This chicken cherry flatbread is topped with creamy goat cheese, caramelized onions and arugula for a delicious appetizer or even main meal.

This flatbread was the recipe that just didn’t want to be made. After spending almost 4 years now with a food blogger, you think Ulysses would’ve learned that when “special” ingredients appear in the fridge or pantry, they’re off limits until asking if I need them for something. Store bought flatbread would be one such ingredient.

But it doesn’t stop there. While arugula and dried tart cherries are typical staples in our house, both ingredients (even after telling him my plans for this flatbread multiple times) happened to disappear one right after the other. So for a recipe as simple as this one is, it somehow required 4 separate trips to the grocery store. Single living would be so much easier sometimes (until I come home with new bathroom light fixtures I want installed like I might’ve done a few weeks ago I suppose).

The amount of times we default to pizza for dinner is kind of embarrassing. Pizza just seems like a cop out and usually means way more bread than I want to consume but I do it anyway out of sheer laziness. Flatbread, however, that’s got this air of “gourmet” that pizza could just never pull off. The best part about flatbread though is that it’s even easier than pizza. Store bought bread is totally acceptable, toppings don’t have to include sauce or cheese and it really just needs to toast, not bake. Boom.

The flavor combinations on top of a simple piece of bread here are pretty killer if I do say so. You’ve got savory chicken with sweet caramelized onions, tangy goat cheese, tart but still sweet dried cherries and then a drizzle of balsamic reduction for a sticky, sweet topping with some bright, peppery arugula to balance it all out.

My mom ended up coming over to go shopping with me (for those bathroom light fixtures) the day after (finally) making this and finished off the last half of flatbread. Her words after the first bite were “the cherries are the best part” to which I of course took the opportunity to tell her they weren’t only delicious but good for you too being packed with vitamin A and a natural source of melatonin to help you sleep well – something she definitely needs because the woman never sleeps!

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Chicken Cherry Flatbread

Yield: 4 servings

Prep Time: 35 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Total Time: 47 minutes

This chicken cherry flatbread is topped with creamy goat cheese, caramelized onions and arugula for a delicious appetizer or even main meal.

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Ingredients

• 2 store bought flatbreads
• 1 cup shredded cooked chicken breast or thigh (leftover rotisserie chicken is great for this)
• 1/3 cup dried tart cherries
• 2 ounces goat cheese
• 1 large yellow onion, sliced
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/3 cup baby arugula
• 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar

Instructions

1. Place the butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Once melted, add the onion slices and let caramelize for the next 30 minutes, stirring only a few times until the onions are golden brown.
2. Meanwhile, place the balsamic vinegar in a small sauce pot over high heat. Once boiling, reduce to medium-low and continue cooking until the vinegar has reduced into a thick syrup that coats the back of a spoon. Turn off heat and set aside.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
4. Place the flatbreads on a baking sheet. Spread the shredded chicken evenly among the two pieces, then do the same with the onions. Crumble the goat cheese on top, then the cherries and place in the oven for 10-12 minutes until the bread gets crispy on the edges and the cheese starts to melt.
5. Remove the flatbread from the oven, top with the baby arugula and drizzle with the balsamic reduction. Cut into pieces and serve.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 355Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 86mgSodium: 407mgCarbohydrates: 34gFiber: 2gSugar: 8gProtein: 26g

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