 1/2 cup chicken, cooked and shredded
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 red onion, sliced
- 3 jalapeño peppers
- 4 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated
- 4 ounces mozzarella cheese, grated
- 4 scallions, sliced
Directions
Preheat oven to 495 F.
Toss the cooked shredded chicken with ½ cup of the barbecue sauce and set aside.
In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
Add the sliced onion and saute, stirring occasionally, over low heat under very soft, 15-20 minutes.
While the onion is sauteeing, place the jalapeño peppers in a dry skillet over high heat.
Cook, turning as needed, until all sides are blackened and blistered.
Remove the peppers to a bowl and cover the bowl with foil or a tea towel.
When peppers are cool enough to handle, put on your rubber gloves (I insist!) and slip the skin off the outside of the peppers.
Slice the peppers in half, remove the seeds and ribs and slice into thin strips.
Spray pizza pan with olive oil non-stick cooking spray.
Using your fingertips, press pizza dough into your pizza pan, making a crust around the edges.
Spread the remaining half-cup barbecue sauce over the dough, leaving a one-inch border around the edge.
Top pizza with shredded cheeses.
Spread sauteed onion, roasted jalapeño slices and the shredded chicken evenly over the pizza.
Bake at 495 for 10-12 minutes until the crust is puffed and golden and the cheese melted and bubbly.
Top with chopped scallion and serve.
