Shrimp Scampi Pizza
This shrimp scampi pizza is flavored wholly with shrimp, garlic, and mozzarella to let the flavor of the shrimp shine through. Scampi refers to a shrimp based dish in the United States or shelled shrimp deep-fried in breadcrumbs in the United Kingdom.
In this shrimp scampi pizza recipe, the shrimp is cooked with the garlic and seasoned before being added to a pizza crust and topped with mozzarella. This is the best shrimp scampi pizza recipe by far and is delicate enough to serve in tiny wedges as an appetizer. Be careful when you are sautéing the shrimp that you stop the second is just done. Cooking it too long might make it rubbery and that will impair the flavor of the shrimp pizza.
Best Shrimp Scampi Recipe
Ingredients –
2 cups shredded mozzarella
1 lb big shrimp, peeled
2 chopped garlic cloves
3 tablespoons butter
1 big pre-baked pizza crust
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil
Nonstick cooking spray
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Grease a baking sheet with the cooking spray.
Put the olive oil and butter in a skillet and heat them over a moderate to high heat.
Add the shrimp and garlic, cooking for a few minutes until the shrimp are pink.
Season with the salt and black pepper.
Put the pizza crust on the baking sheet and brush some of the butter mixture from the pan over it.
Arrange the shrimp and cheese on the crust.
Bake for about 10 minutes or until the top of the pizza is golden brown.
Stand for 5 minutes then cut into wedges.
(Serves 6)