Should I Cook It?

Pizza delivery used to be the easy way out. Now it’s a $30 decision. This Thin-Crust Veggie Flatbread Pizza with creamy dill sauce is for nights when you want pizza and delivery feels overpriced. The sauce could have gone either way. It turns out it works well with the vegetable toppings. I’d happily cook it again. Recipe’s below if you’re ready to give it a try.

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Recipe: Thin-Crust Veggie Flatbread (EP#59)

Cooking Zone:🟢Homemade → Recipe Adapted From The Cook-a-Palooza Experience Cookbook

Ingredients – Approximate Cost [$5.75]

Sauce

• 1/3 cup light mayonnaise – $0.55
• ¼ cup low-fat sour cream – $0.35
• 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese – $0.20
• ¼ teaspoon each dried dill weed, garlic powder and black pepper – $0.05

Dough and Toppings

• 13 oz. (368 grams) fresh pizza dough (or use pitas or prepared pizza crust) – $1.00
• ¾ cup shredded marble cheddar cheese (3 oz / 85 g) – $1.45
• ½ plum tomato, thinly sliced – $0.55
• ½ cup diced green bell peppers -$0.55
• ½ cup diced white mushrooms – $1.00
• ¼ cup thinly sliced onion – $0.05

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Steps

1. Lightly brush cooking oil over a 11 x 17 inch (28 x 43 cm) sheet pan. Stretch pizza dough and place on prepared pan. Stretch the dough further so it reaches the edges.
2. To make the sauce, in a small bowl whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, Parmesan cheese, dill, garlic, and pepper. Spread sauce over the dough. Evenly top with marble cheese.
3. Add toppings: tomato, bell peppers, mushrooms and onion. Bake in a 430°F / 221°C oven for 12 minutes. Remove flatbread from pan and bake directly on the oven rack for 5 minutes more. Let stand 2 minutes before slicing.

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Recipe Notes:

• Dill Sauce Seems Wrong → But it works. Think of it as veggie dip for the toppings. It’s why there’s no meat on this flatbread.
• Stretching Pizza Dough → From my pizza expert Dino. He says: “poke the dough with your fingers to expand the dough before you stretch it (see video). When stretching, use your knuckles not your fingers to prevent rips in the dough.”
• Savings? → Delivery: $30. Homemade: $6. Savings: $24!
• Would I Cook It Again? → Yes! This flatbread would also work as an excellent appetizer. Simply slice into smaller two-bite pieces.

How about you? Will you cook it? Let me know in the comments!

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