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Bacon Ranch Pizza For Bacon Lovers Day

Bacon Ranch Flatbread Pizza

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Servings: 2 servings (1/2 pizza / 6 slices each)
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 piece whole wheat lavash
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons Renovated Ranch (see recipe), divided
  • 1 medium tomato (about 4 ounces), sliced as thinly as possible
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly minced garlic
  • 2 slices center cut bacon (preferably nitrate free), cut in half
  • 6 ounces extra lean leftover grilled chicken, cut into 1/2 inch cubes, reheated if necessary
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons finely sliced fresh chives

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet (large enough to fit the flatbread so that it lays flat) with nonstick foil.
  2. Place the flatbread on the prepared baking sheet. Crisp it in the oven, watching it carefully after a few minutes, until it is completely crisp (it should be cracker consistency throughout without being burnt), about 2-3 minutes per side. It can go from crisp to burnt pretty quickly so be sure to watch closely.
  3. Spread 1/4 cup of the ranch evenly over the lavash, leaving about a 1/2 inch outer perimeter of the lavash bare, as if you're spreading sauce over a pizza. Add the tomato slices side by side over the ranch. Then sprinkle the garlic evenly over them.
  4. Bake the pizza until the ranch is hot and the tomatoes are cooked, about 5-8 minutes, making sure that the outer edges aren't burning (you can wrap foil around them if they are).
  5. Meanwhile, place the bacon strips in a small nonstick frying pan. Cook them until the strips are crispy, but not burnt. Transfer them to a paper towel-lined plate to remove excess grease. Cut them into tiny slivers.
  6. Remove the pizza from the oven. Top it evenly with the grilled chicken, chives, then bacon. Drizzle the remaining 2 tablespoons of the ranch over top. Cut the pizza into 12 equal pieces. Enjoy immediately.

Notes

Choices/Exchanges: 1 1/2 starch, 3 lean protein. Per serving (1/2 pizza [6 slices]): 250 calories, 7 g fat, 1.5 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat, 60 mg cholesterol, 400 mg sodium, 370 mg potassium, 19 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 4 g sugars, 27 g protein, 185 mg phosphorus.
From You Can Have It! by Devin Alexander, published in conjunction with the American Diabetes Association.
A note on salt: the American Diabetes Association had me follow very strict sodium guidelines for this book. If you don't need to watch your sodium intake, feel free to just salt this recipe to taste and skip the specific salt suggestion below.