Super quick and easy dinner, Lavash Bread Pizza is a thin-crust pizza topped with spinach, mushrooms, and olives. The perfect weeknight meal!
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Now that I'm a new mom, I'm all about no-fuss meals. These days I'm just whipping up quick meals with ingredients sitting in the fridge. This Lavash Bread Pizza is super quick and easy to make and relatively healthy too. Top with your favorite veggies!
What is Lavash Bread Pizza
Lavash Bread Pizza or Lavash Flatbread Pizza is essentially a thin-crust Veggie Flatbread Pizza. There is no need to get your hands dirty or roll out the dough. Lavash bread is a healthier alternative to regular pizza and it comes together in a jiffy.
For this recipe, I used mushrooms, spinach, and kalamata olives as my toppings along with Rao's Arrabbiata Sauce. Feel free to change up your toppings and sauce brand as need be.
Other Lavash Pizzas you'll find on this site are - Veggie Pesto Flatbread Pizza and Zucchini Goat Cheese Pizza.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
Delicious
Quick & Easy Recipe
Versatile (add your favorite veggies)
Thin-Crust Pizza
Weeknight Meal
Hearty & Healthy-ish
Vegetarian
8 Ingredients
Ingredients
Whole Wheat Lavash Bread: I love using Trader Joe's whole wheat lavash for this recipe for a boost in fiber and protein. If you don't have a Trader Joe's near you, try finding lavash bread at your local Middle Eastern grocery store or a regular grocery store.
Parmesan Cheese: I love the flavor of parm on this pizza, however you can use fontina or mozzarella cheese if you prefer.
Mushrooms: Sliced Baby Bella Mushrooms - you may also use white button mushrooms.
Spinach: I love using fresh baby spinach.
Olives: Kalamata olives - sliced, else you may use regular olives or green olives. The olives will add some saltiness to the pizza.
Basil: Fresh basil adds a ton of flavor to this pizza. Julienne the basil, or chopping works fine too.
Marinara Sauce: I recommend using a good quality marinara sauce or pizza sauce, such as Rao's. For this recipe, I used Arrabbiata sauce which is slightly spicy.
Oil: You need oil to saute the mushrooms and spinach. I recommend Avocado Oil or Olive Oil.
Crushed Red Pepper Flakes: If you like spicy food, add some crushed red pepper flakes once your pizza is ready.
Salt: Lightly season the mushrooms and spinach. The cheese and olives are already salty, so don't add too much salt when seasoning the veggies.
Step by Step - How to Make Lavash Bread Pizza Recipe
Step 1 - Prep
1. Heat up a cast iron skillet on medium heat, once hot, add oil.
2. Add sliced mushrooms. Saute for 3 minutes and season with a little salt.
3. This is what you should have.
4. Add 5 ounces of spinach. Season with salt to taste. Cook for 3 minutes or until the spinach wilts.
5. Once veggies are cooked, turn off the stove.
6. Transfer the spinach mushroom mix to a paper towel to help soak the moisture. Doing this step will ensure your pizza won't be soggy.
Step 2 - Assemble
1. Split whole wheat lavash bread (I love Trader Joe's) in half.
2. Spread 2 spoonfuls of your favorite marinara sauce (I used Rao's Arrabbiata Sauce). Don't add too much sauce else your pizza will be soggy.
3. Spread some of the spinach mushroom mixtures. Also, top with sliced olives.
4. Top with shredded parmesan cheese.
5. Place the lavash bread into a toaster oven on a baking tray and bake at 400 degrees for 5-6 until crispy and the cheese melts. The lavash bread will get toasty.
6. Once done, remove the pizza from the toaster oven.
7. Cut lavash pizza into fours. Top with julienne basil and crushed red pepper.
8. Enjoy!
Expert Tips
✔️ Once the mushrooms and spinach have been cooked down, be sure to place the veggies on a paper towel to soak up the moisture. This will prevent you from having soggy pizza.
✔️ When baking the pizza in the toaster oven, make sure you check the pizza after 4 minutes for your desired crispiness. Bake for another minute or two depending on how crispy you want your pizza.
Serving Suggestions
You may top your Lavash Bread Pizza with:
- Fresh Basil, julienned (as suggested per this recipe)
- Crushed Pepper Flakes (as suggested per this recipe)
- Garlic Powder, Oregano, Italian Seasoning, and Black Pepper are other additions.
Meal Prep Ideas
Lavash Pizza is a great way to use up leftover veggies.
- Saute the veggies as needed and allow the liquid to absorb fully before placing the veggies in the fridge. Store the veggies in an airtight container and place in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days.
