DIY Olive Garden Flatbread (VIDEO)

Thanks to Mezzetta we were inspired to make a recipe with olives. So as we are a restaurant chain copycat channel we thought why not make an olive recipe from Olive Garden. We later found out that they don’t have a single entree with olives in it, so we had to choose from a salad or a flatbread and since flatbread is code for “pizza” we went that route.

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Mediterranean Flat Bread
375 Calories Per Flatbread
Makes 2 Flatbreads

Prep: 10 minutes
Roast Peppers: 30 minutes @ 450°F
Bake Flatbread: 10-15 minutes @ 450°F
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Ingredients:
• 1 Flax, Oat Bran Flatbread
• 2-4 Tsp Basil Pesto
• 1/4 Cup Mozzarella Cheese
• 1 Red Bell Pepper
• 3 Pitted Green Olives
• 3 Pitted Black Olives
• 1 oz Artichoke Hearts
• 1 Tsp Fresh Chopped Basil
• 1 Tbsp Grated Cheese
• Season with Salt & Pepper

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Directions:

1.) Cut up your red bell pepper into strips, coat in olive oil, season with salt & pepper and roast at 450°F for 30 minutes.

2.) Pit all olives if necessary. To pit green olives use the side of a knife until the pit cracks and then pull it out. For black olives, cut the tip off and pinch the pit out.

3.) Slice up your olives, fresh basil and artichokes.

4.) Prepare your flatbread with a spread of basil pesto, a layer of mozzarella cheese, roasted red peppers, black & green olives, artichoke hearts and bake for 10-15 minutes at 450°F checking periodically.

5.) After taking out of oven, sprinkle on some fresh chopped basil and grated cheese.

The preparation takes some time, but the rest is quite simple.

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Nutrition Facts:
1 Hellthy Flatbread
Calories 375
Total Fat 30g
Saturated 5g
Trans 0g
Cholesterol 30mg
Sodium 1250mg
Total Carbs 10g
Dietary Fiber 5g
Sugars 1g
Protein 17g

Olive Garden:
1 Mediterranean Flatbread
Calories 700
Total Fat 44g
Saturated 12g
Trans 0g
Cholesterol 45mg
Sodium 1580mg
Total Carbs 46g
Dietary Fiber 4g
Sugars 3g
Protein 21g

Disclaimer: Nutrition Facts are estimated through MyFitnessPal and should act as a general guideline. It does not represent any actual facts.