This Low Calorie Flatbread is just 40 calories per slice, and it comes with 6 low calorie flatbread recipes!
Best of all, you can make this healthy flatbread in just 15 minutes, including prep time! It’s the perfect appetizer, side dish or main course.
I like to make the Sea Salt and Parmesan Flatbread to serve with salads as a side dish. The Original Flatbread recipe to dip into soup, and the Pear Rosemary Flatbread as a main course. There are so many wonderful flavors to try, I’ve made sure to cover all the bases here!
Low Calorie Flatbread
What You’ll Find in this Article:
Ingredients in Healthy Flatbread
With so many flatbread flavors to choose from I know you will find a favorite. Here is the basis of all the recipes, my low calorie flat bread recipe. Below you’ll find 5 more flavors, but they all start with this amazing low calorie dough recipe.
Low Calorie Flatbread Dough Ingredients:
- Self Rising Dough – don’t use regular flour, or the dough won’t rise. You need self rising or gluten-free self rising flour.
- Greek Yogurt – boosts protein and keeps the calories and carbs low. As a bonus, it also boosts metabolism!
- Garlic Salt – boosts the flavor, regular salt will work too if that’s all you have.
- Italian Seasonings – this is optional, but adds a ton of flavor for zero calories.
5 More Flatbread Recipes:
The basic flatbread recipe above is great for getting creative in the kitchen and making your own flavor, or for serving with a salad or soup.
Here are some more topping options, because I just couldn’t help myself. And to help you even more, I added the calories for each of these recipes. The original (above) is just 40 calories per serving.
Sea Salt Parmesan Flatbread (Total Calories Per Slice = 53)
- Freshly grated parmesan
- Sea salt
- Serve with Low Calorie Marinara for dipping
Margarita Flatbread (Total Calories Per Slice = 54)
- Mozzarella cheese
- Roma tomato
- Fresh basil
- Garlic clove
Pesto Chicken (Total Calories Per Slice = 65)
- Low Calorie Pesto
- Shredded chicken
- Mozzarella, fontina, or provolone cheese
Pear Rosemary Flatbread (Total Calories Per Slice = 88)
- Low Calorie Caramelized Onions
- Fresh rosemary
- Pear
- Crumbled goat cheese
Alfredo Flatbread Toppings (Total Calories Per Slice = 68)
- Low Calorie Alfredo Sauce
- Artichoke hearts
- Roma tomato
- Shredded chicken (optional)
- Freshly grated parmesan cheese
How to Make Healthy Flatbread
This healthy flatbread recipe takes just 15 minutes to make, it’s so easy and fun, kids can even get involved rolling out the dough and topping the flatbread. My kiddo loves to make this on her own, that’s right… it’s so easy a 13 year old can make it!
Tools and Equipment:
- 2 Parchment Paper Sheets
- 1 Baking Sheet
- Rolling Pin
- Measuring Cups and Spoons
How to Make Flatbread:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees, and set out a baking sheet.
- In a mixing bowl, add the flour, yogurt, garlic salt and Italian seasonings and mix until combined.
- Form into a ball of dough.
- Lay a piece of parchment paper out on the countertop (it should be the size of the baking sheet you set out).
- Place the dough in the center of the parchment paper. Top the dough with a little flour and a second piece of parchment paper.
- Use a rolling pin to roll it out into a 12 inch rectangle. It will be about 1/4 inch thick.
- Move the flatbread dough in the parchment paper to the baking sheet, and remove the top layer of parchment paper.
- And add your desired toppings, in the order that they are listed.
- Transfer the flatbread into the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes, when the crust is golden it’s done.
- Remove the flatbread from the oven and slice into seven slices, and serve hot.
Low Calorie Flatbread Recipe
This low calorie recipe is quick and easy. You can make it as an appetizer, or side dish to share with others. Or make the entire flatbread for yourself (the entire flatbread is just 280 calories!)
I included calories for the additional flavors up in the “Ingredients Section” click here to jump back up to them.
More Low Calorie Recipes:
Low Calorie Flatbread (40 Calories)
Equipment
- 2 Parchment Paper Sheets
- Rolling Pin
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup self rising flour
- 1/2 cup 0% Greek yogurt
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasonings (optional)
Sea Salt Parmesan Flatbread Toppings:
- 1/8 cup freshly grated parmesan
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- Serve with Low Calorie Marinara for dipping
Margarita Flatbread Toppings:
- 1/3 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1 Roma tomato sliced
- 1/8 cup basil sliced
- 1 garlic clove minced
Pesto Chicken Toppings:
- 1/4 cup Low Calorie Pesto
- 1/2 cup shredded chicken
- 1/3 cup mozzarella, fontina, or provolone cheese
Pear Rosemary Flatbread Toppings:
- 1/8 cup Low Calorie Caramelized Onions
- 2 teaspoons fresh rosemary finely chopped
- 1 pear cored and thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons crumbled goat cheese
Alfredo Flatbread Toppings:
- 1/4 cup Low Calorie Alfredo Sauce
- 1/3 cup artichoke hearts sliced
- 1 Roma tomato sliced
- 1/3 cup shredded chicken (optional)
- 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
More Toppings:
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees, and set out a baking sheet.
- In a mixing bowl, add the flour, yogurt, garlic salt and Italian seasonings and mix until combined.
- Form into a ball of dough.
- Lay a piece of parchment paper out on the countertop (it should be the size of the baking sheet you set out).
- Place the dough in the center of the parchment paper. Top the dough with a little flour and a second piece of parchment paper.
- Use a rolling pin to roll it out into a 12 inch rectangle. It will be about 1/4 inch thick.
- Move the flatbread dough in the parchment paper to the baking sheet, and remove the top layer of parchment paper.
- And add your desired toppings, in the order that they are listed.
- Transfer the flatbread into the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes, when the crust is golden it’s done.
- Remove the flatbread from the oven and slice into seven slices, and serve hot.
Nutrition
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Nutrition and Calories in Flatbread Recipes
The nutrition is based off of the basic recipe above, if you want to find the calories for each of the Flatbread Toppings, I included those above in the ingredients section, click here to jump back up to them.
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