Shrimp Scampi Pizza

I absolutely LOVE seafood, especially shrimp.  

Anyway you cook it I will eat shrimp.  Always have.  I stumbled upon this recipe in an issue of Everyday Rachel Ray and knew I just had to try it.  Imagine shrimp on a fresh baguette, loaded with parmesan cheese. How can you go wrong.

The Ingredients needed are: extra-virgin olive oil, cloves garlic,1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, one 15-ounce container ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese, 2 pounds shrimp, salt and pepper, 1 baguette.   

In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-low heat. Cook the 8 smashed garlic until golden, about 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the garlic to a food processor; reserve the olive oil.    

Add the 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, trimmed to the garlic in the food processor and pulse to finely chop; set aside 1/4 cup.  

 Add the 15-ounce container ricotta and 1/2 cup grated parmesan to the food processor.   

Pulse all the ingredients together to combine. 

Preheat the oven to 500°. In the same skillet, heat the reserved olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the chopped garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.    

Season the shrimp with salt and pepper.

Cook and stir until opaque, about 5 minutes.

Stir in the reserved 1/4 cup parsley-garlic mixture. 

Spread the cheese mixture on the cut side of each piece of bread and arrange on a parchment-paper-lined baking sheet. Spoon the shrimp mixture on top and sprinkle with more parmesan.

Bake until the cheese is melted, 7 to 10 minutes. 

Enjoy 🙂

Shrimp Scampi Pizza

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

12 cloves garlic, 8 smashed and peeled and 4 finely chopped

1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, trimmed

One 15-ounce container ricotta cheese

1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese, plus more for sprinkling

2 pounds shrimp—peeled, deveined and chopped

Salt and pepper

1 baguette, split lengthwise and quartered crosswise 

In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-low heat. Cook the smashed garlic until golden, about 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the garlic to a food processor; reserve the olive oil.

Add the parsley to the garlic in the food processor and pulse to finely chop; set aside 1/4 cup. Add the ricotta and parmesan to the food processor; pulse to combine.

Preheat the oven to 500°. In the same skillet, heat the reserved olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the chopped garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the shrimp, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring, until opaque, about 5 minutes. Stir in the reserved 1/4 cup parsley-garlic mixture.

Spread the cheese mixture on the cut side of each piece of bread and arrange on a parchment-paper-lined baking sheet. Spoon the shrimp mixture on top and sprinkle with more parmesan. Bake until the cheese is melted, 7 to 10 minutes.