Description
Applewood-smoked bacon, cremini mushrooms, asparagus, and Asiago cheese all come together on a thin, crunchy flatbread to create a hearty and delicious main. Preparation may take some time, but the finished product is well worth every second. Serve alongside a fresh green salad for nice balance.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 6 crimini mushrooms, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper, or to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 spears fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
- ½ pound applewood-smoked bacon, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1 (12 inch) prepared flatbread pizza crust
- ¾ cup prepared marinara sauce
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup shredded Asiago cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat
- and stir in mushrooms and garlic; sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Cook and stir until the mushrooms have given off their juice and the juice has evaporated
- about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and set mushroom mixture aside.
- Heat 1 more tablespoon olive oil in a separate large skillet over medium-high heat until very hot
- and place asparagus into the skillet. Cook
- stirring occasionally
- until asparagus pieces are very well browned (almost but not quite burned in spots)
- about 8 minutes. Remove asparagus from skillet and set aside.
- Reduce heat to medium
- and cook bacon in the same skillet until crisp
- about 10 minutes; stir often. Drain excess grease as the bacon cooks
- for crisper pieces.
- Remove bacon pieces and place on a paper towel-lined plate; blot with paper towels to reduce grease.
- Place the flatbread crust onto the prepared baking sheet
- and spread marinara sauce over the crust.
- Spread the mushrooms and garlic evenly over the pizza.
- Spread asparagus over the pizza.
- Arrange bacon pieces on the pizza.
- Sprinkle mozzarella cheese all over the pizza
- followed by Asiago cheese.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the cheeses are melted and bubbling
- 12 to 15 minutes.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 6