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Shrimp Scampi Pizza

[heart_this] · Sep 4, 2018 · 73 Comments

Shrimp Scampi Pizza

A quick, easy and divinely tasty shrimp pizza in a garlic butter sauce!

Shrimp Scampi is one of my favourite meals! You really just can’t go wrong with shrimp in a butter and garlic sauce and it’s so quick and easy to make! Usually it’s served over pasta but it’s also great in pizza form! You basically cook some shrimp in butter along with garlic and spread it over pizza dough before covering in cheese and baking until the cheese is melted and everything is nice and golden brown and oh, so good! I like to serve shrimp scampi pizza topped with fresh chopped parsley and wedges of lemon to squeeze juice onto it just before serving!

Shrimp Scampi Pizza
Shrimp Scampi Pizza
Shrimp Scampi Pizza
Shrimp Scampi Pizza
Shrimp Scampi Pizza

Shrimp Scampi Pizza
Shrimp Scampi Pizza

Shrimp Scampi Pizza

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Servings: 4

A quick, easy and divinely tasty shrimp pizza in a garlic butter sauce!

ingredients
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 6 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 pinch red pepper flakes (optional)
  • 1 pound shrimp, shelled and de-veined
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 pizza dough
  • 1 cup mozzarella, shredded
  • 1/4 cup parmigiano reggiano (parmesan), grated
directions
  1. Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat, add the garlic, red pepper flakes and shrimp and cook until the shrimp is just cooked through, about a minute per side, before adding the lemon juice and removing from the heat.
  2. Spread the dough out on a baking sheet, spread the shrimp and the lemon butter-garlic sauce over and sprinkling on the cheese.
  3. Bake in a preheated 500F/260C oven until the cheese has melted and the crust is crispy and golden brown, about 10 minutes.
  4. Sprinkle with parsley and let cool.
Option: Serve topped with fresh parsley and lemon wedges!
Nutrition Facts: Calories 456, Fat 22g (Saturated 12g, Trans 0.3g), Cholesterol 200mg, Sodium 1266mg, Carbs 32g (Fiber 1g, Sugars 1g), Protein 29g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. Jeena says

    June 16, 2008 at 10:44 pm

    Kevin, this looks wonderful. I can see that you sure do love your sea food. 🙂

    Reply
    • Lynn says

      October 15, 2012 at 9:18 pm

      Is 5 minutes at 550 degrees long enough to cook the crust? I like a crispy crust but I wouldn't want to overlook the crust. I love shrimp scampi pizza and would love to make it myself.

      Reply
  2. Anonymous says

    June 16, 2008 at 11:13 pm

    I’m not a fan of shrimp, but the sauce for the pizza sounds great! I think I’m going to play around with that and see what I can come up with. As always, you have inspired me!

    Reply
  3. Jan says

    June 16, 2008 at 11:20 pm

    I would never have thought of putting shrimp on pizza, but this looks and sounds scrummy. I want to eat it right now.

    Reply
  4. bobby says

    June 16, 2008 at 11:20 pm

    Interesting recipe. I can see how shrimp scampi would make a great pizza – it looks like you put it together well. I always love trying different kinds of pizzas.

    Reply
  5. VeggieGirl says

    June 16, 2008 at 11:38 pm

    garlic on pizza?? I’m sold right there :0)

    Reply
  6. Christie @ fig & cherry says

    June 16, 2008 at 11:44 pm

    That looks divine – I love the simplicity.

    Reply
  7. Melanie says

    June 16, 2008 at 11:48 pm

    Sounds like the perfect pizza to me! Looks delicious.

    Reply
  8. Pam says

    June 17, 2008 at 12:12 am

    YUM! What a great idea for a pizza. Looks delicious Kevin.

    Reply
  9. HoneyB says

    June 17, 2008 at 12:19 am

    YUM I love my seafood too! The pizza looks delicious!

    Reply
  10. RecipeGirl says

    June 17, 2008 at 1:19 am

    Oh wow! This looks pretty good. I don’t know if I’ve ever had seafood on pizza before, but I’d sure be willing to try it!

    Reply
  11. Adam says

    June 17, 2008 at 1:33 am

    Wow what a far out but delicious idea. It’s like a garlic white pizza but with shrimp. Nice idea.

    I wouldn’t miss the pizza sauce either, the shrimp more than makes up for it.

    Reply
  12. Peter M says

    June 17, 2008 at 1:53 am

    Kevin, the simplicity of this pizza is what makes it so good…shrimp, garlic, cheese…you bite into this and you know it’s shrimp pizza.

    Reply
  13. StickyGooeyCreamyChewy says

    June 17, 2008 at 2:03 am

    That pizza looks perfect! I’ve had shrimp scampi pizza before and it is delicious! I prefer lighter pies like this over the ones with heavy tomato sauces.

    Reply
  14. Kalyn says

    June 17, 2008 at 2:18 am

    Would love to eat it right now.

    Reply
  15. Helene says

    June 17, 2008 at 2:36 am

    Kevin, I’m completely sold on this one. My only change would be to replace the mozza with Gruyère. I love Gruyère with shrimps, wine and garlic. Good job.

