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.

Strawberry "French Toast"

Charleston + Sunday = Brunch

Brunch is probably my favorite meal.  Sweet or savory - I don't discriminate.  Most brunch recipes are far from healthy, which is why I created this play on a classic - Strawberry French Toast.

Ingredients & Nutritional Information:

• 1 Flatbread (Joseph's Multigrain Flatbread)

          Calories: 90, Fat: 2.5g, Carbs: 13g, Sugars: 1g, Protein: 7g

• 1 cup of Sliced Strawberries

          Calories: 50, Fat: 0.5g, Carbs: 13g, Sugars: 8g, Protein: 1g

• 1 Egg White

          Calories: 17, Fat: 0.1g, Carbs: 0.2g, Sugars: 0.2g, Protein: 3.6g

• 1/4 a cup of Sugar Free Maple Syrup (Vermont's)

          Calories: 15, Fat: 0g, Carbs: 5g, Sugars: 0g, Protein: 0g

• 1 TBS Unsweetened Almond Milk (Almond Breeze, Original)

          Calories: 2, Fat: 0.2g, Carbs: 0.1g, Sugars: 0g, Protein: 0.1g

• 1 TSP Cinnamon

          Calories: 6, Fat: 0g, Carbs: 2g, Sugars: 0g, Protein: 0g

• Cooking Spray

Entire Recipe: Calories: 180, Fat: 3.3g, Carbs: 33.3g, Sugars: 9.2g, Protein: 11.7g

*The ingredients can easily be multiplied for more servings.

Directions:

1. Heat frying pan to medium.
2. Beat egg white, almond milk, and half the cinnamon until well combined.
3. Cut flatbread into four squares.
4. Pour egg mixture on to a plate.
5. Spray pan with cooking spray.
6. Generously dip the pieces of flatbread into the egg mixture to coat both sides.
7. Place the pieces in the sauce pan two at a time.  Flipping until lightly brown on each side.
8. Top flat bread pieces with syrup, strawberries, and the remaining cinnamon.