Description
These BBQ Beef Sausage Flatbread Pizzas are a delightful twist on traditional pizza, featuring smoky beef sausage and vibrant pickled red onions. Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner or a casual gathering with friends!
Ingredients
- Flatbreads (naan, pita, or thin crust pizza bases)
- BBQ Sauce (your favorite smoky, sweet, or spicy variety)
- Beef Sausage (pre-cooked or raw)
- Shredded Cheese (mozzarella, sharp white cheddar, or smoked gouda)
- Red Onion (1 small to medium, thinly sliced)
- Vinegar (for pickling, apple cider, white, or rice vinegar)
- Granulated Sugar (1 tablespoon for pickling)
- Salt (½ teaspoon for pickling)
- Fresh Cilantro or Parsley (for garnish)
- Olive Oil (for brushing flatbreads and cooking sausage)
Instructions
- Thinly slice one small to medium red onion.
- In a heatproof jar or bowl, combine ½ cup of vinegar, ½ cup of water, 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar, and ½ teaspoon of salt.
- Heat this mixture in a small saucepan over medium heat until the sugar and salt have fully dissolved.
- Pour the hot liquid over the sliced red onions, ensuring all slices are submerged.
- Let the onions sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes to pickle.
- If using pre-cooked beef sausage, slice it into rounds or crumble it.
- If using raw beef sausage, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, add the sausage, and cook until fully browned, about 5-7 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Lightly brush each flatbread with olive oil.
- Place the flatbreads on a baking sheet and spread a generous layer of BBQ sauce over each.
- Evenly distribute the cooked beef sausage over the BBQ sauce.
- Sprinkle shredded cheese over the sausage.
- Transfer the baking sheet to the preheated oven and bake for 8-12 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Once baked, remove the flatbread pizzas from the oven and scatter pickled red onions over each pizza.
- Finish with a sprinkle of fresh cilantro or parsley.
- Slice into wedges or halves and serve hot.
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 12 mins
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pizza slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 15 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg
Keywords: Feel free to customize your BBQ sauce and add extra toppings like bell peppers or jalapeños. The pickled red onions can be made a day in advance for enhanced flavor.