Prado's Flatbread Copycat

Check out the Mexicali and Blanca flatbread pizzas inspired by a restaurant in San Diego.

One of my favorite things to do (if you didn't know by now) is to come up with copycat recipes of foods in restaurants or that I've seen on the internet. This particular recipe is from a restaurant in San Diego called (The) Prado. My husband spent 2019 traveling to San Diego for work and he loves it. He actually lived there when he was really young for a few years and so it's a bit nostalgic for him too. One of his favorite foods he ate (outside of all the amazing Mexican food) was the Mexicali flatbread pizza at Prado. He sent me a picture of the menu and I immediately went to the Blanca flatbread pizza with goat cheese and spinach. As I have not had these pizzas and cannot speak to how close the recipes actually are...these are just loose copycat recipes that I made on what little information was given on the menu. Both were crazy delicious.

What you need:

• 4 Flatbreads (homemade or storebought)
• 1 lb. chorizo sausage, cooked and crumbled
  
• 1 can diced green chillies, drained
  
• Chimichurri sauce (homemade or storebought)
• Shredded mozzarella cheese
• Shredded monterey jack cheese
• Cilantro, chopped
• Baby spinach, chopped
• Olive oil
• Minced garlic cloves
• Goat cheese crumbles
• Shredded Italian blend cheese
• Red onion, finely diced
  

Directions:

1. For the Mexicali flatbread: Place 2 flatbreads on a foil-lined baking sheet. Top with chimchurri sauce, then cooked chorizo and green chillies. Sprinkle with cheeses.
   
2. For the Blanca flatbread: Place 2 flatbreads on a foil-lined baking sheet. In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup olive oil with garlic to your liking. Brush onto the flatbreads. Top with cheeses, spinach, and onion.
   
3. Bake pizzas according to what the flatbread directions are. For me, I used the Stonefire brand flatbread and baked at 425 for about 10 minutes.
4. After baking, top the Mexicali flatbread with chopped cilantro.
   

Original Fantastical Recipe

If you are looking for a flatbread recipe to follow, Sally's Baking Addiction has a Homemade Flatbread Pizza recipe that would work wonderfully. A different copycat pizza that my family loves is this Copycat Marion's Pizza with sausage and banana peppers.

Prado's Flatbread Copycat

Author: Sarah Ellis/Fantastical Sharing of Recipes

Ingredients

• 4 Flatbreads (homemade or storebought)
• 1 lb. chorizo sausage, cooked and crumbled
• 1 can diced green chillies, drained
• Chimichurri sauce (homemade or storebought)
• Shredded mozzarella cheese
• Shredded monterey jack cheese
• Cilantro, chopped
• Baby spinach, chopped
• Olive oil
• Minced garlic cloves
• Goat cheese crumbles
• Shredded Italian blend cheese
• Red onion, finely diced

Instructions

1. For the Mexicali flatbread: Place 2 flatbreads on a foil-lined baking sheet. Top with chimchurri sauce, then cooked chorizo and green chillies. Sprinkle with cheeses.
2. For the Blanca flatbread: Place 2 flatbreads on a foil-lined baking sheet. In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup olive oil with garlic to your liking. Brush onto the flatbreads. Top with cheeses, spinach, and onion.
3. Bake pizzas according to what the flatbread directions are. For me, I used the Stonefire brand flatbread and baked at 425 for about 10 minutes.
4. After baking, top the Mexicali flatbread with chopped cilantro.

Notes:

Original Fantastical Recipe