What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Cheerful Choices: Flatbread Fiesta! Do you ever tire of the same old pizza choices? I get in a rut the same way everyone else does. About that time I stand in front of the freezer, door open, peering into its contents searching for ideas to try something extraordinary. Sure, I’m the one buying the groceries (and should know what’s in the house) but that’s when I surprise myself with unexpected specials. Chorizo is one of those impulse items that make it into the cart. I often fry it up, crumble it for meals later on, label it, and then store it in the freezer for another day. It’s at times like this I pat myself on the back with congratulations for having such foresight.
FLATBREAD FIESTA
Ingredients:
1 naan flatbread
1-2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon cornmeal
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 cup chunky salsa, prepared
1 cup Mexican cheeses, shredded
1/2 cup cooked chorizo, drained and crumbled
2 tablespoons yellow onion, chopped
2 tablespoons green chilies, chopped
2 tablespoons jalapeño peppers, chopped
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 400°. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick oil. Set aside. Rub olive oil on bottom of flatbread. Spread with cornmeal, pressing into the dough. Sprinkle with garlic powder. Flip over and place this side down on prepared baking sheet. Brush top with remaining olive oil. Bake for 5 minutes. Remove flatbread from oven. Carefully spoon chunky salsa over flatbread, spreading to edges. Layer Mexican cheeses over top. Divide cooked and crumbled chorizo over salsa. Finish layering with chopped onions, green chilies, and jalapeño peppers. Bake 15 minutes longer to melt the cheeses for a nice crispy crust. Remove flatbread from oven. Cool slightly before using a pizza cutter. Serve with a tossed garden salad.
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Minus chorizo, it is perfect, Gail.
Joanna
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Yes, you can eliminate the meat altogether. 😋🍃
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Great convenience recipe. Thanks.
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You’re welcome. 🙏🏻🍃
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We tell everyone, including ourselves, to make extra and freeze it for another day. When we find those treats months later, it is a happy time indeed! 💃🕺
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For sure! Those are the things that make life pleasant. 👏
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Reblogged this on Ned Hamson's Second Line View of the News.
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Pizza, Pizza. 🍃🍕
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The Mexican kind of pizza. Will print that recipe, Gail!
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Have fun with it. I know I did. 😋🍃🍕
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I will 👍
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Mmm, this puts me in the mood for homemade mini-pizzas that I make on English muffins. Just bought the meat and mushrooms yesterday with these in mind. They’re the only pizzas Anita actually likes!
❤️&🙏, c.a.
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English muffins are the perfect size for single servings, in my opinion. 🍃🍕
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You do party so very well.
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Depends on the tequila. 🥃🍃
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Did someone say teQUEEla?!
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Yes, (sigh), I said that out loud. 🤣
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Haha!
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