Easy Zuchini Flatbread Recipe

If you are looking for something to do with fresh veggies from your garden, try this easy zucchini flatbread recipe. Fresh tomatoes and zucchini are baked with 2 cheeses and topped with fresh basil to make a tasty meal or even appetizer. This vegetarian meal only take 15 minutes to make so it’s great for a busy weeknight dinner.

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I discovered these premade flatbread pizzas from Aldi last year and I just love them for a quick meal. Today I had a bunch of zucchini and even more tomatoes laying on the counter and I whipped up this easy zucchini flatbread in 15 minutes. My family loved it and they don’t even eat zucchini normally.

There are two cheeses on this vegetable pizza – fresh mozzarella and fresh parmesan. I hand grated them so they would just melt together and so lots of flavor. And of course I used fresh basil from our garden too so this is much like a white pizza or Margherita pizza with added zucchini.

So if pizza is your comfort food and you need a quick and tasty vegetarian dinner this summer give this recipe a try. And if you need an easy appetizer for a party or get together this works well for that too. Plus it’s very easy to change up using different veggies or fresh herbs.

Recipe ingredients I used and substitutions.

The simple ingredients I used for this recipe is a pre-baked flatbread, fresh mozzarella, parmesan, garlic clove, olive oil, hot pepper flakes, fresh basil, tomatoes, zucchini and salt. I used hot pepper flakes for a little heat but you can substitute with black pepper if you want.

Pre-baked Flatbread
I buy these wonderful already made flatbreads from Aldi. They come two to package and they are perfect for recipes like this. No messy flour, yeast or water necessary. You could substitute with naan bread, pitta bread or a premade thin pizza crust. Lavash bread would also work.

If you want to make your own dough or use store bought pizza dough you will want to bake the base before adding the toppings.

Fresh Mozzarella Cheese and Parmesan Cheese
I love the savory flavors of both of these cheeses together. I think the fresh mozzarella really makes this dish but you can use regular packaged mozzarella if you want. Also I like to shredded to make it melt more evenly so try that if you use the fresh. I also like to grate my own parmesan cheese and high suggest you do that. You can find it already shredded/grated at Aldi.

Fresh Tomatoes and Zucchini
The purpose of this recipe was to use the fresh zucchini and tomatoes from my garden. You could use cherry tomatoes instead if you have them on hand. So you really should take advantage of fresh garden veggies if you can. However you can also use other fresh vegetables like sweet bell peppers, hot peppers, mushrooms, onions, eggplant, etc.Just make sure slice everything very thinly.

Garlic and Basil
I used fresh garlic and fresh basil leaves for another layer of flavor. If you don’t have fresh garlic you can use a sprinkle of garlic powder and you can also use dried basil. However the fresh basil really add more flavor so if you have some give it a try. You can also use fresh parsley, mint, oregano, thyme etc.

How to make an easy zucchini flatbread recipe.

Step 1: Add olive oil to a little bowl and add the crushed garlic. Mix and set aside. Then preheat oven to 400°F and spray a rimmed baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.

You could also just place this right on the oven rack but I find it easier to handle with a baking tray.

Step 2: Place the pre-made flatbread on the baking sheet. Brush the garlic oil over the surface of the flatbread. Season with salt and the hot pepper flakes on top. If you don’t like heat of chili flakes you can use black pepper. 

Step 3: Thinly slice zucchini and shredded the 2 cheeses. I love my cheese grater which I could not recommend more. I’ve used it to slice the zucchini and shredded both cheeses. Below you can see how the different size blades work.

Step 4: Place the zucchini slices and tomato on the bread then sprinkle both the fresh mozzarella and parmesan on top.

Step 5: Bake for 8-10 minutes in the preheated oven until the cheese is melted and the crispy edges are golden brown. If you want the cheese to get browner you can place it under the broiler for 2-3 minutes. Watch that it doesn’t burn though.

Step 6: Take it out of the oven and then sprinkle minced fresh basil on top. Cut into pieces once it’s cooled a bit. Store leftovers in an airtight container. Please scroll down to view the printable recipe card.

This is all we had for a light meal but you could add a green salad or even a bowl of soup if you want. If you have any banana peppers in the garden you might like this sausage and banana pepper soup.

More delicious and easy flatbread recipes to try.

I love these toasty flatbreads and make them often when I’m have a busy day. You can put almost anything on them and my family will enjoy it!

• prosciutto ham and ricotta flatbread
• basil and peach pizza with naan
• mushroom and thyme with 2 ingredient dough
• asiago cheese, peppers and sausage or apple gouda on naan bread
• veggie and hummus lavash bread

Well I hope you give this easy zucchini flatbread recipe a try next time you have fresh veggies from the garden or when you are having a busy day.

Whether or not you are a fan of zucchini try this pizza because I’m sure you will love it. As I mentioned above my family doesn’t eat zucchini unless it’s fried and they inhaled this.