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8 minute Lebanese Pizzas (Lahmacun!)

Name: 8 minute Lebanese Pizzas (Lahmacun!)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 1 x ~30cm/12" Lebanese bread (, (sub other thin flatbreads, Note 1); 125g / 4 oz chicken mince (ground chicken) (Note 2); 2 tsp tomato paste; 1 tsp Baharat spice mix (aka Lebanese 7 spice) (Note 3 subs); 1/2 tsp paprika (, sweet (or smoked); 1 garlic clove (, crushed using garlic press); 1/4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt (halve for table salt); 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley (or coriander/cilantro, totally optional (sub 1 tsp dried oregano); 1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (, for cooking (or regular olive oil); Extra virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp Danish feta or goats cheese (, crumbled (or regular feta); Lemon juice (, just a light drizzle); Dried chilli flakes / red pepper flakes; ~1 tbsp toasted pine nuts (, roughly chopped (sub pistachios, almonds, sesame seeds); 1 tsp finely chopped parsley (or coriander/cilantro)

1 serving

servings

5 minutes

active time

8 minutes

total time

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Ingredients

1 x ~30cm/12" Lebanese bread (, (sub other thin flatbreads, Note 1)

125g / 4 oz chicken mince (ground chicken) (Note 2)

2 tsp tomato paste

1 tsp Baharat spice mix (aka Lebanese 7 spice) (Note 3 subs)

1/2 tsp paprika (, sweet (or smoked)

1 garlic clove (, crushed using garlic press)

1/4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt (halve for table salt)

1 tbsp finely chopped parsley (or coriander/cilantro, totally optional (sub 1 tsp dried oregano)

1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (, for cooking (or regular olive oil)

Extra virgin olive oil

2 tbsp Danish feta or goats cheese (, crumbled (or regular feta)

Lemon juice (, just a light drizzle)

Dried chilli flakes / red pepper flakes

~1 tbsp toasted pine nuts (, roughly chopped (sub pistachios, almonds, sesame seeds)

1 tsp finely chopped parsley (or coriander/cilantro)

Directions

ABBREVIATED RECIPE:

Trim bread to fit pan, mix filling, smear on bread. Heat oil on high, pan fry 90 seconds meat side down, then bread side 90 seconds until crispy. Top, cut, eat!

FULL RECIPE:

Use a large 30cm/12" non-stick pan. If needed, use scissors to cut one side of the Lebanese bread so it fits in your pan (Note 4)

Mix the Chicken Spread ingredients in a bowl. Spread all across the surface of one side of the bread like peanut butter - use it all! It will be a fairly thin layer.

Cook meat side - Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in the pan over high heat. Place the bread in meat side down and cook for 90 seconds, pressing down lightly to encourage colour. The meat will stick to the bread!

Crisp bread - Turn with tongs (there should be some golden patches) and cook the bread side for 90 seconds until golden and crispy (lower heat if browning too quickly).

Toppings - Slide onto cutting board, sprinkle with feta, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. Sprinkle with other toppings you choose. Cut into 8 like pizza, enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving Size

Calories

566 kcal

Total Fat

30 g

Saturated Fat

8 g

Unsaturated Fat

19 g

Trans Fat

0.01 g

Cholesterol

110 mg

Sodium

1507 mg

Total Carbohydrate

36 g

Dietary Fiber

2 g

Total Sugars

2 g

Protein

37 g