Chicken Alfredo Flatbread with Bacon, Tomatoes, and Melted Mozzarella
By Isabella Quinn
Prep
75 min
Cook
25 min
Total
100 min
Servings
2
Level
Easy
Bake the flatbread with toppings at 375°F to melt the mozzarella cheese without drying out the flatbread dough. The Alfredo Chicken Flatbread toppings include mozzarella, chicken, bacon, and tomatoes. Alfredo sauce keeps the toppings rich and the flatbread crusts crisp.
The dish contains store-bought or homemade flatbread. Homemade Alfredo sauce is one of the toppings on flatbread and other toppings, such as diced fried chicken and bacon and diced tomatoes and freshly shredded mozzarella cheese. Freshly shredded mozzarella cheese works better as a topping for chicken and bacon on flatbread than packaged shredded cheese.
Melted mozzarella cheese on toppings is an indicator that flatbread is done and ready to be taken out of the oven. The main drawback of flatbread is that flatbreads with Alfredo sauce toppings tend to get soggy. Bite-sized chicken pieces can help distribute chicken across the surface and keep individual slices from being weighed down.
The baked flatbread can be topped with Parmesan cheese and eaten. The article suggests saving some of the flatbread to reheat in an oven or air fryer. Tips from the article for making flatbread ahead of time include refrigerating it before baking, not for extended periods of time, to prevent the sauce from soaking into the bread for long periods.
Why we keep this one around
- Baking flatbreads at 375°F melts mozzarella cheese added to the top while the flatbreads crisp, giving them a crunchy crust.
- Small pieces of pan-seared chicken are placed on each slice of pizza to balance other toppings, such as Alfredo sauce and bacon, and tomatoes.
- Freshly shredded mozzarella melts better on the flatbread and covers it more evenly with cheese instead of individual, unsightly pieces of dry mozzarella.
- Cooking the bacon ahead of time reduces baking time because the bacon topping is precooked, and the cheese can be fully melted during the short baking period without additional baking time.
- Chopped tomatoes add texture contrast with the Alfredo sauce and are less likely to fall off the sandwich if they are small.
- Baking on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper allows easier transfer and even baking of pizza without a pizza stone or other specialty baking items.
Ingredients
- •1 recipe flatbread dough
- •1 recipe Alfredo sauce
- •1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- •1 pan-seared chicken breast
- •½ cup chopped tomatoes
- •2 slices bacon (cooked and cubed)
- •Parmesan cheese (for topping)
Instructions
- 1
Prepare a recipe for homemade flatbread dough.
- 2
Meanwhile, prepare the pan-seared chicken and cut it into small bite-sized pieces.
- 3
Cook the bacon and chop it.
- 4
Prepare a batch of homemade creamy Alfredo sauce in a skillet.
- 5
Preheat the oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- 6
Spread the Alfredo sauce over the flatbread, then top with shredded mozzarella, chicken, tomatoes, and bacon.
- 7
Bake at 375°F for about 8 to 10 minutes, or until the cheese melts.
- 8
Top with Parmesan cheese and slice.
FAQ
Nutrition (per serving)
271
Calories
13g
Protein
22g
Fat
3g
Carbs
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