- The remaining ingredients - lavash bread, parmesan cheese, marinara sauce, and kalamata olives are readily available ingredients that don't require much prepping at all.
Frequently Answered Questions
Firstly, don't use too much sauce else your pizza will get soggy.
Secondly, for this recipe, you need to saute the mushrooms and spinach. Once done, transfer the mixture to a paper towel. Doing so will absorb the excess moisture and the end result will be a crispy pizza.
Yes. Simply replace parmesan cheese with a vegan version.
Lavash bread is NOT gluten-free. If you can manage to find gluten-free lavash bread, that'll work. Alternatively, you can use gluten-free tortillas and try it out.
My favorite toppings for this pizza are spinach, mushrooms, and black olives. Feel free to use other veggies, such as, sauteed bell peppers, red onions, jalapeno, corn, broccoli, and zucchini. Just make sure to cook the veggies and place them on a paper towel so moisture is absorbed.
More Pizza Recipes!
- Margherita Pizza
- Zucchini Goat Cheese Pizza
- White Mushroom Pizza
- Veggie Pesto Flatbread Pizza
- Crispy Cauliflower Pizza
- Caprese Portablleo Mushroom Pesto Pizza
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Lavash Bread Pizza
Vegetarian, Healthy-ishEquipment
Ingredients
for spinach mushroom saute
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 8 ounces baby bella mushrooms thinly sliced
- 5 ounces fresh baby spinach
- salt to taste
for full recipe you need
- 3 pieces lavash bread, cut in half I use Trader Joe's
- 1 ½ cups arrabbiata sauce I use Rao's
- mushroom spinach saute mixture from above
- ½ cup kalamata olives sliced
- 1 ½ cups parmesan cheese
- handful fresh basil leaves julienned
- to taste crushed red pepper flakes
to assemble half lavash pizza
- 3 piece whole wheat lavash bread I use Trader Joe's
- 2 spoonfuls arrabbiata sauce I use Rao's
- few spoonfuls mushroom-spinach mixture
- few kalamata olives, sliced
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated
- few fresh basil leaves julienned
- to taste crushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
Step 1 - Prep
- Heat up a cast iron skillet on medium heat, once hot, add oil.
- Add sliced mushrooms. Saute for 3 minutes and season with a little salt.
- This is what you should have.
- Add 5 ounces of spinach. Season with salt to taste. Cook for 3 minutes or until the spinach wilts.
- Once veggies are cooked, turn off the stove.
- Transfer the spinach mushroom mix to a paper towel to help soak the moisture. Doing this step will ensure your pizza won't be soggy.
Step 2 - Assemble
- Split whole wheat lavash bread (I love Trader Joe's) in half.
- Spread 2 spoonfuls of your favorite marinara sauce (I used Rao's Arrabbiata Sauce). Don't add too much sauce else your pizza will be soggy.
- Spread some of the spinach mushroom mixtures. Also, top with sliced olives.
- Top with shredded parmesan cheese.
- Place the lavash bread into a toaster oven and bake at 400 degrees for 5-6 minutes. The lavash bread will get toasty.
- Once done, remove the pizza from the toaster oven.
- Cut lavash pizza into fours. Top with julienne basil and crushed red pepper.
- Enjoy!
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Notes
- For Gluten-free option: use GF lavash bread.
- For Vegan option: use vegan cheese.
- For Sauteing Veggies: Once the mushrooms and spinach have been cooked down, be sure to place the veggies on a paper towel to soak up the moisture. This will prevent you from having soggy pizza.
- For Baking Pizza: When baking the pizza in the toaster oven, make sure you check the pizza after 4 minutes for your desired crispiness. Bake for another minute or two depending on how crispy you want your pizza.
Shrina says
This is our favorite easy weeknight meal recipe! The flavors are incredible, it comes together so quickly, and it's super healthy/ less carbs than regular pizza. I love to top mine with the TJs bomba sauce!
Kanika says
Loved the recipe
So easy for a quick weekday dinner!!! Mushrooms taste yummmmm
Pinky says
Fantastic dish, flavorful and crispy pizza, just the way my family and I like it! The idea of saueting the veggies was really helpful, it not only prevented pizza from being soggy but also enhanced flavors from veggies. Loved adding spinach for pizza and wheat lavash bread made it healthier than white bread base. Thank you for sharing! Big thumbs up from me and my family !
Sheila says
Fantastic lavash bread pizza loved it
Sonal says
Easy/quick, delicious and healthy dinner & at times I have served as an appetizer for a gathering - either ways always a hit! Thanks for introducing me to the lavash bread Nisha.