Southwest BBQ Chicken Flatbread Pizza
BBQ chicken flatbread has tangy bbq sauce, dairy free mozzarella cheese, chicken breast and veggies on a flatbread base with a crispy crust. There's no yeast or rising time for this easy flatbread pizza.
Ingredients
Chicken
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts see notes below if using rotisserie chicken
- 1 teaspoon EACH garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon diamond crystal kosher salt reduce to ½ teaspoon if using any other kind
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ cup chicken broth or water
Flatbreads
- 2 flatbreads either homemade or store-bought
- ½ cup bbq sauce
- mozzarella cheese of choice to taste
- 6 tablespoons roasted corn kernels
- 1 small red bell pepper cut into thin strips
- ¼ cup thinly sliced red onion
For serving
- fresh cilantro
- red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Prepare flatbreads. Preheat your oven to 450ºF/230ºC and add the flatbreads to an unlined baking sheet.
- Season chicken. In a small bowl whisk together the seasonings then sprinkle them onto both sides of the chicken, lightly pressing them in with your hands.
- Cook chicken. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add the chicken, and cook for 5 minutes on one side. Flip over, add the broth and cover with a lid. Cook for another 7-8 minutes or until the internal temperature reads 165ºF on a meat thermometer. Cut into small pieces.
- Assemble flatbread. Add the flatbreads to an unlined baking sheet. Spoon ¼ cup of bbq sauce onto each flatbread, leaving about ½-inch space around the edges. Then top with mozzarella cheese, roasted corn kernels, red bell pepper, sliced red onion, and chicken pieces.
- Bake. Bake flatbreads for 7-10 minutes. Remove from the oven and top with fresh cilantro and red pepper flakes if desired. Cut into slices and enjoy!
Notes
If using leftover chicken or rotisserie chicken to speed up the recipe, omit the spices, oil, and chicken broth and jump straight into assembling the flatbreads.
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