Scampi-style Shrimp Pizza
Add crustaceans to a crusty pie.
Ingredients
- 1 ball pizza dough
- ½ lb medium shrimp deveined and peeled
- ¼ tsp plus ⅛ tsp kosher salt divided
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp butter
- ½ cup whole milk ricotta cheese
- ground black pepper
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- ¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- chopped parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 550°.
- Butter and oil a pizza pan to your liking.
- Spread the dough to the edges, creating a crust.
- In a medium bowl, mix the shrimp with the minced garlic and ¼ teaspoon kosher salt.
- In a medium skillet, heat the butter on medium high heat.
- Cook the (patted-dry) shrimp for 1 to 2 minutes per side until opaque. Move the shrimp to a bowl.
- Mix the ricotta with the ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt and fresh ground pepper.
- Spread the ricotta mix onto the dough then ¼ cup of the mozzarella cheese.
- Add the shrimp, reserving the butter at the bottom of the bowl. 10 Top with the remaining ¼ cup mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese.
- Add a sprinkle of the butter from the bowl.
- Bake the pizza until the cheese and crust are nicely browned, about 5 to 7 minutes.
- Top with the chopped parsley.
- EAT IT
