This Clean Cuisine Very Veggie Flat Bread recipe is our family’s favorite pizza bar none. It’s also a huge hit when we entertain! Even our not-so health conscious friends can’t get enough of it.

Healthy Flat Bread Recipe Made with Chickpeas and Chia Seeds

As far as pizza and flat bread recipes go, this one is tops in nutrition, thanks to both the toppings and the crust. And by the way, kids love to eat and make it. Note:  if you are making it for the kids you might want to consider just putting the shredded carrot “confetti” and hemp seeds on top and skip the shredded kale and parsley. The Clean Cuisine Very Veggie Flat Bread Recipe not only packs a mighty veggie phytonutrient punch but also dishes a hefty serving of super slimming, antioxidant and fiber-rich chickpeas and omega-3 rich chia seeds. And yet I promise the addition of chickpeas and chia seeds, strange as they sound, absolutely do not compromise the taste…in fact, our son (in the photo above) actually thinks this flat bread recipe tastes better than “normal” pizza crust. Seriously.  

Is Flour Healthy?

All flours, even whole grain flours, will be absorbed into the bloodstream quicker than “whole” grains such as quinoa, steel cut oats, barley, etc. So, if you are worried about your blood sugar or trying to lose weight it is best to eat flour in moderation, even the “whole” grain ones. For the Clean Cuisine Flat Bread Recipe I have been able to drastically reduce the amount of flour found in regular flat bread recipes by adding the chickpeas and chia seeds. The addition of chickpeas and chia seeds substantially boosts nutrition and also slows the absorption of the flour, thus helping stabilize your blood sugar.

Very Veggie Confetti

Shredding the veggies into “confetti” is the key though to making them taste good on flat bread pizza and making the recipe not taste overly “vegetablly”—so whatever you do, do not skip the shredding. Also, to make this pizza “super clean” try to use as little cheese as possible, about 3 tablespoons or so per individual pizza is plenty. For the record, I always buy grassfed organic cheese (if you don’t have a store that stocks grassfed organic cheese you can order it from Beyond Organic online and have it shipped directly to your house.) If you don’t have time to make the crust try putting the toppings on a whole grain pita (our favorite pita is Food for Life brand Ezekiel 4:9 made with a variety of whole grains, beans and legumes.)  P.S. Oh, and if you don’t use all of the veggies for the pizza topping you can eat them the next day for leftovers.

Be Sure To Look for a High Quality Store-bought Marinara!!

One last thing…if you aren’t making your own homespun marinara (I admit, I don’t make my own when I make pizza) you’ll want to be sure to look for a high-quality store-bought one made with extra virgin olive oil. Be sure to avoid brands including refined vegetable oils (such as soybean oil) and high fructose corn syrup. My absolute favorite is Rao’s. Yes, it’s a bit pricey. But it’s worth it. A poor quality marinara can just ruin a pizza recipe, especially a flat bread recipe. Ok, ok…on with the flat bread recipe!

Clean Cuisine Very Veggie Flat Bread Recipe (with Chia-Chickpea Crust)

Before making the crust you’ll want to shred your veggies and get your toppings set out and ready to go….

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