Shrimp- Pesto Pizza

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Southern Living

Serves 6 people

Categories: Pasta- Pasta Sauce- Pizza

Ingredients

  • Vegetable cooking spray
  • 1 lb. unpeeled, large raw shrimp (31/35 count)
  • 1 large yellow onion, chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
  • 1 1/2 tsp. olive oil
  • 1 1/2 lb. bakery pizza dough
  • All-purpose flour
  • Plain yellow cornmeal
  • 1/2 cup Garden Pesto
  • 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

  1. Coat cold cooking grate of grill with cooking spray, and place on grill. Preheat grill to 350 degrees (medium) heat.
  2. Peel shrimp, and slice in half lengthwise; devein, if desired.
  3. Sauté onion, bell pepper, salt, and pepper in 1/2 tsp. hot oil in a large skillet over medium heat 5 minutes or until tender. Transfer onion mixture to a large bowl. Sauté shrimp in remaining 1 tsp. hot oil 3 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink. Add shrimp to onion mixture, and toss.
  4. Divide dough into 6 equal portions. Lightly sprinkle flour on a large surface. Roll each portion into a 6-inch round (about 1/4-inch thick). Carefully transfer pizza dough rounds to a cutting board or baking sheet sprinkled with cornmeal.
  5. Slide pizza dough rounds onto cooking grate4 of grill; spread Garden Pesto over rounds, and top with shrimp mixture. Sprinkle each with 2 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese.
  6. Grill, covered with grill lid, 4 minutes. Rotate pizzas one-quarter turn, and grill, covered with grill lid, 5 to 6 more minutes or until pizza crusts are cooked. Serve immediately.
  7. Refrigerated store-bought pesto may be substituted.

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