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Pillsbury

Caramelized Onion and Peppered Bacon Flatbread

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Jazzed-up bacon, caramelized onion, fire-roasted tomatoes and cheese? Sounds like delicious toppers to create a cheesy flatbread appetizer.
Prep Time: 45 Min
Total Time: 55 Min
Makes: 24 appetizers
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Dawn Logterman
Janesville, Wisconsin
Bake-Off® Contest 45, 2012
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INGREDIENTS:
1/4
cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4
teaspoon McCormick® Ground Black Pepper
1/8
teaspoon McCormick® Cayenne Pepper
8
slices thick-sliced bacon
4
cups thinly sliced sweet onion (about 1 lb)
2
cloves garlic, minced
2
tablespoons LAND O LAKES® Butter
1
can Pillsbury® refrigerated thin pizza crust
1
can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen® organic diced tomatoes, drained
2
cups (8 oz) shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2
cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4
cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
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DIRECTIONS:
  • Heat oven to 400°F. Line 15x10-inch pan with sides with aluminum foil. Place cooling rack in pan.
  • In large resealable food-storage plastic bag, combine brown sugar, black pepper and cayenne; shake to combine. Separate bacon slices and place in bag; shake to coat. Place bacon on rack in pan.
  • Bake 25 to 30 minutes, turning once halfway through baking, or until bacon is browned and thoroughly cooked. Cool completely. Chop bacon; set aside.
  • Meanwhile, in 12-inch skillet, cook onions and garlic in butter over medium heat 15 to 20 minutes, stirring frequently, or until onions are golden brown. Remove from heat; set aside.
  • Spray15x10-inch pan with sides with Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray. Unroll pizza crust dough in pan; press dough to edges of pan. Bake 7 minutes. Remove from oven.
  • Spread onion mixture over partially baked crust; top with drained tomatoes. Sprinkle with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses; top with bacon.
  • Bake 7 to 11 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheeses are melted.
  • Remove from oven; sprinkle with basil.
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1 Serving (1 Serving)
  • Calories 130
    • (Calories from Fat 60),
  • Total Fat 6g
    • (Saturated Fat 3g,
    • Trans Fat 0g),
  • Cholesterol 15mg;
  • Sodium 300mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 11g
    • (Dietary Fiber 0g,
    • Sugars 4g),
  • Protein 6g;
Percent Daily Value*:
    Exchanges:
    • 1 Starch;
    • 0 Fruit;
    • 0 Other Carbohydrate;
    • 0 Skim Milk;
    • 0 Low-Fat Milk;
    • 0 Milk;
    • 0 Vegetable;
    • 0 Very Lean Meat;
    • 0 Lean Meat;
    • 0 High-Fat Meat;
    • 1/2 Fat;
    Carbohydrate Choices:
    • 1;
    *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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