Caramelized Onion and Peppered Bacon Flatbread

Prep 45 min
Total 55 min
Ingredients 12
Servings 24

Jazzed-up bacon, caramelized onion, fire-roasted tomatoes and cheese? Sounds like delicious toppers to create a cheesy flatbread appetizer. MORE+ LESS-

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated March 27, 2014

Bake-Off® Contest 45, 2012

Dawn Logterman

Janesville, Wisconsin

Ingredients

1/4

cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/4

teaspoon ground black pepper

1/8

teaspoon cayenne pepper

slices thick-sliced bacon

cups thinly sliced sweet onion (about 1 lb)

cloves garlic, minced

tablespoons butter

can Pillsbury™ refrigerated thin pizza crust

can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen™ organic diced tomatoes, drained

cups (8 oz) shredded mozzarella cheese

1/2

cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/4

cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves

Steps

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1

Heat oven to 400°F. Line 15x10-inch pan with sides with aluminum foil. Place cooling rack in pan.
2

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.
3

Bake 25 to 30 minutes, turning once halfway through baking, or until bacon is browned and thoroughly cooked. Cool completely. Chop bacon; set aside.
4

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.
5

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.
6

Spread onion mixture over partially baked crust; top with drained tomatoes. Sprinkle with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses; top with bacon.
7

Bake 7 to 11 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheeses are melted.
8

Remove from oven; sprinkle with basil.