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Herbed flatbread topped with pesto, grilled chicken, pine nuts, Parmesan cheese, arugula, lemon juice, and a drizzle of olive oil.
When it comes to dinner, my kids regularly give me a run for my money. Especially lately! I’m not sure if it’s the weather, and the fact that they’ve been locked inside on so many brutally cold days….or their ages (7, 5, and 2)….or just an extra dose of sass they all seem to have inherited (from their dad, of course)….but lately, it seems like I can’t find a dinner recipe they all approve of! Even our old standbys, like spaghetti and tacos, have been met with some type of complaint lately. And as much as they like pizza, they’re tired of the same old sausage and pepperoni. They’ve actually been complaining when we order it! Pizza! Seriously, what kind of kids am I raising!?!
I’ve never been one to let my kids call the shots when it comes to dinner. They eat what we eat, period! So there’s no way I’m going to let their complaints about pizza stop me from making it. I’ll just call it flatbread, instead! I’ll make the crust a little thinner and the toppings a little different and call it a day….and my kids will never even know! As you may have guessed, I’ve been cooking up this plan for a while now. So when #CollectiveBias gave me the opportunity to create a recipe using Star Butter Flavored Olive Oil and a protein of my choice, you can guess where my mind went!
I headed to Walmart, currently the ONLY store where you can find this olive oil, and then to Costco for my chicken and other ingredients. I love shopping at Costco for so many reasons, but mainly because they seem to have it all! I knew that, in order for my flatbread experiment to work, I would need to use ingredients my kids would like….chicken, pesto, cheese….! The arugula was a bit of a stretch, but I wanted to get some healthy greens on there! In no time at all, I had everything I needed – from chicken to pine nuts to Parmesan cheese – and was all set for dinner!
Just in case there was any doubt in your mind, let me just say this flatbread was AMAZING. It was fresh, flavorful, and best of all, green for spring! The pesto gave it a huge shot of flavor right off the bat, the pine nuts gave it some great texture, the arugula added a fresh, peppery note, and the drizzled olive oil gave it the right amount of moisture and an additional flavor boost. What more could you ask for from dinner?
As for my kids (the true test)? What did they think? Well let’s just say I heard a LOT fewer complaints than I’ve grown accustomed to. Not to say there weren’t any (dinner around here just wouldn’t be the same without them), but they were dramatically scaled back. Which might not sound like much to you, but to me, it says it all! SUCCESS!!
There are several different ways you could go in terms of a wine pairing with pesto chicken. If you want a white wine, I'd suggest a crisp, dry white like a Sauvignon Blanc or a Riesling. If you want a red wine, I'd suggest a lighter bodied wine like a Pinot Noir.
Because its ingredients include olive oil, nuts, and cheese, pesto can be high in calories and fat. However, the fat is primarily unsaturated and may have heart health benefits. Pesto is also full of antioxidants that can help protect your cells from damage.
This means that a tablespoon (15g) of pesto contains around 56 calories, while our recommended serving size of 50g per person contains around 186 calories. Two of the most expensive ingredients in all pesto recipes are nuts and cheese, both of which are very high in calories.
Other flatbread dough variations include a fat like olive oil or butter. Is flatbread healthy? Yes!It's one of the healthiest breads you can make because it's low in calories and fat but high in fiber.
Not necessarily. While different doughs vary nutritionally, flatbread is generally just unleavened bread. In other words, bread dough that was not made to rise. Flatbreads may look smaller, but if it's the same dough, the nutritional contents are identical.
I know most people aren't use to being told they "have" to order something a certain way but believe me if you don't heat the flatbread it's not edible. Unless you like dry crusty crumbly bread with stale taste.
The Chicken Pesto Flatbread is the lowest in calories among the flatbreads and has 430 calories, 16g fat, 5g saturated fat, 43g carbohydrates, 28g protein, and 1,090mg sodium. Although it contains the lowest amount of fat, cholesterol, and sodium of all the flatbreads, it still contains a considerable amount of each.
Pesto goes amazingly well with grilled steak, pork chops, chicken, and even fish, so you don't have to worry about spicing or marinating your meat. You can also season meatloaf or meatballs with pesto.
When it comes to pairing wine with pesto, we favour dry, crisp, and acidic white wines such as Pinot Grigio, Vermentino, or Sauvignon Blanc. If you prefer red wine, then we'd recommend something light-bodied like Beaujolais, Dolcetto, or Pinot Noir.
Depending on the prominent notes, anything from a sturdy Sauvignon Blanc to a fruity Malbec can work well. This category requires a deeper look at the recipe's underpinnings. Brighter flavors pair better with subdued wines, while deep, rich, creamy flavors call for something lighter.
1 Serving of grilled chicken flatbread (Dunkin' Donuts) contains 360 Calories. The macronutrient breakdown is 38% carbs, 31% fat, and 32% protein. This is a good source of proteins (50% of your Daily Value) and calcium (12% of your Daily Value).
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