BBQ Chicken Flatbread with Mozzarella and Cheddar
By Emma Collins
Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Total
20 min
Servings
2
Level
Easy
BBQ chicken flatbread is a 20-minute meal that can be served as an entrée. Ingredients for BBQ chicken flatbread include chicken rotisserie meat, BBQ sauce, mozzarella and cheddar cheeses, red onions, cilantro, olive oil, and naan bread. The edges of the naan are crunchy when topped with BBQ sauce. The cheeses are melted and bubbly.
I make flatbreads on a rimmed baking sheet. I leave a ring of sauce around the edge of the flatbread when baking to crisp the edges of the naan. I add mozzarella and orange cheddar cheese. The orange cheddar cheese peeking through after baking is more appealing to me than adding a pale blanket of cheese. Allow the cheese to come to room temperature for 10 minutes before baking for even melting.
Add a spoonful of barbecue sauce to the shredded chicken mixture under the cheese topping. Look for browned naan and thick sauce at the rim. To brown the cheese more, broil the naan for about one minute before adding the other toppings. Add raw rings of onion and cilantro as soon as you remove the tray from the oven.
Serve flatbread as a main dish or portion flatbread into appetizer bites. Tangy jalapeño slaw complements barbecue sauce. Other options include a one-pot meal of black beans and rice served with flatbread for a more filling main dish.
Why this recipe works
- Dinner can be made in a short time with precooked chicken and two casseroles. Naan bread needs no preparation or rising time.
- Both flatbread pizzas can be made on a baking sheet. No pizza stone or mixer needed.
- No special tools are needed. Forks and your hands can be used to shred the chicken. A sharp knife can be used to slice onions.
- Each guest gets an entire naan. Pizza is not served and cut at the table for guests to share.
- Orange cheddar cheese stays on the pizza in spots after baking. Red onion rings are added to the hot pizza.
- Serve it as an appetizer in pieces with other foods.
Ingredients
- •2 large oval naan flatbreads (about 200 g each)
- •1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- •½ cup BBQ sauce (dark and glossy)
- •1 cup low-moisture mozzarella cheese (shredded)
- •½ cup sharp orange cheddar cheese (shredded)
- •1 ½ cups rotisserie chicken (shredded)
- •¼ medium red onion (sliced into thin rings)
- •¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves (chopped)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C).
- 2
Set the naan on a large rimmed baking sheet, brush the edges with olive oil, and bake for 3-4 minutes until slightly golden.
- 3
Spread 1/4 cup (60 ml) of BBQ sauce over each naan, leaving a 1/2-inch (1.25 cm) border.
- 4
Cover the sauce with the mozzarella, then scatter the cheddar over the mozzarella.
- 5
Toss the shredded chicken with 1 tablespoon of the BBQ sauce.
- 6
Divide the sauced chicken over the cheese on both flatbreads.
- 7
Bake for 8-10 minutes, until the cheese is molten and bubbly, the naan edges are deep golden-brown, and the sauce at the edges looks thick and glossy.
- 8
Remove the flatbreads from the oven and immediately top with the red onion rings and chopped cilantro.
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Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
540
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