Margherita Flatbread Pizza
The Cheesecake Factory Margherita Flatbread Pizza pairs creamy fresh whole-milk mozzarella medallions, crushed San Marzano-style red tomato sauce, and torn sweet Genovese basil leaves on a hand-stretched 550°F hearth-baked crust drizzled with extra-virgin olive oil. Priced at $15.50 all day (or $17.50 with a lunch salad until 5:00 PM), the 8-slice vegetarian flatbread contains 760 calories and 34g of protein—making it the #1 lowest-calorie pizza on the menu at just 95 calories per square slice.
How Many Slices Come in a Margherita Flatbread?
A whole Margherita Flatbread Pizza (8 square tavern slices, 355g) costs $15.50 and provides 760 calories, 34g protein, 85g carbohydrates, and 30g fat—or 95 calories and 4.3g protein per single square slice.
What Is in the Cheesecake Factory Margherita Flatbread Pizza?
The Cheesecake Factory Margherita Flatbread follows a classic Neapolitan-inspired recipe combining crushed red tomato sauce, fresh whole-milk mozzarella medallions, torn basil leaves, aged Parmesan, and cold-pressed extra-virgin olive oil.
- Fresh Whole-Milk Mozzarella Medallions Creamy high-moisture fior di latte mozzarella slices spaced across the crust for light, milky melt pockets
- Crushed San Marzano-Style Tomato Sauce Vine-ripened red tomato sauce simmered with roasted garlic, sea salt, and Mediterranean oregano
- Fresh Sweet Genovese Basil Leaves Aromatic green basil leaves torn and scattered over the bubbling cheese immediately after baking
- Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Finish Cold-pressed olive oil brushed around the outer crust rim and drizzled lightly over the finished slices
- Aged Grated Parmigiano-Reggiano Dusting Light savory finishing sprinkle of aged Parmesan cheese over the warm tomato sauce
- Hand-Stretched Artisan Hearth Dough Crisp 12 × 5.5-inch rectangular wheat flatbread dough baked directly on a 550°F deck stone
- Roasted Garlic & Sea Salt Seasoning Balanced savory seasoning blend folded into the crushed tomato base
- 8 Square Tavern-Cut Pieces Sliced into 8 uniform rectangular squares designed for effortless table sharing or solo dining
Margherita Flatbread Allergens
Margherita Flatbread Pizza contains milk, wheat, and gluten (plus egg if ordered on Cauliflower Crust) and is baked in a shared commercial deck oven.
The standard wheat flatbread dough and red tomato sauce are 100% dairy-free and egg-free, allowing guests to order a vegan flatbread by omitting mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Conversely, the Gluten-Friendly Cauliflower Crust (+$2.50) removes wheat flour but incorporates mozzarella cheese and egg whites inside the crust base.
Cheesecake Factory Margherita Flatbread Nutrition Facts
One serving (1 whole flatbread (8 square slices, 355g)) provides 760 calories, 30g total fat, 85g carbohydrates, and 34g protein — complete nutrition facts and daily value percentages.
Nutrition Facts
Cheesecake Factory Margherita Flatbread Pizza FAQs
01 Why is the Margherita Flatbread the lowest-calorie pizza at The Cheesecake Factory? ▼
The Margherita Flatbread Pizza contains only 760 calories—making it the #1 lowest-calorie flatbread on the menu—because it uses spaced medallions of high-moisture fresh mozzarella (30g total fat) over crushed red tomato sauce rather than an edge-to-edge layer of dense shredded cheese (50g fat on the 1,000-calorie Cheese Flatbread).
02 What is the difference between the Margherita Flatbread and the Fresh Basil, Tomato and Cheese Flatbread? ▼
The Margherita Flatbread Pizza ($15.50, 760 calories, 34g protein) is a traditional red-sauce pie built with crushed tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella medallions, and torn basil leaves.
The Fresh Basil, Tomato and Cheese Flatbread Pizza ($13.95, 850 calories, 42g protein) omits red tomato sauce in favor of an olive-oil three-cheese white blend (Fontina, Mozzarella, and Parmesan) topped with fresh Roma tomato rounds.
03 How many calories are in one slice of Cheesecake Factory Margherita Flatbread? ▼
Each Cheesecake Factory Margherita Flatbread is cut into 8 rectangular tavern pieces, with 1 single slice containing 95 calories, 4.3g of protein, 10.6g of carbohydrates, 3.8g of fat, and 221mg of sodium. Eating 2 slices as a starter provides 190 calories and 8.5g of protein.
04 Can you get the Margherita Flatbread on a gluten-free cauliflower crust? ▼
Yes, guests can substitute The Cheesecake Factory's Gluten-Friendly Cauliflower Crust on the Margherita Flatbread for +$2.50 ($18.00 total). The cauliflower crust Margherita provides 770 calories, 40g of protein (+6g), 60g of carbohydrates (-25g), and 1,480mg of sodium (-290mg). Guests managing severe celiac disease should check the gluten-free menu because all flatbreads bake in a shared deck oven.
05 Is the Cheesecake Factory Margherita Flatbread vegetarian? ▼
Yes, the Margherita Flatbread Pizza is 100% vegetarian and egg-free on its standard wheat crust, prepared with vegetarian microbial-rennet mozzarella, crushed tomato sauce, fresh basil, and extra-virgin olive oil.
06 Can the Margherita Flatbread be ordered dairy-free or vegan? ▼
Yes, because the standard artisan wheat flatbread dough and crushed red tomato sauce are 100% dairy-free and egg-free, diners can make the Margherita Flatbread vegan by ordering it without mozzarella or Parmesan cheese and requesting sliced Roma tomatoes or roasted mushrooms. Note that the Cauliflower Crust cannot be made dairy-free because mozzarella and egg whites are baked inside the crust base.
07 Does the Margherita Flatbread come with a salad at lunch? ▼
Yes, every day from opening until 5:00 PM, guests can order the Margherita Flatbread under Lunch Favorites for $17.50 (+$2.00 over the $15.50 standalone price), which includes a side Little House Salad (+150 calories) or Caesar Salad (+240 calories).
