It’s Friday, friends!
I don’t know about you all, but I’m ready to get this weekend started.
After a week of working overtime on all of our current projects (i.e. wedding planning, remodeling Barclay’s house, taxes, car stuff, and — you know — work-work), my calendar for the weekend ahead looks refreshingly chill. Lots of good downtime to recharge my introverted batteries. A few hangs with some of my favorite people. And to top things off, the forecast says the entire weekend is supposed to be sunny…and in the seventies!
Finally. ?
Well, I hope that your weekend ahead is a lovely and restorative one as well. And if you happen to be looking for a delicious dinner or appetizer recipe to make that’s easy, breezy, and speedy to prepare, I can’t recommend this delicious flatbread enough.
Brussels Sprouts and Bacon Flatbread Pizza Recipe | 1-Minute Video
I wrestled with what to call this one, because pretty much every single ingredient in it seems to steal the show. I mean, we’re talkin’…
- Brussels!
- Bacon!
- Balsamic!
- Garlic!
- Goat Cheese! (<– Or blue, or feta!)
- CARBS!
What’s not to love?! ?
But, alas, I landed on bacon and Brussels sprouts. Because…I ? alliteration. And because they’re so dang good.
Also?
They’re so dang easy to prepare.
Simply fry up some bacon. ? (<– Pro tip: If you live near a Trader Joe’s, I’ve become obsessed recently with their Uncured Bacon Ends & Pieces. Amazing, ultra-thick, delicious bacon for like half the price!)
Then while the bacon is frying, thinly slice your Brussels sprouts, red onion, and garlic. Then give them a quick sauté in the leftover bacon grease until they’re mostly softened. Then brush your flatbread (or pita, or partially-baked pizza dough) with olive oil, sprinkle with Mozzarella (and a little Parmesan, if you’d like), spread the Brussels mixture over the top, add on some crumbled goat (or blue, or feta) cheese.
Then pop it all in the oven for 10 minutes…
…and then as soon as it’s done, drizzle those slices with a yummy balsamic glaze…
…and voila. This ultra-flavorful, ultra-simple, and ultra-delicious flatbread will be yours to share and enjoy. Perfect for the weekend. ?
Let’s all make it a good one!
How To Cut Brussels Sprouts | 1-Minute Video
Brussels Sprouts and Bacon Flatbread
Ingredients
- 2 slices thick-cut bacon, diced
- 8 ounces Brussels Sprouts, thinly-sliced (with ends trimmed and discarded)
- 1 small red onion, peeled and thinly sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly-sliced
- 2 pieces flatbread (I used store-bought naan)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
- 2 ounces crumbled goat cheese, blue cheese or feta cheese
- balsamic glaze*
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Fry bacon in a large saute pan over medium-high heat until cooked. Transfer bacon to a separate plate with a slotted spoon, and set aside.
- Meanwhile, keep about 1 tablespoon of the remaining bacon grease in the saute pan (you can discard the extra if there’s too much grease in there). Stir in the Brussels sprouts, red onion, and sliced garlic. Saute for 4-5 minutes, stirring frequently, until the mixture is softened and the garlic is fragrant. Remove from the heat and set aside.
- Place the two pieces of flatbread on a large baking sheet, and brush the tops of each with olive oil. Sprinkle each piece of flatbread evenly with about 1/3 cup Mozzarella cheese, leaving a 1/2-inch border around the edges of the flatbread. Then divide the Brussels mixture, bacon and crumbled cheese evenly between the two pieces of flatbread, and spread them out evenly. Sprinkle with the remaining Mozzarella cheese.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the Mozzarella has melted and the crusts are slightly golden.
- Remove from the oven and drizzle with the balsamic glaze. Serve immediately.
Notes
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
Flatbread is life. End of! x
Izzy
Sure to make this week for breakfast. Easy to cook this up compared to the ones we make in our place. Kids also will love to prepare this and enjoy
Awesome, we hope you guys love it! :)
Looks yummy!
Do you have the link to the DeLallo brand? In the recipe card, it says “I love this one..” but I don’t see anything to click on…unless I’m missing something…and need more coffee. ;)
Thanks for the recipe!
Thank you, Amy! The link should work (it is for us), but here it is again! We hope you can give this a try sometime soon! :)
This sounds like it’s definitely worth trying. It’s definitely simpler to not have to make your own pizza dough, though I do it all the time. This flatbread is full of my favorite flavors, too. I envy you having a Trader Joe’s nearby: the one we get to go to is about 550 miles away (we get to go when we visit the kids/grandkids in San Antonio); the one in Albuquerque is closer, but we have no reason to go that direction. I hope you do have a nice, restorative weekend. Ours will be if we can survive it. We’re guiding tours at our local state park both days this weekend, and they are the longest tour, which is about 4 miles, possibly more. And they involve climbing up rocks to show our groups the ancient pictographs we’re going out to look at. That park is my favorite place to go for restoration.
Thank you for your sweet comment, Susan, and we hope you can give this recipe a try sometime soon! :)
Yummy !! DeLallo’s Balsamic Glaze is the Best !! And since I am in the Pittsburgh area, close to their store…..:)
Yes, it’s SO good, right?! And oooh, lucky you, we’re jealous!
Yummmm! This looks like a perfect flavor combo =)
It really is, we hope you can try it soon! :)
This looks AMAZING!!!!
Thank you, Tanya — we hope you love it!
I love bacon! I’ll try this recipe.
We hope you enjoy!
Oh goodness, this sounds delicious ;)
Rachael xx.
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Amazing! After a few cooks, I now slightly soften and spread a thin layer of the goat cheese on the flatbread instead of using crumbles. It was honestly to hide it from my family, but it’s not nearly as good without goat cheese. Also added some sautéed mushrooms over the sprouts mix before topping with cheese. Thanks for sharing this!
Perfect for brunch, looks so colourful and delicious!!
Charmaine Ng
Looks good to me too