recipe: shrimp alfredo pizza

even though i'm not a major shrimp person, the shrimp pizza from Pepe's Pizza is SO good even i like it. the other night we decided on an impromptu DIY version for dinner... it's so simple, but something about it is so damn good. it tastes like a really good garlicy white pizza, but the shrimp that cooks down into it melds to become some whole other delicious animal... MM' MMM! (and it's not in a very fishy way... it just works perfectly with the garlic and creamy alfredo/cheese). don't worry about adding the raw shrimp to this... the high heat / pizza timing are actually just right for shrimp prep.

ingredients list:- 12-15 uncooked raw shrimp (i used small-medium sized)
- 1 recipe for pizza dough or fresh store-bought
- 1 cup alfredo sauce
- 1 tomato, thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
- 1.5 - 2 cups mozz cheese
- black pepper to taste
- 1 tsp garlic powder, divided
- 1/2 tsp parsley
- pinch salt
- olive oil

to make: mix 1-2 tbsp olive oil, salt, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, and parsley in small bowl and set aside. preheat the oven (with pizza stone in the oven also) to 450 degrees; and heat outdoor grill over medium heat (only do this last step if you are finishing the pizza on the grill). 

roll out pizza dough on lightly floured surface. lightly flour the hot pizza stone, then carefully transfer the dough to the hot stone. spread alfredo sauce onto the dough along with the minced garlic, then pile on first some cheese, the shrimp, tomato, more cheese, fresh basil, and some garlic powder and black pepper (and any other desired seasonings). bake in preheated oven for about 12-13 minutes.

you can fully cook the pizza in the oven for a total of 14-16 minutes, or if you want to grill it, carefully transfer it to the preheated grill and cook for an additional 3-4 minutes, until the bottom of the crust starts to get a nice char to it. brush the crust with the garlic olive oil mixture within the last few minutes of cooking.