Monday, June 9, 2014

Balsamic Strawberry & Chicken Pizza

Lately I've been seeing a lot of this pairing - balsamic vinegar & strawberries.  I love both of these ingredients but had never eaten them together.  I decided to give it a try and developed this flatbread pizza recipe.  I was really thrilled with the outcome - presentation & taste.  In my opinion, it is the perfect balance of sweet, savory, and spicy!


Ingredients & Nutritional Information:
  • 1 Flatbread (Joseph's Multigrain Flatbread)
          Calories: 90, Fat: 2.5g, Carbs: 13g, Sugars: 1g, Protein: 7g
  • 4 oz of Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast, Cooked
          Calories: 110, Fat: 1.5g, Carbs: 0g, Sugars: 0g, Protein: 24g
  • 1/2 a cup of Sliced Strawberries
          Calories: 25, Fat: 0g, Carbs: 5.5g, Sugars: 4g, Protein: 0.5g
  • 1 slice of Ham (Hormel's Natural Choice, Smoked)
          Calories: 15, Fat: 0.4g, Carbs: 0.2g, Sugars: 0.2g, Protein: 2.5g
  • 1/4 a cup of Baby Spinach
          Calories: 2, Fat: 0g, Carbs: 0.4g, Sugars: 0g, Protein: 0.2g
  • 10 Jalapeño Slices
          Calories: 2, Fat: 0g, Carbs: 0.5g, Sugars: 0g, Protein: 0g
  • 1/4 a cup of Diced Red Onion
          Calories: 17, Fat: 0g, Carbs: 4g, Sugars: 1.7g, Protein: 0.4g
  • 1/4 a cup of Reduced Fat Feta 
          Calories: 60, Fat: 3.5g, Carbs: 1g, Sugars: 0g, Protein: 6g
  • 1/4 a cup of Balsamic Vinegar (Pompeiian)
          Calories: 20, Fat: 0g, Carbs: 8g, Sugars: 8g, Protein: 0g
  • 1 TSP of Sriracha (Huy Fong)
          Calories: 5, Fat: 0g, Carbs: 1, Sugars: 1g, Protein: 0g
  • Cooking Spray
  • Desired Seasonings (Red Pepper Flakes, Oregano, Sea Salt etc)
Entire Recipe: Calories: 346, Fat: 7.9g, Carbs: 33.6g, Sugars: 15.9g, Protein: 40.6g
*The ingredients can easily be multiplied for more servings.

Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. In a sauce pan, reduce the balsamic vinegar by half on low-medium heat for about 20 minutes.  Stir constantly to prevent burning.
  3. Add Sriracha to the pan, continue to stir for another minute or two until combined.
  4. Remove reduction from the heat and put into a dish.  Store in the refrigerator.
  5. Slice the ham, chicken, red onion, & strawberries.
  6. Spray frying pan with cooking spray, and sauté the onions until fragrant.
  7. Line a baking sheet, and lightly spray both sides of the flatbread with cooking spray.
  8. Spread reduction over the flatbread leaving a little extra for after the pizza has baked.
  9. Top with spinach, chicken, strawberries, ham, jalapeños, onions & feta.
  10. Bake 6-8 minutes, until golden brown.
  11. Sprinkle with desired seasonings & leftover reduction.


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