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Margherita Flatbread Pizzas

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Thank you to La Brea Bakery for sponsoring this post!

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Pizza is pure bliss, don’t you think? ย There’s just something about that crispy-chewy bread crust topped with sauce, oozing cheese and any variety of toppings that speaks universal comfort.

I enjoy all kinds of pizzas, everything from the quick and simple to the more time-consuming and elaborate. ย Today we’re going to make a pizza that’s ready in 10 minutes, the perfect go-to snack, lunch or dinner when you’re in a hurry.

For today’s recipe we’re recruiting the help of La Brea Bakery. ย They’re regularly ranked the nationโ€™s premier artisan bread and make over 200 varieties of hand-crafted bread. ย They’re made without any artificial flavors, colors or preservatives, are Kosher Pareve, and are the only national line that includes sprouted whole wheat flour. ย For today’s recipe we’re featuring their Naan Flatbread. ย What I love about their naan is its light and crispy texture and its versatility. ย It’s perfect for creating a whole range of appetizers and entrees or simply using it as a table bread to complement sauces and dips.

And I do have a small confession to make. ย This bread is so good that I’ve gone to the store 4 times in the past two weeks just to get more of this Naan Flatbread along with La Brea Bakery’s Telera Rolls! ย  It’s just been so doggone fun creating quick and delicious meals with them. ย We used the naan bread for making a variety of individual pizzas and also just put it under the broiler and cut them into wedges to accompany a family favorite, myย Indian Red Lentil Dip. ย The perfectly crispy exterior and light and chewy interior of La Brea Bakery’s Naan Flatbread is so good!

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I LOVE BREAD. ย Of any kind. ย How about you? ย According to a recent study, 92 percent of consumers believe that โ€˜breaking bread,โ€™ or eating a meal with others, provides a great opportunity to catch up with friends and family. ย And 74 percent believes a good meal always includes bread. ย Do you agree? ย To celebrate this love of bread, La Brea Bakery launched their Breaking Bread Tour, which traveled across country to eight cities this Summer, including my area of Seattle.

The tour is wrapping up this weekend and if you’re lucky you can still catch them!

Image courtesy Matthew Petit/Feature Photo Service
Image courtesy Matthew Petit/Feature Photo Service

The texture and size of La Brea Bakery’s naan flatbreads makes them perfect for quick individual pizzas. ย And with a great crop of fresh tomatoes and basil in our garden, one of our favorite pizzas – Pizza Margherita – was the obvious choice for creating flatbread-style. ย And you know what? ย We haven’t been able to get enough of them since because they’re sooooo delicious!

Pizza Margherita is known for its simplicity of ingredients while yielding positively scrumptious results. ย It’s simply hard to beat that classic Italian combination of fresh vine-ripened tomatoes, sun-baked basil and oozing cheese.

These Margherita Flatbreads are something you can whip up in the spur of the moment and have a truly satisfying meal. ย And if it happens to be Winter, well then you can enjoy these for a burst of Summer flavor to warm you over during the cold months!

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Let’s get started!

I used tomato paste instead of sauce for more intense tomato flavor. ย Spread some on each flatbread.

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Sprinkle with some Parmesan cheese and chopped fresh basil.

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Top with some chopped tomatoes.

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Sprinkle with shredded Mozzarella cheese. ย That’s it! ย Now it’s ready for the oven!

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and bake for about 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly and just beginning to turn golden in a couple of spots. ย Remove from the oven and let the flatbreads rest for a minute before serving.

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As simple as 1-2-3, these will be on the table or in your hands in just 10 minutes!

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margherita flatbread pizza recipe quick easy

Margherita Flatbread Pizzas

4.50 from 4 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 4 flatbreads
  • 1/4 cup tomato sauce
  • 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped tomatoes (about 1/3 cup per flatbread)
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese (about 1/3 cup per flatbread)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 400degrees F. (These are perfectly suited to a toaster oven)
    Spread about a tablespoon of tomato paste on each flatbread, then sprinkle each one with about a tablespoon of Parmesan cheese followed by the basil. Top with the tomatoes and then sprinkle on the Mozzarella.
    Bake for 4-5 minutes or until the Mozzarella starts bubbling and just barely begins to turn light golden in a couple of places. Remove from oven and let rest for a minute before serving.
Keyword Quick Margherita Pizzas
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Disclosure: ย A special thank you to La Brea Bakery for sponsoring this post! ย It’s always a pleasure working with and sharing brands that I love. ย As always, all opinions are entirely my own.

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4.50 from 4 votes

59 Comments

  1. My favorite way to eat bread is when it is toasty warm… It taste so good and the smile always puts a smile on my face!

  2. It’s so versitle. I can top it either sweet or savory – or, if I choose – mix whatever combination of topping I like right into the dough so it’s grab and go!

  3. Hello! First, those pizzas look amazingly good!
    As to why I love bread, it has to be one of the homiest foods around, not to mention versatile. I have to admit that my favorite way to enjoy it is plain old fashioned warm bread with butter and jam. :-D

  4. I love bread in all shapes and sizes. It’s the ultimate comfort food! The aroma from fresh baked bread is my guilty pleasure…

  5. As a runner I eat a great share of bread, using the carbs to fuel my workouts. I love all breads but am particular when it comes to pairing varieties with the occasion.

  6. There is nothing like bread for a little comfort, especially if it is still warm from the oven. A favorite memory from childhood is my mom’s rye bread, spread with butter and sprinkled with some salt. Her parents were German, and the salt thing probably came from them.

  7. I love bread because it’s so easy to change its texture, its purpose, with changing just one or 2 ingredients. A different pan, a longer rise and it’s a completely different production ! I have a recipe that I love and when I add fresh rosemary to it – holy cats.

  8. I often make bread in either the bread machine or when I need to slow down by hand; don’t you love how the kneeding feels in your hands as it begins to come together?

    It is hard to keep my family from cutting any breads as soon as they come from the oven; I often make a honey butter or other infused butter & the bread is plopped on a breadboard, pieces are torn off (never cut) butter is slathered & the best ever family conversations ensue. I would love to have these breads as now the crisp days have me bringing out the soup pot.

    Thank you ever so much.