BBQ Chickpea Flatbread

A tasty flatbread with the addition of chickpeas for a nutrition boost. A super quick & easy recipe that makes a great appetizer, snack or add a salad to make this a main meal!

Course Appetizer, Dinner & Main Course

Key Ingredient Chickpeas

Dietary Need Vegetarian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 540

Ingredients

1 package pre-made whole wheat pizza dough (see notes)
1 cup (250 mL) your favourite low sodium BBQ sauce
2 cups (500 mL) cooked or canned chickpeas, drained & rinsed (see notes)
1 red onion, diced
1 cup (250 mL) shredded mozzarella
1/2 cup (125 mL) fresh basil, roughly chopped

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 425°F (220°C).
Roll out dough to roughly an 8-inch x 10-inch (20 cm x 25 cm) rectangle. Place dough on parchment lined baking sheet.
Combine the chickpeas, onion and BBQ sauce in a bowl. Stir until chickpeas are coated. Spread the mixture evenly on the dough and top with shredded cheese.
Bake for 15 minutes, then top with chopped basil before serving.

Notes

You can use ready-made flatbread or pizza crust instead of dough. Follow the baking instructions on the flatbread or pizza crust package as oven temperature and baking time may vary from the recipe.
A19 oz (540 mL) can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed, yields 2 cups (500 mL) cooked chickpeas. To cook up a batch of chickpeas from dry, check out our website for more info!
To make this on the BBQ, follow the heating directions on the package if you are using ready-made flatbread or pizza crust. If you made your own dough, after you flatten it out, cook one side of the dough first on high heat on a grill brushed with oil. When that side is golden brown, remove the flatbread and flip over onto a parchment lined cookie sheet and top with the BBQ chickpea mixture and cheese, lightly brush the grill with oil again then put the flatbread back on the grill to finish cooking the dough, heat the topping and melt the cheese.

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