Moroccan-Style Chicken & Bacon Flatbreads

Moroccan-Style Chicken & Bacon Flatbreads

🥘 Ingredients

  • black pepper
    1 tsp
  • cheddar cheese
    1 c
  • cooking oil
    4 tsp
  • flatbreads
    8 unit
  • garlic powder
    2 tsp
  • ground chicken
    20 oz
  • pepitas
    1 oz
  • ras el hanout
    2 tbsp
  • salt
    1 tsp
  • scallions
    4 unit
  • shallot
    2 unit
  • sour cream
    6 tbsp
  • sugar
    2 tbsp
  • sumac
    2 tsp
  • tomato paste
    2 unit
  • white wine vinegar
    3.333 tbsp

🍳 Cookware

  • small microwave-safe bowl
  • baking sheet
  • large pan
  • small bowl
  1. 1
    Adjust rack to top position (top and middle positions for 4 servings) and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and dry produce. Halve, peel, and thinly slice shallot . Trim and thinly slice scallions , separating whites from greens.
    shallot: 2 unit, scallions: 4 unit
  2. 2
    In a small microwave-safe bowl , combine shallot, white wine vinegar , 1 TBSP water, ½ tsp sugar , salt , and black pepper (2 TBSP water and 1 tsp sugar for 4 servings). Cover with plastic wrap and microwave for ⏱️ 30 seconds to 40 seconds. Set aside to pickle, stirring occasionally, until ready to use in Step 6.
    white wine vinegar: 3.333 tbsp, sugar: 1 tbsp, salt: 1 tsp, black pepper: 1 tsp
  3. 3
    Place flatbreads on a baking sheet (divide between two baking sheets for 4 servings) and rub all over with a drizzle of cooking oil ; season with salt and pepper. Toast, dimpled sides down, on top rack until golden brown, ⏱️ 4 minutes to 5 minutes. (For 4, toast on top and middle racks, switching rack positions halfway through.)
    flatbreads: 4 unit, cooking oil: 4 tsp
  4. 4
    While flatbreads toast, heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add scallion whites, ground chicken *, ras el hanout , half the garlic powder (you’ll use the rest later), salt, and pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through, ⏱️ 4 minutes to 5 minutes. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, ⏱️ 30 seconds to 60 seconds. Add ¾ cup water and 1 tsp sugar (1¼ cups water and 2 tsp sugar for 4 servings); cook until mixture has thickened, ⏱️ 30 seconds to 60 seconds.
    ground chicken: 20 oz, ras el hanout: 2 tbsp, garlic powder: 2 tsp, tomato paste: 2 unit, sugar: 1 tbsp
  5. 5
    Once flatbreads are toasted, remove sheet from oven. Carefully flip flatbreads dimpled sides up; evenly spread with chicken mixture and sprinkle with cheddar cheese . Return flatbreads to top rack (top and middle racks for 4 servings) and bake until cheese is melted and bubbly, ⏱️ 3 minutes to 5 minutes more.
    flatbreads: 4 unit, cheddar cheese: 1 c
  6. 6
    In a small bowl , combine sour cream , remaining garlic powder, ¼ tsp sumac (½ tsp for 4 servings), a pinch of salt, and pepper. Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Drizzle flatbreads with sumac sauce and top with pickled shallot (draining first), scallion greens, and pepitas . Cut flatbreads into pieces. Divide between plates and serve.
    sour cream: 6 tbsp, sumac: 2 tsp, pepitas: 1 oz