    Reply
  16. Mrs Ergül says

    June 17, 2008 at 2:38 am

    This is something I wanna try too! Use the shrimps as a pizza topping. Nice!

    Reply
  17. Jenny says

    June 17, 2008 at 3:02 am

    Cool,

    I have some left over shrimp that I need to use up, this looks like a perfect way! Great looking pizza!

    Reply
  18. Anonymous says

    June 17, 2008 at 3:02 am

    That looks wonderful.

    Reply
  19. Bridgett says

    June 17, 2008 at 3:06 am

    The simplicity is what makes this pizza. Beautiful, Kevin!

    Reply
  20. cakebrain says

    June 17, 2008 at 3:15 am

    I love shrimp on pretty much anything. Way to go with topping your pizza with them…fabulous idea!

    Reply
  21. Mochachocolata Rita says

    June 17, 2008 at 4:16 am

    yummmm, here in hong kong, shops make a lot of seafood pizza with thousand island sauce…i grew to love it…opppss

    Reply
  22. Laura @ Hungry and Frozen says

    June 17, 2008 at 6:43 am

    Looks simple and elegant. Love the sound of the garlic and white wine in the sauce… 🙂

    Reply
  23. Emiline says

    June 17, 2008 at 7:10 am

    I LOVE PIZZA. In any form. I think I would like this, because it would be LOADED with garlic.

    Reply
  24. Parker says

    June 17, 2008 at 12:20 pm

    I have never had shrimp on pizza. It sounds like a nice change.

    Reply
  25. LyB says

    June 17, 2008 at 12:34 pm

    I am so bookmarking this Kevin! Shrimp and pizza are 2 of my favorite foods!

    Reply
  26. Grace says

    June 17, 2008 at 12:50 pm

    great, now i’m craving pizza and i don’t have any pizza dough or ingredients to make it. what am i supposed to do now? order an entire pizza just for myself? sounds good to me. 🙂

    Reply
  27. Happy cook says

    June 17, 2008 at 12:54 pm

    I love pizzas, but have to be honest not wild about piza with fish, scampi etc….
    But it looks good

    Reply
  28. mark says

    June 17, 2008 at 1:22 pm

    Your photos always make me drool, but somehow this does nothing for me.

    Reply
  29. Big Boys Oven says

    June 17, 2008 at 1:24 pm

    the shrimps looks delicious, making me wanting a sllice!

    Reply
  30. Anonymous says

    June 17, 2008 at 1:35 pm

    Shrimp scampi on pizza. That’s awesome!

    Reply
  31. noble pig says

    June 17, 2008 at 1:55 pm

    I have to say, I’ve never thought of this one, but why not! Great idea.

    Reply
  32. Kim says

    June 17, 2008 at 2:38 pm

    Kevin- This pizza looks fabulous! We are about to do some pizza grilling in the next few days, you are an inspiration.

    Reply
  33. Jessy and her dog Winnie says

    June 17, 2008 at 3:00 pm

    Looks great! Such an original idea!

    Reply
  34. Dhanggit says

    June 17, 2008 at 3:09 pm

    shrimp on pizza!! this recipe is a hit!! i love it!

    Reply
  35. Deborah says

    June 17, 2008 at 3:56 pm

    I’ve never thought of having shrimp on pizza, but I bet it was amazing!!

    Reply
  36. giz says

    June 17, 2008 at 4:19 pm

    I honestly can’t even remember the last time I ate pizza. When I did, I always loved the wonky toppings like bbq’d chicken and goat’s cheese or shrimp and asparagus.

    Reply
  37. My Sweet & Saucy says

    June 17, 2008 at 4:28 pm

    You’re killing me Kevin! Homemade pizza (and shrimp) has to be one of my favorites! The photo is calling to me!

    Reply
  38. Gloria says

    June 17, 2008 at 4:45 pm

    Oohh!! kevin You make again,
    this lovely Shrimp Pizza, look sooo nice and yummy!!! is wonderful! xGloria

    Reply
  39. Elle says

    June 17, 2008 at 4:57 pm

    Ooh, we do this all the time! Garlic shrimp makes an amazing pizza topping. Delicious looking photo!

    Reply
  40. Diana Evans says

    June 17, 2008 at 5:28 pm

    oh wow! yummmmmmmmmmmmy…this looks really great Kevin…I am a seafood lover…

    Reply
  41. RecipeWorld says

    June 17, 2008 at 5:38 pm

    The first thing I thought when I saw the picture (even before I read the recipe) was WOW! That looks great!

    My only suggestion would be to add a little bit of parmesan or asiago cheese to the blend. As an Italian, I should be kicking myself for suggesting seafood and cheese together at all, but you have to have cheese on pizza, and if you’re going to have one, why not go all out?

    Reply
  42. The Urban Eater says

    June 17, 2008 at 6:35 pm

    I Looooovvvveeee white pizza….it’s sooo yummy.
    I’m licking my screen over this one!
    Fav is the good ole white spinach with portabellas sometimes. Not all the time.

