Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Barbecue Chicken Flatbread Pizza

I enjoy cooking and making up recipes. Sometimes they're wins and sometimes not so much (but I don't like to talk about those). Last night I had a definite win. A delicious Barbecue Chicken and Veggie Pizza on homemade oregano and basil flatbread. Tastes like it should be soooo bad for you but instead is a healthy alternative to pizza when you have a yen for it.

Any toppings can be put on my flatbread, I just happened to have chicken on hand. :D Next time I'm thinking of doing my own version of Round Table's Maui Zaui Pizza.

Barbecue Chicken Flatbread Pizza
(2 servings pictured)
Ingredients
Crust:
1 egg (beaten)
2/3 cups nonfat milk
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp garlic salt
1 tbs Italian Seasoning
1 1/2 tsp basil
1 tsp oregano

Toppings:
1 boneless skinless chicken breast (cut up in bite sized pieces)
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 cup sliced zucchini
1 tbs chopped garlic
1/2 cup + 1 tbs of barbecue sauce
1/2 cup 2% Milk Reduced Fat Mozzarella Cheese
1/4 cup green onion and chives
1/4 cup chopped tomatoes

Directions

Crust:
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  2. Beat egg and milk together in large bowl
  3. Add rest of ingredients and mix well
  4. Pour into 9 x 13 glass baking dish (prepared with nonstick spray) and level batter
  5. **Bake for 8 minutes
Toppings:
  1. In a skillet sprayed with nonstick spray, cook chicken w/ 1 tbs of barbecue sauce and then set aside (about 5 minutes)
  2. Using same skillet with more nonstick spray, saute garlic, mushrooms, and zucchini until tender (about 5 minutes) and then set aside
  3. spread the rest of barbecue sauce onto baked flatbread
  4. sprinkle sauce with the cheese, chicken, sauteed veggies, and then green onions w/ chives, and tomatoes
  5. Bake for 8 - 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and pizza is hot (at 400 degrees)
  6. Cut into 8 equal sections and enjoy
Nutritional Breakdown per Serving
Calories: 173
Carbohydrates: 25 grams
Fat: 2.5 grams
Protein: 12 grams

** if you just want the flatbread to go along as a side dish to a meal you'll want to bake it for 15 to 18 minutes or until completely done. For pizza, it only bakes half the time by itself because it bakes some more with the toppings.

(anyone who wants the nutritional breakdown for just the bread just let me know)

--Previous Day Tracking --

Exercise - 35 minutes on the Wii Fit doing Strength Training and Yoga -- burning 187 calories. Drank 12 glasses of water. Day 17 of no soda.

Meals:
Breakfast - Cream of Wheat and sliced strawberries
Lunch - turkey sandwich, pretzels, and a pickle
Mid-Afternoon Snack - frozen banana, graham crackers, and peanut butter
Dinner - Barbecue Chicken Flatbread Pizza
Evening Snack - 1 cup of Frosted Mini-Wheats

total calories = 1488
total days = 23
total pounds lost = 9.7

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