Quick and Easy Flatbread Pizza Recipe

Easiest. Recipe. Ever. These flatbread pizzas are perfect to make for a quick lunch, easy dinner, and everything in between.

I love everything about pizza! Try these great pizza recipes too, if you need a little more inspiration: Homemade Veggie Pizza which is on a homemade crust, Same Day Sourdough Pizza Crust (who else has a sourdough starter?!), or Easy Pepperoni Pizza Muffins.

Why I Love Flatbread Pizzas!

I slice them into short strips once they come out of the oven, and everyone loves the little pizza slices. This is a great meal to get your kids to help with, or to put them in charge of completely if they are working on gaining some independence in the kitchen. This recipe is also a great way to use up odds and ends of vegetables hanging out in the fridge.

I get a package of twelve flatbread from Costco; I'll use some of them when I make sweet potato or green curry, and I'll use some for making these easy pizzas. If I don't get to all of the flatbread I know that they freeze well. Just pop them in the freezer if you aren’t going to use them all, and plan on these simple pizzas when you need a meal in a pinch.

Ingredients

• Flatbreads: pick your favorite flatbread and you will have the perfect foundation for an easy and delicious pizza! Using a store bought flatbread is so easy and saves so much time.
• Pasta sauce: use sauce from a jar or make your own.
• Mozzarella cheese: I typically stick with the classic fresh mozzarella cheese, but feel free to substitute your favorite pizza cheese. A sprinkle of Parmesan cheese over a spinach artichoke pizza is to die for, or fluffy dollops of goat cheese for a heavenly goat cheese pizza!
• Pizza toppings: top with your favorite pizza toppings such as - pepperoni, diced tomatoes, tomato slices, cherry tomatoes, sun dried tomatoes, bell peppers, chopped red or white onion, sliced green onion, chopped mushrooms, pineapple tidbits, diced olives, sliced zucchini, basil, sautéed spinach, artichoke hearts, pickled veggies, sliced jalapenos, cooked ground sausage, cooked ground hamburger, sliced or crumbled cooked bacon, cooked shredded chicken or cooked shrimp. I've included a list of my favorite pizzas below (with each pizza's specific ingredients listed).

How to Make Flatbread Pizza

1. Preheat the oven. Place the flatbread on a rimmed baking sheet. I like to use baking sheets for cooking flatbread pizza because the crisp up the bottom of the flatbread nicely.
2. Spread your tomato sauce over the top of the flatbread with the back of a spoon. Top that puppy with cheese and load up with your favorite toppings.
3. Bake for 10-15 minutes until the cheese is melted and starting to bubble.

Flat Bread Pizza Topping Ideas and Variations:

1. Start with variations on traditional pizza that you already know and love.

• Supreme Pizza: red tomato pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, cooked ground sausage, pepperoni, red onion, mushrooms, sliced black olives, and chopped green peppers
• Hawaiian: red tomato pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, Canadian bacon or classic bacon (or both!), and pineapple tidbits
• Meat Lovers: red tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, cooked ground sausage, pepperoni, Canadian bacon, crumbled bacon
• Veggie Lovers: pesto for the sauce, fresh sliced mozzarella cheese, mushrooms, sweet bell peppers, sliced zucchini, and sweet onions
• Chicken Bacon Ranch: ranch dressing for the sauce, mozzarella cheese, crumbled bacon, cooked shredded chicken, sliced green onions and chopped fresh green peppers and tomatoes.

2. Set up pizza making like a buffet and get the kids involved.

• Use a muffin tin to keep toppings separate but accessible.
• Do a quick poll before going to the grocery store to get at least one favorite topping for everyone.
• This is a great chance to expose kids to new vegetables, they don’t have to use them but they might light to taste them plain before they go on the pizza.
• Let the kids create their own masterpieces using what you set out.

3. Try your hand at pizza art.

• Look up flatbread, pizza, or focaccia art online to get an idea of what I’m talking about.
• Cut vegetables in interesting ways, like mini bell peppers cut into rounds often they look like flowers.
• Make a masterpiece using edibles and turn them into a picture, flowers are the most common design people put in food art I’ve seen.

Tips for making the best flatbread pizzas:

• Don’t let the sauce sit on the crust for too long. It makes the crust overly soggy and it’s hard to fix that once it happens. Getting things sauced and topped within about 10 minutes is ideal.
• Find a flatbread that you love. If it’s good on its own it’ll make great pizza. If it’s only OK on it’s own it’ll be mediocre flatbread pizza crust as well.
• Bake the pizza directly on the pan and skip the parchment or baking mat for this recipe. It helps the bottom of the flatbread to get a little crisp and it’s a really great texture.

How to store and reheat leftovers:

• Store the leftovers after they have fully cooled. If you stack up leftover warm pizza in a container they’ll get soggy.
• Store cooked leftovers in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
• When you want to reheat the pizza, preheat your oven to 375 degrees and place a baking store or a baking sheet in the oven to warm up with the oven. When the pizza and pan are hot, place your flatbread pizza on the baking store or sheet. Bake until fully reheated, 5-8 minutes generally. Preheating the pan before adding the pizza helps the crust to re-crisp nicely.

Nice and crisp, no soggy pizza crust here!

Frequently Asked Questions

In the mood for pizza? Here's a few more pizza recipes you'll love:

• Homemade Veggie Pizza
• Amazing No-Knead Refrigerator Pizza Dough
• 100% Whole Wheat Pizza Crust
• Homemade Supreme Pizza Recipe
• Supreme Pizza Stuffed Zucchini

If you’ve tried this Flatbread Pizza recipe or any other recipe on Bless this Mess, then don’t forget to rate the recipe and leave me a comment below! I would love to hear about your experience making it. And if you snapped some pictures of it, share it with me on Instagram so I can repost on my stories AND add your photo to your comment so that other can see your creation.

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I can't wait for you to try these super easy flatbread pizzas and make them your own. You can add bacon, fresh herbs, even things like thinly sliced zucchini and fresh corn cut from the cob. I can't wait to see all of the combos you think of. Enjoy!