    Reply
  43. Pam says

    June 17, 2008 at 9:28 pm

    I was just thinking today that it’s been so long since I’ve made pizza. This could not have been more perfect timing!!!

    Reply
  44. Anonymous says

    June 18, 2008 at 12:10 am

    Very interesting. I never would have considered shrimp on pizza!

    Reply
  45. Proud Italian Cook says

    June 18, 2008 at 2:25 am

    Kevin, thats a brilliant idea, and one I want to try!

    Reply
  46. diva says

    June 18, 2008 at 8:54 pm

    what a fab idea~ pile on loads of cheese, with shrimp scampi. ooh that is good.

    Reply
  47. Coffee & Vanilla says

    June 18, 2008 at 9:08 pm

    Kevin, shrimp pizza sounds like a very good combination of flavours… I love the pictures as well, very nice…
    Margot

    Reply
  48. Elizabeth says

    June 18, 2008 at 10:18 pm

    What a great concept.I am going to take this recipe along with me to our vacation cabin next week.Perfect!

    Reply
  49. Patsyk says

    June 19, 2008 at 1:22 pm

    Oh my, Kevin, that looks incredible! I’m going to have to give that idea a try next time I make pizza.

    Reply
  50. chriesi says

    June 19, 2008 at 3:00 pm

    That slice looks very tempting!

    Reply
  51. Kevin says

    October 18, 2012 at 2:41 pm

    Lynn: Yes, the crust will cook very quickly at 550F so keep an eye on it!

    Reply
  52. Paige Cassandra Flamm says

    September 5, 2018 at 11:50 am

    This looks amazing! I 100% need this in my life!

    Paige
    http://thehappyflammily.com

    Reply
  53. Elizabeth Higgins says

    September 22, 2018 at 6:21 am

    Oh my goodness, Kevin, this Shrimp Scampi pizza just looks so amazingly delicious! I cannot wait to get my hands on it and eat it. We love seafood and this recipe would be great for those days we just want to lounge in front of the television and watch movies. We are excited to try this! Do you think we can increase the amount of red pepper flakes for this?

    Reply
    • kevin says

      September 22, 2018 at 9:32 am

      This is perfect for lounging with a movie! More red pepper flakes would be great! Enjoy!

      Reply
  54. Kerry Berger says

    December 2, 2018 at 2:24 pm

    It might be worth your time to include a recipe for making pizza dough rather than purchasing the commercial options. There are any number of great recipes out there for both thin and thick pizza dough. I know you are marketing your site to the “busy person” who doesn’t want to spend much time cooking or preparing dough. But I would recommend that you consider a recipe for “homemade” dough that can be frozen and then defrosted in the refrigerator, prepped the next evening along with your pizza scampi recipe.

    As a fellow professional cook, I think it is a good time for us to begin encouraging more made-from-scratch recipes than the processed food options. So many Americans today simply have lost the knowledge-base of the joy of cooking and its hidden benefits cooking from scratch. It’s really not the pressure of time, but whether people want to eat food at home that is as good as or exceeds restaurant quality dining at half to two-thirds the cost.

    I like your scampi pizza recipe. I feel there is much potential to build on it.

    Reply
    • kevin says

      December 3, 2018 at 11:26 am

      Please click on the link in the recipe for my pizza dough recipe.

      Reply
  55. Jamie says

    February 14, 2019 at 12:03 am

    Oh man!! What happened to the original recipe??? I’ve had your recipe saved on Pinterest for quite a few years now (and we LOVE it), but when I came to make it last time, it had changed. It used to have white wine in it and possibly a few other slight changes. Any chance you still have the old recipe (this time I will write it down instead of just having it saved on the web)? I’ve tried this new version, but it doesn’t seem to be quite the same. Please help ;)!

    Reply
  56. Nancy Conover says

    September 20, 2019 at 8:56 pm

    This was the BEST pizza EVER.

    Reply
    • kevin says

      September 21, 2019 at 8:05 am

      I’m glad you like it! It’s one of my favourites!

      Reply
  57. Amanda Pease says

    November 2, 2019 at 5:54 pm

    This is what I’m making tonight! Only change I’m making is I’ve used kitchen scissors and cut the shrimp into bite size pieces instead of leaving them whole. Hoping that I can spread more shrimp out over the whole pizza!

    Reply
  58. Katherine Kelley says

    December 8, 2020 at 8:27 pm

    Wow, Kevin! Haven’t a clue as to why I haven’t seen this recipe till now. Looks spectacular! Off to the store I go tomorrow for the items I’m missing. Cannot wait to make this!

    Reply
  59. Katherine Kelley says

    January 4, 2021 at 9:35 am

    OMG Kevin, this recipe looks so great! Soon as I can get to a store, shrimp is at the top of my list.

    Reply
  60. Gail Seale says

    March 6, 2022 at 7:19 pm

    Kevin..Holy shrimp recipes. You have really out done yourself. Love having such a broad repertoire, especially during Lent. Thank you..

    Reply

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