15-Minute Flatbread Pizza

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Prepare a restaurant-quality flatbread pizza at home in about 15 minutes!

Course Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine American, Italian

Keyword flatbread pizza, flatbread pizza recipe

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings people

Calories 492kcal

Author Blair Lonergan

Ingredients

4 small flatbread crusts or store-bought Naan bread
1 ¼ cups pizza sauce (or marinara sauce), divided
2 cups grated Italian cheese blend (such as a combination of mozzarella, Parmesan, provolone, asiago, and Romano)
Toppings of choice, such as sliced pepperoni, green bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, diced ham, cooked and crumbled Italian sausage, sliced olives
Optional garnish: chopped fresh basil, oregano, or parsley; grated Parmesan cheese; crushed red pepper flakes

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425°F. Arrange flatbreads on rimmed baking sheets.
Spread about ¼ cup of pizza sauce on each flatbread. Sprinkle cheese on top, and finish with additional toppings, if desired.
Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the crust is crisp on the edges.
Garnish with chopped fresh herbs, grated Parmesan cheese, and crushed red pepper flakes just before serving.

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Notes

Instead of the store-bought flatbread crust, use regular pizza dough to make a full-size pizza. Store-bought pizza dough or homemade dough will both work well. See these instructions for baking a regular pizza.
I used a blend of shredded Italian cheeses here, but you can use sliced fresh mozzarella cheese and fresh tomatoes (for a margherita flatbread pizza), feta (for a Greek inspired flatbread), blue cheese, or a combination of your favorite cheeses.
Make a white flatbread pizza by swapping out the pizza sauce or marinara sauce for Alfredo sauce. You can also use pesto instead of a tomato-based sauce.
Make bbq chicken flatbread pizza with these instructions.
Hawaiian Pizza: Top the pizza with diced ham and/or cooked bacon and diced pineapple.
Grilled Flatbread Pizza: Instead of baking the pizzas, try grilling them. To do so, preheat the grill to medium-high heat. Oil the grates, place the pizzas on the grill, close the lid, and cook for about 10 minutes.
You don't need to measure all of the ingredients -- I typically just "eyeball" it. Use more or less of the different ingredients to suit your personal preferences.
Scale the recipe to accommodate the size of your family. For instance, if you're cooking for two, cut all of the ingredients in half and prepare just 2 pizzas. Similarly, you can double the ingredients to feed a larger group.
Top flatbread with all of your favorite toppings. My boys keep it simple with plain cheese pizza, while we typically add sliced pepperoni. You can also top the pizza with sautéed sliced mushrooms, onion, bell pepper, and olives for a veggie-packed meal. Try cooked, crumbled bacon or Italian sausage, diced ham, or rotisserie chicken, too. Make your own homemade flatbread the way you like it!
Garnish the pizza with fresh basil or parsley, grated Parmesan cheese, or crushed red pepper flakes right before serving. Drizzle with olive oil, too!

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